Soil Microbes in Organic Farming Systems Are Under Researchers’ Microscope One of the goals of organic agriculture is to improve soil quality over time by increasing the amount of organic matter in the soil. This is done by various means, including adding animal manure, leaving plant matter behind after vegetables and grains have been […]
Using Science to Rescue a Wilting Mint Industry Although Washington is the largest peppermint producer in the United States, this status is being challenged. So too is the U.S. share of the global mint oil market, which has slipped from a position of dominance to under 50 percent from the flood of synthetic and different-quality […]
PROSSER, Wash. — Ken Eastwell, a professor in the Washington State University Department of Plant Pathology based at WSU’s Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser, has been appointed director of the Clean Plant Center of the Northwest. As director of CPCNW, Eastwell provides leadership for the development and distribution of deciduous fruit trees, […]
Nothing about Earth history is static or unchanging. That’s particularly true of climate, and thereon hangs more than one interesting tale including recent news of a scientific advance in understanding how past climate has changed.
PROSSER, Wash. – Washington State University experts have just launched a new web site for agricultural industry professionals called the Irrigated Agriculture Information Service. The site is at http://extension.wsu.edu/irrigatedag and is designed to provide users with a customizable source of timely irrigation information. The service is completely free and was developed by a team of […]
PULLMAN, Wash.—Linda Bradley recently asked students of her “Multicultural Perspectives on the Body and Dress” class at Washington State University to physically describe their ideal woman or man. The ideal woman, students said, should be 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall, weigh 110 to 115 pounds and be a size 0 to 2.
Academic Showcase Call for Abstracts Leverage the power of your ideas by sharing them with WSU colleagues at the 2012 Academic Showcase. It’s easy to do. Submit your abstract of 250 words or less and your contact information. Detailed information about WSU Showcase, the Academic Showcase, and abstract submission guidelines can be found online. The […]
Doing Science in a Phenolic Paradise “My main interest is in the kinetics and extraction patterns of phenolics during the maceration process of red winemaking,” Federico Casassa told me when I caught up with the doctoral candidate at Washington State University’s Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser. It took me a minute to […]
Washington State University has established a new academic entity: the School of the Environment, a world-class interdisciplinary teaching, research and extension enterprise that will address complex, multidimensional environmental issues.
The school, created Jan. 1 by combining two complementary academic units, will become a WSU centerpiece on global change and its effects. In particular, the school will serve as a focal point for system-wide research and collaboration in the critical area of water resources. High-demand undergraduate and graduate degrees will be offered in a broad range of corresponding disciplines.
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – Washington State University and the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market are offering a Specialty Cut Flower Growers School, Feb. 24 and 25. The two-day workshop will be held in the Sakuma Auditorium at WSU’s Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center in Mt. Vernon. Classes run from 8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. both […]