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 […]
PROSSER, Wash. – Jim Doornink, chair of the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, and Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd will hold a joint news conference to make a historic announcement at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the WSU Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, 24106 N. Bunn Road, Prosser, Wash. 99350-8694. Those […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Laura R. Lewis, an agricultural geographer with an emphasis on biodiversity and environmental systems, will return to Washington as the new director for Washington State University Jefferson County Extension.
WSU Scientist Advocates Fungicide Stewardship It’s every doctor’s worst nightmare. Whether a healthcare practitioner for people, animals or plants, discovering that a disease (pathogen) has evolved resistance to your front-line defense is bad news. We’ve heard about it with a form of Staphylococcus that is resistant to multiple antibiotics, making it tough for doctors to […]
Occasionally I’m guilty of just a tiny bit of cynicism about people and their motivations. And sometimes I grow weary of news reports about the nasty behaviors of which some folks are capable. But any and all residue of my negativity evaporated instantly when I read of a cadre of truly courageous volunteers in Japan.
WENATCHEE, Wash. – Washington State University researchers and their collaborators are hosting a field day to present advances in automation for specialty crop production. The field day is slated for Sept. 23 at 4 p.m. at the WSU Sunrise Research Orchard near Rock Island, Wash.