New facility builds on long WSU, USDA partnership to boost agriculture

WSU and USDA-ARS opened the new USDA-ARS Plant Bioscience Research Building to boost research and help growers.

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New WSU-backed academy aims to connect science to cities for food production

The National Urban Research and Extension Center is helping launch a course to help cities boost urban agriculture.

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Families reunite decades later as part of 4-H Japanese exchange program

Washington State 4-H hosted 18 youths this summer as part of an exchange program. Two Japanese chaperones were in the program when they were teens.

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Special WSU Extension podcast series highlights food safety after wildfires

“Wildfire Food Safety: Making Safe Choices After a Wildfire” series talks about food safety in the aftereffects of a fire.

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Washington households continue to face food insecurity, survey finds

WSU researcher assists on survey that finds Washington households grappling with multiple sustained concerns.

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WSU biochemist elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences

Mark Lange, director of WSU’s Institute of Biological Chemistry, will serves as a source of scientific and technical information for WSAS.

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WSU launches anaerobic digester webinar series

The WSU Energy Program will host a five-part webinar series to support the development and operation of dairy farm anaerobic digesters.

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