PULLMAN, Wash. — Ellen Hayden, Snohomish, has been inducted into the Washington state 4-H Hall of Fame. Hayden helped establish the 4-H horse program in Snohomish County and has been a staunch supporter of 4-H since 1957. She and her husband, Fred, formed a second 4-H horse club in Snohomish County in 1958. The Haydens […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — A Washington State University scientist is trying to turn cull potatoes into a profitable byproduct for Washington potato growers. The state’s potato growers harvest about 5 million tons of potatoes every year. Nearly 15 percent of the potatoes, usually known as culls, end up as some form of feed or residual use […]
PUYALLUP, Wash. — With the smoke just clearing from the U.S. elections and a plethora of uncertainties in the world, top national and regional economic forecasters will discuss what lies ahead for the economy at the 4th annual Northwest Economic Outlook Symposium in Tacoma. The symposium will be held Friday, Nov. 19, starting at 9:30 […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — When Kay Simon graduated from the fermentation science program at the University of California Davis some 30 years ago she was one of two women in a class of 45. “I’m told they are graduating about half and half now,” said Simon, who is co-owner of and winemaker for Chinook Wines in […]
PUYALLUP, Wash. — Despite scientific evidence that families eat more nutritiously and children are less prone to high-risk behaviors when families eat together regularly, family meals continue to decline according to the Nutrition Education Network of Washington. NEN’s Martha Marino, a registered dietitian with the Washington State Dairy Council, confirms that while they aren’t disappearing, […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Markus Keller, a horticulturist at Washington State University’s Prosser Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, has been designated the Chateau Ste. Michelle Distinguished Professor in Viticulture. “Markus has a vision for the future of the industry and the direction it needs to go,” said Ray Folwell, director of WSU’s viticulture and enology […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Bob Horton, professor of soil physics at Iowa State University, will deliver the second annual Gaylon Campbell Lecture in Environmental Soil and Water Science at 7 p.m., Oct. 11, in the S. H. Smith Center for Undergraduate Education at Washington State University. He will speak on “Advancing Environmental Investigations by Taming the […]
WENATCHEE, Wash. — Second graders from Wenatchee and Eastmont schools will spend the next two days touring the Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, learning about the importance of apples to the Wenatchee Valley. “This will be the third official ‘Awesome Apple Adventure’ event we’ve held at the station,” according to director […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Bob Scowcroft, executive director of the Organic Farming Research Foundation, will speak on “From Policy to Research: The Current State of Organic Farming in the U.S.” at 1:10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20, in Room T-101 of the Food Science and Human Nutrition Building at Washington State University. The Organic Farming Research Foundation, […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Manure. It’s ugly, it smells, and getting rid of it can be a messy problem for agricultural producers throughout the country. Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, however, researchers at Washington State University will be working to find a new way for producers to make money from it. […]