Friday’s issue of Science magazine published s a paper by WSU entomologists William Snyder and Deborah Finke (now with the University of Missouri) on how the roles played by species are more important to biodiversity than the number of species in the system. On Tuesday the Tri-City Herald reported on efforts to reinvigorate development of […]
This week’s Puget Sound Business Journal includes a front-page story on Amit Dhingra’s work in mapping the apple genome. The reporter covered Dhingra’s appearance at the Innovators Lunch held during WSU Week in Seattle. The School of Economic Science’s Jill McCluskey is among the experts quoted by the Washington Post in a Saturday article about […]
On Tuesday KING-TV, Seattle aired a story about how the WSU Snohomish County Extension Farmer-to-Farmer workshops are sharing the expertise of long time farmers with those entering the business. The weekly Whidbey Examiner (Coupeville) reported on Don Meehan stepping down as director of Island County Extension and on his legacy of service. An investigative report […]
The Puget Sound Business Journal’s August “Green Report” supplement included a story on solar energy with information and quotes from the WSU Extension Energy Program’s Mike Nelson, and featured a highlighted Q & A with Nelson on the future of solar. A Business Day article on Thursday about biofuel production cites a WSU report on […]
Today’s Everett Herald included a story on the value of farm tourism based on the WSU Snohomish County Extension workshop last Monday on how to develop a corn maze. Seattle’s KOMO-TV also covered the corn maze workshop. Thursday’s Spokane Journal of Business quotes Dan Bernardo in an article on the efforts of WSU and University […]
The Associated Press carried the story from the Tri-City Herald on the new greenhouse at WSU Tri-Cities for research on native mid-Columbia plants. A number of other media published the AP version, including the Seattle Times. Extension’s Ned Zaugg is quoted in a Wednesday Seattle Post Intelligencer story about Fresh Breeze Organic Dairy near Lynden. […]
Our story with Ann Kennedy on the importance of retaining crop residues to maintain soil health was the subject of Scientific American’s daily “60-Second Science” podcast on Wednesday. Friday’s Mudgee Guardian (Australia) reported on a wine grape-growing seminar presented by WSU plant pathologist Gary Grove. On Friday the Washington State Dept. of Agriculture issued a […]
Our story with Ann Kennedy about the importance of retaining wheat residue for soil health has been carried by literally dozens of media outlets. Associated Press combined the story with our release on the dominance of WSU-developed wheat varieties. Versions of the stories have appeared on more than 50 news sites, blogs and online publications. […]
Wednesday’s Spokesman-Review reported that, in response to comments President Bush made about the quality of German asparagus, Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Doc Hastings sent a case of Washington asparagus to the White House. A food column in Wednesday’s Spokesman-Review reported the availability of the WSU Extension “Food Safety in a Minute” podcasts. KOMO radio, […]
The Associated Press reported today on how the Midwest flooding is going to fuel additional inflation in food prices. The June edition of Scientific American includes an article by John Reganold and Dave Huggins on the adoption of no-till farming practices. Tuesday’s edition of the publication Natural News included an article quoting John Reganold on […]