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I spent this past summer trudging through six-mile treks each weekend with two good friends. We walked along the edge of wheat fields outside of town.

PROSSER, Wash. – It was a tale of two summers in central and eastern Washington. Following a cool June and July, August warmed up in central Washington, report Washington State University agricultural meteorologists Gerrit Hoogenboom and Nic Loyd. “It’s easy to be a casual observer of weather patterns, but we like to see the numbers,” […]

Register Today for CAHNRS/WSU Extension All-Faculty Conference! Dear Colleagues, Greetings! I’m writing to strongly encourage you to attend the CAHNRS and Extension all-faculty conference being held at the CUB here on the Pullman campus, Oct. 4 – 6. Your peers have pulled together an incredible program of conference sessions and presentations on key issue areas, […]

Arlington, Wash. — Join WSU Extension forestry educators and trail experts from EarthCorps in a hands-on trail-building workshop. The workshop will be held Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Early registration is $15 per person or $25 per couple until September 20. Early registration is suggested as space in the workshop is limited. […]

PULLMAN, Wash. — Everyone is welcome to come celebrate fall harvest at WSU’s Organic Farm annual Harvest Party, Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

PULLMAN, Wash.—Washington State University’s International Agricultural Development Office and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are hosting 12 representatives of the Afghanistan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock through Sept. 30 so they can observe agricultural research and extension services at the national and state levels. The visit is part of an executive management-fellowship program for […]

While 8-year-old Sylvie Eskridge’s mother battled cancer in 2000, doctors, friends and family at the hospital rallied around the child to take care of her when her mother couldn’t. That memory of comfort amid tragedy stayed with Eskridge, now a merchandising major at Washington State University.

Apple and pear growers throughout the state have agreed to make a historic investment of $27 million over the next eight years to support tree fruit research and extension at Washington State University. It is the largest single gift in the university’s history.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Apple and pear growers throughout the state have agreed to make a historic investment of $27 million over the next eight years to support tree fruit research and extension at Washington State University. It is the largest single gift in the university’s history. “A gift of this magnitude is truly transformational,” said […]

The laws of physical science teach us we can neither create nor destroy energy. But it’s also a simple fact that we can surely waste it.