Specialty Crops

Experts drew from a century of knowledge for a new year-round guide meant to boost the health and productivity of the region’s pastureland.

Professor Bin Yang is headed to Toulouse, France, as a new recipient of the Fulbright-Tocqueville Distinguished Chair Award.

For a century and more, WSU’s Biological Systems Engineers have transformed Northwest agriculture. On March 9, BSE faculty, students, and staff celebrated their accomplishments and reflected on the impact of those who came before.

Learn how to eliminate disease-carrying mosquitoes from irrigated orchards; protect vineyards from pests; and explore why leaves turn red in the latest WSU Extension guides.

Latest guides help tree fruit growers protect their crops, aid forage and biofuels producers considering switchgrass.

A U.S. Department of Agriculture visit shares grant-funded advances in smart technology, virus-free plants, biotic and abiotic stresses, and training the next-generation workforce.

WSU experts are studying a surge of fungal diseases striking down young Christmas trees already weakened by climate change.

New two-year WSU study will identify grass breeds that can stand up to tough punishment.

New guides examine hybrid poplar as a bioenergy crop, and look at the feasibility of the Duke blueberry.

School of Food Science researchers welcomed professionals from Southeast Asia for training and ideas driving a $50 billion snack industry.