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Scientists will study the best way to shift to organic wheat farming through a new USDA grant.

Scientists have found a gene that drives the growth of root hairs, which help plants find water and nutrients in the soil.

WSU scientists are working to develop a new test that could save wheat growers millions of dollars thanks to a new grant.

Newly emerged viruses threaten the U.S. potato industry, including potatoes grown in Washington.

Several newly evolved strains of the disease known as potato virus Y, or PVY, can render potatoes unmarketable and reduce crop yield. What’s worse is the new viruses are particularly difficult to detect with the naked eye.

The global research journal, International Innovation, spotlighted WSU Regents Professor Juming Tang and his research on microwave-assisted thermal sterilization (MATS) and pasteurization (MAPS) systems.

Horned larks are turning up in droves near Lind, Wash. and decimating newly planted winter and spring canola fields despite multiple efforts to deter them.

Imagine taking your first bite of a $40 rib-eye steak—only to chew on beef that’s as tough as shoe leather. Talk about disappointment!

“A tough steak is not a pleasant experience,” says Frank Hendrix, a WSU Extension Educator and animal scientist.

How changing water availability in the Columbia River Basin could affect people, farms and fish is the focus of a series of free public workshops in June.

Scheduled for June 21, 22 and 23 in Richland, Wenatchee and Spokane, the workshops give a first look at the 2016 Columbia River Basin Long-Term Water Supply and Demand Forecast.

Two years after the deadly landslide that devastated the Oso, Wash., area, the towns of Darrington and Arlington were announced April 27 as finalists in the America’s Best Communities (ABC) competition.

WSU aims to meet growing demand for safe, high quality, additive-free packaged foods thanks to two recent investments in innovative food processing technology based on microwave energy.