Engineers, plant scientists decoding electrochemical signals of soil health
Seeking new tools to improve soil health, scientists at Washington State University are studying electric signals that bounce between plants and the underworld community of microbes that sustains them. This […]

WSU scientist contributes to important soil carbon sequestration research
Kirsten Ball, a post-doctoral researcher with WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources (CSANR), is working to understand the short- and long-term potential for organic amendments to improve carbon storage in soils of agricultural systems.

Latest WSU Extension guides: lady beetles, soil health, and protecting fruit
Latest guides explain how to protect tree fruit crops, gauge soil health, and deploy ladybugs in the garden.

SoilCon 2023: Taking Soil Health Principles to Practice
The Washington State Soil Health Initiative, with support from Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE), hosts SoilCon 2023, Feb. 14-15.

History of collaboration and teaching leads to organic agriculture award
Lynne Carpenter-Boggs received the Advocate of the Year Award at the Tilth Conference late last year.

Australian professor shares herbicide resistance knowledge during WSU visit
A recent visit from Australian professor Michael Walsh demonstrates that the key to helping WSU weed science researchers battle herbicide resistance could come from Down Under.

WSU Regents Professor honored with Organic Pioneer Award
John Reganold, a WSU Regents Professor of Soil Science and Agroecology, is a recipient of the prestigious Organic Pioneer Award.

Graduate students accepted into prestigious fellowship
Four WSU graduate students recently earned acceptance into the prestigious Rockey FFAR Fellows Program.

June 23: WSU Potato Field Day offers look at seed, pest trials, virus-sniffing dog
Sharing discoveries in seed quality, new varieties, pests, and growing practices to help NW potatoes thrive

STEM opportunities abound in agriculture fields
CAHNRS has several programs and a wide variety of opportunities for students seeking STEM degrees.