PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University has signed a licensing agreement with the American Vanguard Corp. to commercialize a new class of potato sprout inhibitors developed by Rick Knowles, professor of horticulture and landscape architecture and scientist in WSU’s Agricultural Research Center. “This research has the potential to have major impact on the way that […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Scot H. Hulbert, interim head of the department of plant pathology at Kansas State University, will assume duties July 1, 2006, as the next R. James Cook Endowed Chair in Cropping Systems Pathology at Washington State University. The position is a joint appointment in the departments of crop and soil sciences and […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Research accomplishments to reduce wind erosion and improve air quality in the inland Pacific Northwest will be presented at the Northwest Columbia Plateau PM10 Project Conference Dec. 14-15 at the Red Lion, Pasco. The project addresses problems associated with airborne particulates that are 10 microns in size or smaller that can lodge […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington farmers already grow some of the finest wine grapes in the world. Could they also grow some of the finest raisins? That is not out of the realm of possibility, according to Carter Clary, an assistant professor in the Washington State University department of horticulture and landscape architecture. Clary is a […]
PULLMAN, Wash — Representatives of the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco will discuss how the Federal Reserve works; challenges to the banking industry; current economic trends and risk; and monetary policy at a symposium scheduled from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Room T-101 of the Food Science and Human Nutrition […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — The third annual Gaylon Campbell Lecture in Environmental Soil and Water Science will be presented in two parts on Monday, Nov. 14, on the Washington State University campus. Masaru Mizoguchi, associate professor of soil physics and soil hydrology at the University of Tokyo, will speak at 1 p.m. on “Soil Information Monitoring […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Mealworm tacos and cricket chili are among the delicacies that students in Washington State University entomology Professor Richard Zack’s “Insects and People” class will dish up Friday, Nov. 4. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Cascade Room of the Compton Union Building, Zack’s students will sample and serve a variety […]
PUYALLUP, Wash. — Irrigated farmers struggling with increasing fuel, fertilizer and labor costs should consider attending the upcoming Washington State University Extension workshop, “Reduced Tillage Under Irrigation.” The day long workshop will be held on Wednesday, December 7, starting at 9 a.m. in room 1870D of the ATEC Building, Big Bend Community College, 7662 Chanute […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Managing change through consensus is the subject of a two-day WSU Extension workshop scheduled Dec. 6-7 at the Ellensburg Inn, Ellensburg. The training will focus on natural resource issues. Participants will experience activities designed to build capacity in developing consensus and collaborative decision-making, according to instructor, Don Nelson, WSU Extension beef specialist. […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Media tours of Washington State University’s new $39 million Plant Biosciences building are available from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., Friday, Oct. 14. Reporters will receive an overview briefing on the building; see teaching labs on the first floor; and visit research laboratories on the upper floors, which are not open to the […]