The WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Scineces is sponsoring a series of scholarship dinners across the state with the expressed goal of making significant progress toward our campaign goal of raising $8 million for endowed and annual scholarships for our students. Fortunately, due to the generosity of our friends and alumni, our […]
Understanding the grape genome in all its vast variety will translate into sustainable viticulture practices and a deeper understanding of wine quality. Wine grape growers have been plagued by an economically devastating pest, phylloxera, which has necessitated the replacement of almost all vines with new ones grown on pest-resistant rootstocks. Fungal diseases are not only […]
PROSSER, Wash. – After 2011’s chilly spring temperatures, this spring was a relief to Washington’s growers. Although not unusually hot, the relative warmth was welcome, especially when compared to the record cold and the associated crop damage of last spring.
NEWPORT, Wash.—How can I reduce wildfire risks on my property? How can my forest land generate income without depending on a timber harvest? And what kind of tree bark smells like butterscotch?
Last Thursday was the start of field day season with the Lind Dryland Research Station Field Day. Lind, Washington is known for two things. First, it is the site of an annual combine demolition derby — a must see if you have not been to this event. Unfortunately, you will have to wait another year, […]
I work just a couple of blocks from a special kind of bank. It doesn’t accept money for deposit, it won’t finance a new car, and it wasn’t part of the housing bubble. This unusual kind of bank deals mostly in seeds that it preserves, sometimes propagates, and often disperses without charge to anyone who […]
Associate Dean and Director of Extension Interview Dr. Rich Koenig has been invited to interview for the Associate Dean and Director of Extension position. Dr. Koenig currently serves as chair of the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, the largest unit in CAHNRS and WSU Extension. Dr. Koenig has an exceptional background in Extension, having served […]
Maybe you vote red, or maybe you vote blue. One thing is certain: with the upcoming election, we Americans seem to feel what divides us more keenly than what unites us. But no matter how partisan we are likely to be from now through November, I like to think we can emphatically agree on the […]
PULLMAN, Wash.—The irony probably wasn’t lost on Washington State University food engineer Juming Tang. Tang recently opened a bottle of lotus seeds to put in soup and smelled mold, a telltale sign that insect pests had already begun eating without him. Larvae hatched from eggs laid in the seeds create a moist environment for the […]
Less fumigant may actually improve raspberry crops, as an ongoing study by Washington State University small fruits horticulturalist Thomas Walters indicates.
