COLVILLE, Wash.—Washington State University Extension, its partnering organization Tri County Economic Development District (TEDD) and four other organizations recently received the 2012 Partnership Award from Inland Northwest Partners (INP) for rural, regional economic development efforts in support of a national initiative entitled Stronger Economies Together (SET).
Christmas Tree Research Grant Aims to Solve Major Problems for Industry One of the biggest problems for Christmas tree growers is Phytophthora root rot, a fungus disease that can shrink plantation yields up to 75 percent. A related issue (though a little less consequential) for consumers of live Christmas trees is the mess in their […]
Student Traces the Biochemical Pathways of Wine Spoilers What are spoilage yeast and bacteria doing in wine, aside from spoiling wine? Lauren Schopp, an M.S. student in the Washington State University/University of Idaho School of Food Sciences, decided to investigate spoilage yeast and bacteria by tracing their biochemical pathways, or the ways they interact with […]
PROSSER, Wash. – Autumn is a time of transition, and never was that fact more on display than this year. The season may include three months, but Washington’s 2012 autumn weather came in only two parts. During September and early October, conditions were dry and summer-like. Wildfires raged, smoke filled the air and skies were cloud-free […]
TACOMA, Wash. – Registration is open for a Washington State University Extension conference aimed at rebuilding a regional grain economy west of the Cascade Mountains in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. The all-day Cascadia Grains Conference will be Saturday, Jan. 12, at the STAR Center, 3873 S. 66th St., Tacoma. Registration and details are at http://www.cascadiagrains.com. The […]
I’m not going to give you permission in this piece to live a sedentary life, sitting at a desk at work all day and then on the couch watching television each evening. But medical science increasingly has some evidence of a general principal your mother warned you about: there is such a thing as too […]
PUYALLUP, Wash. – The lots are open and shoppers are already buying and putting up their Christmas trees. But what’s the secret to keeping a Christmas tree fresh through the holiday season? Be sure to provide it with plenty of water, advises Washington State University plant pathologist and internationally recognized Christmas tree expert Gary Chastagner.
CAHNRS Advising, Extension, Research, Staff, Teaching, and Team Awards Please consider acknowledging those among us who have made extraordinary efforts to contribute to the CAHNRS experience. The deadline for nominations to the CAHNRS Advising, Extension, Research, Staff, Teaching, and Team Awards is Thursday, December 6. See details at http://bit.ly/SPrvXf. The Annual CAHNRS/WSU Extension Holiday Gathering Pam and […]
Celebrating 20 Years of Science-based Solutions for Sustainability From compost trials in orchards in the early ’90s to recent research on bean varieties and microbial inoculates that sustain agriculture in Africa’s ancient soils, WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources has been on the cutting edge of science in the service of a sustainable […]
WSU Professor Receives Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations Grant WSU professor of biological systems engineering Shulin Chen is a Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) winner. Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Chen will pursue a progressive global health research project titled “Micronutrient fortification to improve infants’ development with a low-cost technology.” “This is an […]