CAHNRS News

Extension, Metro Center unite communities to solve health challenges

Extending science to serve communities is what Extension is all about. And when it comes to health, entire communities—from youth to elders, rural and urban—must band together to find solutions. The new Culture of Health partnership unites thousands of communities in a 10-year effort to tackle the challenges they face when it comes to health. […]

A group of Metro Center staff

Students, grapes converge at WSU Wine Science Center

With classes underway, students and researchers have begun processing grapes for experiments on fruit maturity and irrigation at Washington State University’s new $23-million Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Wine Science Center.

Identifying grapevine fungi may help fight trunk diseases

Researchers at Washington State University have documented seven fungal species that cause cankers in grapevines. Fungi infect the wood of grapevine trunks (or cordons) through pruning wounds, resulting in cankers that enlarge over time and ultimately kill the plant. These new findings could reduce the incidence of grapevine trunk disease in Washington vineyards by preventing the problem before it becomes widespread.

Fungal growth on discolored, cankered wood sample.

100-year weather watching award for Lind Dryland Station

Staff at the Washington State University Dryland Research Station at Lind earned kudos for logging 100 years of official weather data that helps farmers and scientists understand the past and prepare for the future.

In June, the National Weather Service presented the Lind Station with the “100-Year Honored Institution Award,” honoring the century of observations made at Lind.