Image courtesy of Oregon State The project is funded by the university and private industry to support the state’s dairy industry.
Oregon State University (OSU) is planning to erect a new $20 million dairy processing plant in Corvallis, OR to improve quality, innovation, and sustainability in the state’s dairy industry, the institution announced in a release Monday. The project is funded by the university, OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences, and private industry.
The plant will be located in OSU’s Withycombe Hall, where the university established a dairy in 1952.
“This facility will provide us the tools necessary to work toward a sustainable future for the dairy industry,” Alan Sams, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences, director of the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station and Reub Long Professor, said in a statement. “OSU is perfectly positioned to lead that effort with its scientific expertise, eager students, and innovativ
Silvia Rondon was appointed director of OSU s Integrated Pest Management Center, developing research partnerships across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest to help farmers improve their production and sustainability.
Nearly a decade ago, Oregon State University reopened its dormant creamery in Withycombe Hall and students started making Beaver Classic cheese.
The gourmet dairy product has remained something of a secret to many mid-Willamette Valley residents, however, said Robin Frojen, creamery and cheese plant manager.
âYears later, I still struggle with the fact that people donât know we make and sell cheese here,â Frojen added.
That low profile could be about to change.
OSUâs College of Agriculture Sciences is doing a relaunch and redesign of the Beaver Classic brand, and jerky, honey and other products created on campus will be sold online under that umbrella.
Beaver Classics Online Launch Pt 2
Friday May 14th, 2021 I’m Bob Larson. Oregon State University’s Beaver Classics brand is expanding to include more than just their delicious cheeses, to include raw honey and their Hawaiian teriyaki beef jerky.
College of Ag Sciences dean, Alan Sams says students make the products, but now the Agribusiness students will be involved …
SAMS … “The online store part of it is that we can now have Agribusiness students working on some of the marketing, inventory management, distribution, some of those kinds of more business-oriented things which really adds a whole other layer to this.”