New grant to help grain farmers find low falling numbers sooner
WSU scientists are working to develop a new test that could save wheat growers millions of dollars thanks to a new grant.
WSU scientists are working to develop a new test that could save wheat growers millions of dollars thanks to a new grant.
The WSU Eggert Family Organic Farm will hold its annual Fall Harvest Festival, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 13.
For decades, if not centuries, the changing color of a grape’s seed has played a role in determining when winemakers harvest grapes. After complex experiments, though, WSU researchers have determined that seed colors don’t have the long-held impact, contrary to wine mythology.
Enology certificate students at camp, tannins from vine to wine, raise a glass fundraiser, Cheers!
The Eggert Family Organic Farm will host Washington State University’s annual harvest celebration for the first time, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3.
PROSSER, Wash.− Fall is in the air and it’s harvest time for Washington apple growers. With another bumper crop expected this season many Washington tree fruit growers dream of a day when automated technology helps bring in the harvest. Manoj Karkee, assistant professor with the Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems at WSU, believes […]
I spent this past summer trudging through six-mile treks each weekend with two good friends. We walked along the edge of wheat fields outside of town.
When I was younger, I used to enjoy picking a pint or two of huckleberries in the mountains in the summer. But even when you work hard, huckleberry picking doesn’t yield a lot of fruit per day. Picking raspberries goes faster because the fruit is larger and the berries grow more thickly on the plant. […]