Jon Newkirk

SPOKANE, Wash. — “Ag in Uncertain Times,” a series of 90-minute webinars, will be honored in July at the Western Extension Directors Association meeting in Tucson.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Several hundred people across the nation participated in 17 live online interactive seminars in 2009 on a variety of topics under the theme of “Ag in Uncertain Times.” For those who weren’t able to participate, or those who would like a refresher, the complete series of webinars and supporting materials will remain […]

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University’s ability to help agricultural producers and their families weather tough economic times just received a dramatic boost, thanks to a nearly $4.9 million award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture. WSU’s Western Center for Risk Management Education Team received the award after successfully […]

PUYALLUP, Wash. – Washington State University entomologist and eco-toxicologist John Stark has been named the new director of the WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center. Stark succeeds Jon Newkirk who has been director of the center for the past four years. Newkirk recently resigned as director at the historic Puyallup facility but will continue his […]

PUYALLUP, Wash. – The City of Puyallup in partnership with Washington State University Puyallup Research and Extension Center has been awarded a $1 million grant to retrofit the WSU Puyallup campus to significantly reduce stormwater runoff. Stormwater runoff is a major source of pollutants in salmon-bearing waterways and ultimately in Puget Sound. The project will […]

SPOKANE, Wash. — Income protection with streamlined record keeping for most farm-raised crops, animals and animal products is available under newly approved insurance called Adjusted Gross Revenue Lite (AGR-Lite). AGR-Lite provides whole-farm revenue protection against low returns due to unavoidable natural disasters and market fluctuations that affect income from commodities produced during the insurance year, […]

PULLMAN, Wash. — Jon Newkirk will become director of the Washington State University Puyallup Research and Extension Center on October 4. His appointment was announced today (July 26) by R. James Cook, interim dean of WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. “Jon brings a proven track record as a team-builder and leader […]

PULLMAN, Wash. — Farmers and insurance agents will be able to view a satellite broadcast Jan. 10 on a new whole-farm revenue insurance program at any of eight downlink sites in eastern and central Washington, and two in Oregon. The program on Adjusted Gross Revenue insurance will be broadcast live by satellite, 2-4 p.m. from […]

PULLMAN, Wash. — Helping Washington orchardists survive today’s highly stressful financial environment is the goal of a series of workshops that will be offered January – March by educators and federal agencies. Two-day workshops will be held in Yakima, Okanogan and Chelan to train families how to develop a plan for future success. “The goal […]

PULLMAN, Wash. — A conference on how to apply for a new crop income insurance program will be broadcast live by satellite, 2-4 p.m., Jan. 10, from the Washington State University campus, here. Arrangements are being made for seven or eight downlink sites in eastern Washington where it can be viewed by agricultural producers and […]