PULLMAN, Wash.—A collaborative Washington State University study of how nitrogen and water availability vary within Palouse wheat fields will ultimately help farmers better manage nitrogen fertilizer application on their croplands and reduce one of Earth’s top four greenhouse gases, nitrous oxide.
It’s difficult to know how to compare enormous disasters with one another. What has been unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico is often called the “greatest environmental disaster” we’ve faced as a nation.
DAVENPORT, Wash. — In 2009, farmers nationwide had an opportunity to transfer some of their traditional government crop support payment to a type of revenue insurance called the Average Crop Revenue Election Program, or ACRE. According to Tom Platt, Washington State University Extension Educator in Davenport, the 25 percent of Washington farmers who elected to […]
Seeing is believing, and in the case of Hmong farmers, seeing is a way of learning new farming practices. That’s why members of the Hmong community of western Washington are now producing videos.
PULLMAN, Wash. — In order to address the needs of beginning farmers and ranchers and enhance the sustainability and competitiveness of U.S. agriculture, several western states will receive a $748,651 award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Progress on research to reduce wind erosion and improve air quality in the inland Pacific Northwest will be reported at the Columbia Plateau PM10 Project annual meeting on Dec. 17 at Washington State University.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Since 1909, four generations of the Wilcox family have lived and worked at the main farm’s location at Roy, just outside Tacoma. Today, Wilcox Family Farms is one of the leading egg producers in the country and a leader in organic agriculture. That journey is the topic of a public conversation at […]
PUYALLUP, Wash. – Washington State University’s Small Farms Program has been awarded two U.S. Department of Agriculture grants to support and assist beginning and disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. Together, the grants will support and strengthen the Small Farms Program’s innovative immigrant farmer program. According to WSU Extension Small Farms educator Doug Collins, the two grants […]
ARLINGTON, Wash. – Landowners often dream of having their children inherit their land and manage it with the same care they have taken. That rarely happens without thoughtful advance planning. Those who fail to plan risk a final outcome they may not like–loss of the land and loss of a legacy. This fall, Washington State […]
Small- and mid-sized family farms have unique advantages over larger operations in being able to quickly adapt to new markets, having a positive image, and the ability help meet growing consumer demand for locally grown farm products. But how can smaller operations use these advantages? “Sustainable Small-Acreage Farming and Ranching,” an award-winning 12-week course, can help. The course […]