LIND, Wash. — A $763,000 gift from Mel and Donna Camp will benefit Washington State University’s College of Agriculture and Home Economics and the Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax. The gift to the university was announced today at the annual field day of WSU’s Lind Dryland Research Station. The hospital gift was announced […]
LIND, Wash. –The annual field day of Washington State University’s Lind Dryland Research Unit on June 11 has been expanded from a half to a full day to accommodate presentations on 13 research projects. “Growers in the low-rainfall, dryland areas want more research applicable to their conditions,” said Bill Schillinger, WSU dryland research agronomist. “Researchers […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Farming in an environment of change will continue to challenge Washington wheat growers, George Wood, Washington Association of Wheat Growers president, told about 100 growers June 9 at the 81st annual field day at Washington State University’s Dryland Research Station. Wood spoke of change on three fronts, the physical environment, the political […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Wheat growers will see research on yellow mustard, safflower, soybeans and millet — potential alternative crops for the low-rainfall, dryland growing region of Eastern Washington — as well as progress for developing new spring and winter wheat varieties at the annual field day of Washington State University’s Lind Dryland Research Station on […]
LIND, Wash. — Wheat growers presented a $25,000 check to Washington State University officials Wednesday to start an endowment fund for WSU’s Lind Dryland Research Station. Accepting the check at a reception at the station, Jim Zuiches, dean of the College of Agriculture and Home Economics, said “This is a very positive commitment on your […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — A group of dryland wheat growers will turn a $25,000 check over to Washington State University at a reception scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the WSU Lind Dryland Research Station to start an endowment for the research facility. The group, called the “Growers for Dryland Research,” was formed a […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Lupines, a potential new crop for dryland growers, will be presented June 13 at the annual field day of Washington State University’s Lind Dryland Research Station. “We need alternative crops for the area,” said Bill Schillinger, WSU agronomist. “Lupines, a large-seeded legume, are a high-quality poultry feed. Oregon State University researchers have […]