The food processing industry web site FoodOnline.com reported Thursday that convenience food manufacturer Womick Foods is undertaking the commercialization of the microwave thermal sterilization technology developed at WSU by Juming Tang and his team. http://www.foodonline.com/article.mvc/Wornick-Foods-Launches-Microwave-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a On Saturday the Wenatchee World published a story with Tim Smith discussing orchard damage due to record cold temperatures during […]
Geology has surely been in the news lately, with the price of petroleum moving relentlessly upward, a threat to global economic recovery because oil is so central to industrial society the world around. But now matters are suddenly worse.
CAHNRS/Extension Budget Forum Thanks to all who attended or watched Wednesday’s CAHNRS/WSU Extension budget forum. There wasn’t much new information to share, but it should have provided some good background for understanding the budget proposals that will be coming out at both the state and federal levels later this month. If you weren’t able to […]
WSU Plant Pathologist James Cook Wins Prestigious Wolf Prize James Cook, former dean of the Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences and emeritus professor of plant pathology and crop and soil sciences, will be awarded the Wolf Prize for Agriculture. The Wolf Prizes, awarded annually by the Israel-based Wolf Foundation, […]
Pullman, Wash. – The man responsible for bringing Hawaiian textile design to the world’s attention is the focus of Hawaii’s Alfred Shaheen: Fabric to Fashion. Stunning mid-20th century textiles and garments will be on display at the Washington State University Museum of Anthropology beginning April 7. The exhibit opens in conjunction with Mom’s Weekend and […]
On Thursday the online edition of the Puget Sound Business Journal reported on WSU’s application for federal grants to establish regional research centers for the study of tree- and plant-based aviation fuels. http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2011/03/wsu-applying-for-federal-biomass-grant.html This week’s Western Farmer-Stockman reported on the USDA grant awarded to University of Idaho, WSU and OSU to study climate change impacts […]
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Northwest’s largest conference on rural health takes place March 29 through 31, drawing health professionals from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Idaho, and Washington at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park in Spokane, Wash.. Building on the theme “Retrofitting for Reform,” experts and community leaders will present new strategies and innovations […]
ROCHESTER, Wash. — A free, five-evening pre-license pesticide applicator training course taught in Spanish will be presented in the community of Rochester. Washington State University Extension is offering the course in cooperation with the Washington State Department of Agriculture.
Spanish Viticulturists Working with WSU Scientists to Further Understanding of Vineyard Irrigation Management Pascual Romero, a visiting scientist at WSU’s Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser, is the lead author of this year’s Best Paper in Viticulture award from the American Journal of Enology and Viticulture. Romero shares the award with co-authors and […]
I often eat without thinking, either while listening to the news or writing. It’s a poor habit for several reasons, one of which is my ever-growing waistline. But the next time you bite into an apple, I implore you to take just a moment to really savor its taste, aroma, and texture. Those characteristics vary […]