PROSSER, Wash. – A team of WSU researchers and their wine-industry collaborators are the winners of the 2007 Integrated Pest Management Team Award. The award is given each year to the team that successfully implements an integrated pest management (IPM) solution to an agricultural pest problem. The Pacific Northwest Vineyard IPM team, led by entomologist […]
SPOKANE, Wash. – Eastern Washington grain growers should be on the lookout for cereal leaf beetles, which have caused significant damage at a number of locations in the region the past few years. Both the adult and the larval stages of the beetle feed on most cereal and grass, according to Diana Roberts, WSU Spokane […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University faculty and students were members of a team honored recently by the Entomological Foundation for work that brought a major pest effecting hybrid poplars in check.
It’s a Fact Washington asparagus is produced on approximately 10,000 acres in the Columbia Basin, the Yakima Valley and the Walla Walla area. About 53 million pounds of asparagus are produced each year, bringing close to $28 million to the state’s economy. New Digs for Tree Fruit Research WSU’s Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center […]
PROSSER, Wash. — Naidu Rayapati, a virologist at Washington State University’s Prosser Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, will help train Indian scientists as part of the of the U.S.-India Agricultural Knowledge Initiative. The AKI is a public-private partnership intended to facilitate technology transfer; bolster agricultural research, education and extension; and strengthen trade and regulatory […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Diana Roberts, Washington State University Extension area agronomist, was named the 15th recipient of the Kenneth J. Morrison Award in Agronomy and Soils at the Spillman Agronomy Farm Field Day on Thursday. The award recognizes WSU Extension faculty for significant contributions made to agronomic crop production and soil management. “Largely through her […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Weed control and making a profit are the topics of two back-to-back meetings scheduled by Washington State University for livestock producers. Don Nelson, WSU extension beef specialist, will conduct a Planning for Profit Workshop, Thursday, Nov. 20, and a Weed Management Using Multi-Species Grazing Conference, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21-22. Both meetings […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University has scheduled two back-to-back meetings for livestock producers interested in weed control and making a profit. Don Nelson, WSU extension beef specialist, will conduct a Planning for Profit Workshop, Thursday, Nov. 20, and a Weed Management Using Multi-Species Grazing Conference, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21-22. Both meetings will be […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — A tightly knit relationship between Washington State University scientists and Washington’s red raspberry industry is fostering research to help Washington retain its dominant position in the U.S. market. The Pacific Northwest is a world leading center of red raspberry production, and Washington accounts for more than 60 percent of U.S. production. More […]