Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center

The Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center is located in Burns and Union, Oregon. Initially, the main emphasis was on increasing beef production, but research priorities have shifted over the last 20 to 25 years to environmental and ecological concerns, with much surrounding public land management.

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