What are Alternaria Sex Genes Up to, If not Sex? Fungal diseases are among the most intractable problems faced by farmers. Treatments are few and far between and are often highly toxic. What to do when faced with a fundamental problem with no obvious solution? Scientists at Washington State University are taking a step back […]
The solid earth is riddled with faults. Each fault is a plane of weakness in the rocks that make up the outer rind of the Earth. Some of those faults have been mapped by geologists, but others are unknown to even the most advanced science we have today. And now, courtesy of officials in Ohio, […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University’s R. J. Cook Agronomy Farm in Pullman has been named one of just ten long-term agroecosystem research sites in the country by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “This designation is testimony to the quality of work being conducted by ARS and WSU to make agriculture more sustainable on all […]
WENATCHEE, Wash. – Comprehensive forest management plans are necessary for landowners to satisfy environmental requirements and participate in beneficial state and federal programs. But writing acceptable plans is a challenge. A workshop will be offered six times this spring by Washington State University Extension to provide participants with the information necessary to write a complete […]
VANCOUVER, Wash. – The award-winning “Ties to the Land” succession planning workshop will be offered by Washington State University Extension educators 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at the Clark County Public Works Maintenance and Operations Conference Center, 4700 NE 78th St., Rm B-1, Vancouver, Wash. Succession planning is the human side of estate planning; […]
Reservations for Showcase Events is March 16 The deadline to make reservations to attend the March 30 WSU Showcase events is Friday, March 16. Reserve your place at this year’s Distinguished Faculty Address, presented by Regents Professor B.W. “Joe” Poovaiah, of the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. Plan to attend the Celebrating Excellence recognition […]
WSU Mount Vernon Team Studies Damping-Off Management in Organic Vegetables Large-scale Pacific Northwest organic vegetable producers routinely plant 30 percent more seed than they really want. They do this to help with weed control and because they anticipate losing that much to a plant disease called damping-off, according to Lindsey du Toit, associate professor and […]
SEATTLE, Wash. — For the past decade, Washington State University plant pathologist Dean Glawe has been painstakingly compiling information on the world’s Erysiphales fungi. Farmers and gardeners the world over know Erysiphales as the cause of powdery mildew, among of the world’s most damaging plant diseases. Powdery mildews attack apples, cherries, grapes, hops, wheat, onions, […]
It’s pretty common for us “little peanuts” to feel some envy about the wealthy and better-known citizens among us. Who, after all, wouldn’t want to be a millionaire?
SULTAN, Wash. — Both sides of Washington State are well suited to an expanding hard cider industry owing to an abundance of apples and the growing numbers of consumers looking for more ways to support locally based agriculture. In just a few short years, the Northwest Cider Association has grown to include 18 new cideries […]