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WSU leads development of heat-tolerant grain 
April 9, 2013
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University will lead a $16.2 million effort to develop wheat varieties that are better at tolerating the high temperatures found in most of the world’s growing regions – temperatures that are likely to increase with global warming. Read more »
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Program to help landowners manage forests begins May 29
May 24, 2013
DEER PARK, Wash. – For landowners in eastern Washington, the summer Forest Stewardship Coached Planning course is an opportunity to gain management skills that keep forests thriving. Read more »
WSU releases new barley variety honoring longtime plant breeder Steve Lyon
May 16, 2013
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – After more than 22 years of breeding wheat for Washington State University, Steve Lyon never expected to make a name for himself in the barley field. But this spring’s release of ‘Lyon,’ a new variety of barley, is one way his colleagues in Pullman have chosen to recognize his long-term contributions to small grains research. Read more »
Hop researchers learn advanced brewing techniques
May 14, 2013
PROSSER, Wash. – In 1980, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. founder Ken Grossman effectively put the Cascade hop of Yakima, Wash., on the map. The hop was central to the pale ale that made Grossman’s company a household name. More than three decades later, Washington State University researchers studying optimal brewing qualities with that same hop recently interned with Sierra Nevada master brewers to hone their brewing skills and learn advanced brewing methods that are being pioneered by American craft brewers. Read more »
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A New Source of Natural Gas
The name “natural gas” might be a puzzle. After all, how could there be such a thing as unnatural gas?
The reason we call natural gas what we do has to do with history. There was a day that people made burnable gas by heating coal. The gases that came off the coal were piped around cities where they did things like light street lamps and even power cook stoves in homes.
Coal gas, as it was known, had its down side. For one thing, it often contained carbon monoxide. And it took energy to make the gas, so it never could be truly cheap. Read more »
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