PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University’s interior design program is considered to be one of the of the top 10 in North America, according to a poll taken last month at the second semi-annual Large Design Firm Roundtable hosted by the International Interior Design Association. The IIDA is an international professional networking and educational association. […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Cattlemen: If you’re looking for a last minute tax deduction, you might want to consider the new Cougar Pride Program just unveiled by Washington State University’s animal sciences department. The department is seeking donations of 500 pound to 800 pound steers to feed out and sell. Profits will help fund scholarships, internships, […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Some recipes for popular holiday foods put people at risk of food-borne illnesses. Val Hillers, Washington State University extension food safety specialist, says they include home-made eggnog, meringue and the egg white “glue” used to hold gingerbread houses together and some mousse recipes. If your recipes for these products use raw eggs, […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — They have us outnumbered, attacking in hordes numbering in the millions, even billions. They are meaner and tougher than we are. “They” are the organisms that cause food-borne illnesses — E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, Cyclospora cayetanesis, hepatitis A, Vibrio vulnificus and other disease agents. Don’t invite them to your holiday parties […]
On his frequent flights to Washington D.C., R. James Cook sits on the left side of the airplane so he can see the family farm where he grew up when the plane begins a right turn over Moorhead, Minn., for its approach to Minneapolis-St. Paul. Cook is pleased the farm is still in the family, […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Improving global competitiveness and cropland productivity is the subject of the Northwest Direct Seed Intensive Cropping Conference to be held Jan. 7-8 at the Doubletree Hotel in Pasco, Wash. “There is a rapidly growing trend towards direct seeding and more intensive crop rotations across the country and around the world,” said Roger […]
Phill Fossum frequently connects his computer to the Internet, signs on to a Washington State University home page on the World Wide Web, downloads weather data to his computer, puts it in an Excel spread sheet and analyzes it to help him make frost and insect and disease control management decisions for 400 acres of […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University says a change in leadership at its Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Wenatchee, will strengthen horticultural education. Superintendent Don Elfving is stepping down and Entomologist Jay Brunner will become interim superintendent, effective Nov. 17. The change was announced today by James Zuiches, dean of the WSU College of […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State Commission on Pesticide Registration will meet Tuesday, Nov. 25, at the Hal Holmes Community Center in Ellensburg. The agenda includes a review of proposals requesting funding from the commission. The meeting is scheduled from 10 a.m. to about 4 p.m. The public is invited. Contact Catherine Daniels at (509) […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Wheat growers face increasing market risk as government support programs disappear. How to manage that risk is the topic of “Risk Manage-ment, Protecting Your Business and Your Future,” a workshop scheduled Nov. 20 at the Hallmark Inn at Moses Lake. Speakers and topics: Gayle Willett, Washington State University Cooperative Extension, “Risks and […]