Making CAHNRS better: Awards go to outstanding faculty and staff
Great teachers and advisors, forward-thinking researchers, inspiring Extension specialists, and an impactful team were recognized with annual Faculty and Staff Awards.
Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources (CSANR)
New, old WSU energy initiatives partner to provide sustainable solutions
Washington State University’s new Institute for Northwest Energy Futures (INEF) is partnering with the WSU Extension Energy Program to innovate energy solutions for the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
New from Extension: Crop soils as carbon sinks; blueberry economics
New free guides available online from WSU Extension include a look at the benefits of storing carbon in inland northwest crop soils, as well as the economics of growing the Draper blueberry west of the Cascades. Every month, experts with WSU share new information through the WSU Extension Publications bookstore. 2022 Cost Estimates of Producing […]
New academy to connect specialty crop professionals across regions for climate resilience
A new training academy launched by researchers at Washington State University will help professionals supporting fruits, vegetables, seeds, and other specialty crops vulnerable to climate change build resiliency through forward-thinking conversations. Funded by a $1.5 million Climate Hub grant from the USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s Foundational and Applied Science Program, a team led […]
Grad student wins fellowship to study buckwheat’s potential
WSU Ph.D. candidate Rachel Breslauer received a $120,000 USDA pre-doctoral fellowship to study buckwheat as a cash crop as well as a cover crop.
New WSU report charts biochar path
A team lead by WSU published a roadmap for the future development of the biochar industry in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
WSU releases roadmap for Soil Health Initiative
Statewide Soil Health Initiative releases outline for current challenges and pathways to help maintain healthy soils as an agricultural and environmental resource throughout Washington.
Eyes in the sky help make streamside ecosystems more sustainable
WSU researchers are using satellites and drones to help local conservationists monitor areas near rivers and streams to help improve agricultural sustainability.
Meet newest leaders of WSU Research and Extension Centers
The WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences is proud to announce the newest group of leaders at Research and Extension Centers across the state, at Mount Vernon, Wenatchee, and Puyallup. Carol Miles…
Chad Kruger to oversee WSU’s Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center
Chad Kruger, current director of WSU’s Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center (NWREC) in Mount Vernon, the Puyallup Research & Extension Center, and the Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural Resources (CSANR), will become the…
