Webinar series for Tribal audiences builds community to detect and stop invasive species
Puyallup-area scientist and partners offer webinar series to build community and plan for, detect, and stop invasive species.
Workshop
Acidic Soils Solutions: a soil acidity management workshop series
WSU Extension hosts a series of soil acidity management workshops for growers.
WSU School of Food Science hosts extrusion workshop for food processing industry professionals
A three-day extrusion workshop on the WSU Pullman campus educated food processing professionals on topics including extrusion processing ingredients and shelf stability of extruded products.
Effects on labor and society of agricultural automation focus of WSU-hosted workshop
WSU hosts a a National Academies workshop on labor and automation in agriculture on the Tri-Cities campus Sept. 7.
Winemakers converge for wine trial showcase, learning and networking
Ninety-four winemakers gathered for the second annual Harvest Trial Showcase held on March 18 at WSU Tri-Cities in Richland. The Washington Wine Technical Group and Washington State University Viticulture and Enology Program partnered to host the seminar and wine trial tasting.
The two groups started the event to bridge academic research and practical winemaking in a meeting of the minds where free dialogue takes place. Young winemakers learn the importance of solid experimental design, while seasoned veterans contribute practical experience, glean the latest in research and hear about their peers’ recent projects.
April 30: Fire behavior workshop in the Blue Mountains
Fire behavior, history, tools to evaluate conditions, firefighter roles and state regulations and policies will be discussed in a free workshop for woodland owners and others 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, April 30, at 111 Pattit Rd., Dayton. Go to http://ext100.wsu.edu/spokane/forestry/classes-events/ to sign up and get details about the workshop, which is put on by Washington […]
Workshop meets growing interest in ciders, tree fruit
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Renowned Washington state orchardist Gary Moulton will deliver an educational workshop focused on establishing orchards and growing healthy tree fruit 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at Washington State University Thurston County Extension, 5033 Harrison Ave. NW, Olympia.
Proper Livestock Handling and Care Workshops
SNOHOMISH, Wash. — We’ve all heard the story; someone bought a few beef, hogs, goats, or poultry only to have a series of mishaps. Just getting them home was worthy of a Tonight Show monologue. Breakouts and good neighbor roundups, late night emergency vet calls, nutritional problems, unruly and dangerous behavior, the list can be […]
Hard Cider Making & Orcharding Workshop March 24
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 […]
WSU Extension Workshop Series Focuses on Home Tree Fruit Growing for Westsiders
SULTAN, Wash. — WSU Extension is offering a series of Saturday workshop teaching skills for home tree fruit growers on how to establish and maintain a healthy orchard in Western Washington. Although western Washington weather gets a bad rap when it comes to growing apples, pears, peaches, and cherries, years of WSU Extension research into […]