Agriculture

In collaborative internships, visiting students explore wine science, entomology, fruit breeding, and engineering at IAREC.

WSU scientist is helping establish standardized best practices and making them available for cannabis growers, especially those cultivating large crops in greenhouses.

When Alfredo “Freddy” Reyes was working in Yakima Valley orchards as a youth, he didn’t know he’d someday be studying the science behind tree fruit crops. Now he’s gaining valuable agricultural experiences in the field and lab through an internship with WSU IAREC.

WSU leads a new $8 million USDA-funded project aiming to advance soil-biodegradable plastic mulches and develop innovative methods for recycling the regular plastic mulch.

The WSU Eggert Family Organic Farm will host U-Pick pumpkin times on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 7, and 8.

Making aviation biofuels from non-food crops is the goal of a new Department of Energy-funded project that includes significant WSU contributions.

Free guides help orchardists learn whether popular sweet cherries are economic for their farms.

WSU hosts a a National Academies workshop on labor and automation in agriculture on the Tri-Cities campus Sept. 7.

WSU’s Forest Stewardship Coached Planning course comes to Preston, Conway, Wash.

Researchers test, breed grasses that stay soft and green under hotter climates, minimal water