When Ashley Johnson ventured into Washington’s vineyards last summer in search of pesky leafhoppers, the insects were almost nowhere to be found. That is, until she began receiving calls from organic grape growers. “We didn’t realize that’s where we’d find them,” she said, “but the only people who reported they had leafhoppers were organic vineyards.”
There’s a growing demand for graduates in agriculture, and students who invest two years at Walla Walla Community College or Yakima Valley Community College can transfer to several ag degree programs at Washington State University.
News Holiday gathering brings together CAHNRS/Extension Ron Mittelhammer would like to thank you for joining him at the CAHNRS Holiday Gathering last Thursday. We had a wonderful turnout with abundant holiday cheer. There aren’t many opportunities for everyone in the magnificent CAHNRS family to gather, from emeritus and active faculty, through graduate and undergraduate students, […]
On Solid Ground is a bi-weekly, electronic newsletter for the friends and stakeholders of the Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS), WSU Extension and the Agricultural Research Center. Subscribe here. Friendship Between Researcher, Teenager Benefits Honeybees At just 16 years old, Sheridan Miller is already a veteran fundraiser. The Mill […]
Nominate an outstanding CAHNRS colleague We encourage administrators, faculty, students, and staff to nominate deserving candidates from your department or program in as many categories as possible, but request nominations be limited to one person per award category per department. As always, people must be nominated to have an opportunity to receive these awards. Acknowledging […]
PNW Bioenergy Farms Tour Over 120 public agency, policy, research, and extension stakeholders got an inside look this summer at how poplars may lead the Pacific Northwest toward energy self-sufficiency. The toured demonstration sites, part of the Advanced Hardwood Biofuels research project, are designed to test and showcase all aspects of growing hybrid poplar as […]
