Washington State University Extension is offering new educational programs in Spanish, including “Promotores del Clima” training, to reach thousands of northwestern Wash. residents who may not speak English fluently.
WSU scientists share free guides monthly that help Pacific Northwest agriculture and home growers. The latest online publications offer irrigation tips and evaluation for pear growers, review past production at WSU’s Wilke Farm as well as buckwheat west of the Cascades, and share scientifically sound approaches to home-garden companion plants. Buckwheat Production West of the […]
Washington SoilCon returns to advance soil health practices and knowledge.
Lindsey du Toit is the first woman to lead WSU Plant Pathology as full, regular chair.
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 […]
WSU Extension Master Gardeners use decades of accumulated training and knowledge to help build healthy communities.
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.
Four WSU graduate students recently earned acceptance into the prestigious Rockey FFAR Fellows Program.
Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist Lindsey du Toit. Internationally recognized for her work protecting valuable seed crops from diseases, Lindsey du Toit has been named a fellow of the American Phytopathological Society. A professor and…
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.
