PULLMAN, Wash. – More than 80 cattle producers are registered to attend the Cattlemen’s Boot Camp Thursday, Jan. 3, and Friday, Jan. 4, on the Washington State University campus. WSU faculty, staff and industry experts will cover a broad range of topics of interest to producers, according to Kris Johnson, WSU professor of animal sciences, […]
The Associated Press reported on Friday on the agricultural and health research funding for WSU included in the omnibus federal funding bill signed by President Bush, including $1.9 million toward a USDA Agricultural Research Service building on the Pullman campus. The January edition of National Geographic includes a brief story on the efforts to preserve […]
Happy Holidays! We’re breaking out our snowshoes and heading for the four corners of the compass over the next couple of weeks. We’ll return to our computers and our regular publishing schedule with the January 9 issue. From all of us at On Solid Ground, happy holidays! On Solid Ground is a weekly, electronic newsletter […]
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – An economist with extensive national and international experience has been named to the new position of BIOAg Value-Added Specialist with Washington State University’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. He will be located at the WSU Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center at Mount Vernon. Hector Saez will join the […]
PASCO, Wash. – A nearly $1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will allow major expansion of a Washington State University Extension project aimed at increasing literacy among Latino childcare providers, which in turn will improve the care of hundreds of young children in the area.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Pete W. Jacoby, Jr., associate dean for outreach in the Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS) and agriculture program director for WSU Extension, is one of the newest members of the Washington State Conservation Commission. The Washington State Conservation Commission assists and guides conservation districts as […]
RENTON, Wash. – Bee Cha, Hmong Program Coordinator at Washington State University Extension, has been appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire to the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs. Cha, an Outreach Educator in the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, works with Hmong farmers in production, marketing, and business management. “It’s an honor to […]
OKANOGAN, Wash. – Local and regional experts in cattle nutrition, economics, marketing, and animal health will be featured at the first annual Okanogan Beef Information Days on Jan. 7 and Jan. 21 at the Mount Olive Grange Hall in Riverside. The program is organized by Washington State University Extension and the Okanogan County Cattlemen’s Association. […]
A news conference was held in Pasco Tuesday to announce a $967,000 grant from the Gates Foundation to WSU Extension for the Pathways project to increase literacy among Latino childcare workers. The Tri-City Herald was among the local media to cover the announcement. Wednesday’s Tri-City Herald reported that the Tri-Cities area economy is the fastest […]
PROSSER, Wash. – Stored hay dampened by flooding in southwestern Washington poses a serious risk for spontaneous combustion, according to two Washington State University experts. Moisture both reduces the hay’s quality and can create microbial growth and chemical reactions that could result in fire, according to WSU associate crop scientist Steve Fransen and Skagit County […]