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 […]
Open Forum to Meet Candidates for Director of Marketing, News, and Educational Communications Please plan to come meet the finalists for the position of Director, WSU CAHNRS and WSU Extension Marketing, News, and Educational Communications. Joshua Paulsen will make a brief presentation and participate in an open question-and-answer forum on May 22, 10:15 – 11:15 […]
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 […]
WENATCHEE, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have found they can control one of fruit growers’ more severe pests, aphids, with a remarkably benign tool: flowers. The discovery is a boon for organic as well as conventional tree fruit growers.
Modern veterinary science is a technically advanced field. Some animals receive not just x-rays, but sophisticated scans like MRIs. If you visit a large veterinary hospital you will find cats getting chemotherapy and dogs on the receiving end of complicated surgeries.
U.S. Orange Growers Feeling Squeezed If left unaddressed, the entire U.S. citrus industry could be wiped out. In addition, as Florida Senator Bill Nelson said, “We’ll end up paying $5 for an orange-–and it’ll be one imported from someplace else.”A pandemic is destroying orange groves in Florida. The disease, called citrus greening, is also spreading […]
One of the most breath-taking geologic events is a major earthquake. In just a few moments, shaking of the Earth can result in billions of dollars of damage and thousands of lives lost.
BELLINGHAM, Wash. – “Ties to the Land,” a workshop from the WSU Extension Puget Sound Forest Stewardship program, explores the human side of estate planning for farms and forests Tuesday, May 21 from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Rome Grange in Bellingham.
While many Washingtonians hoped the unusually warm April Fools’ Day weather was a harbinger of things to come, Mother Nature had other plans.
CAHNRS Leadership Update President Floyd has asked me to serve as interim provost beginning June 1; Provost Warwick Bayly is leaving the position he has held for the past five years to pursue new research interests in the College of Veterinary Medicine. The university will launch a national search for a permanent provost this fall. […]