Deputy Sec. of Agriculture toured OSU’s College of Forestry and took a look at some research | News [Video]

CORVALLIS, Ore. — The U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Xochitl Torres Small, toured the Oregon State University’s College of Forestry.

Her visit is part of a national tour of Land Grant colleges across the country. The tour highlighted a lot of the research being done at Oregon State University to the Deputy Secretary of the USDA. Much of the research at OSU is a collaborative effort with heavy investment from the Department of Agriculture.

“To get to see the research that’s being done and meet the students who are at the cutting edge of defining the future of Ag. is the best part of my job,” Torres Small said.

Torres Small met with OSU officials at the A.A. “Red” Emmerson Advanced Wood Products Laboratory. It houses the Tallwood Design Institute, which is dedicated …