Agriculture and Natural Resources

WSU professor Doug Walsh honored as Fellow in Entomological Society of America .

Sharing research that helps Washington’s Skagit Valley specialty-crop producers supply the world, scientists at WSU’s Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center gave members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) an in-field look at current projects on soil-biodegradable plastic mulch, soil health, and disease defense. Visiting Mount Vernon on Friday, Aug. 4, five APEC-member secretaries or […]

Latest free guides help organic apple growers, examine Puget Sound food hub.

Extension Forestry brings families to the woods for skills that maintain forests for future generations.

In classrooms or deep in the woods, Forester Kevin Zobrist helps Washingtonians protect the woodland environment.

WSU Extension educates and empowers citizen scientists to make impactful changes across Washington state.

TACOMA, Wash.—Aiming to catch and identify invasive pests and diseases before they impact Washington farms and forests, scientists at Washington State University will plant trees and shrubs as sentinels at the Port of Tacoma. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service’s Office of International Programs and drawing on the involvement of community scientists, […]

WSU Snohomish County Extension hosts a sustainability training course to be effective environmental stewards

WSU Extension and Washington Sea Grant roll out new program to train volunteers to find harmful invasive European green crab.

A confluence of disasters means 2023 could be a challenging year for beekeepers and the growers who depend on bees for pollinating.