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Sharing research that helps Washington’s Skagit Valley specialty-crop producers supply the world, scientists at WSU’s Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center gave members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) an in-field look at current projects on soil-biodegradable plastic mulch, soil health, and disease defense. Visiting Mount Vernon on Friday, Aug. 4, five APEC-member secretaries or […]

WSU leads a new $8 million USDA-funded project aiming to advance soil-biodegradable plastic mulches and develop innovative methods for recycling the regular plastic mulch.

WSU Ph.D. candidate Rachel Breslauer received a $120,000 USDA pre-doctoral fellowship to study buckwheat as a cash crop as well as a cover crop.

Bacteria-caused blemishes open the door to infections that rot this bright, seasonal fruit

Lindsey du Toit is part of a new $3 million USDA Specialty Crops Research Initiative project, led by Oregon State University, that aims to help carrot farmers.

Doctoral student Alex Batson is one of 17 new recipients of the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellowship.

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CAHNRS Dean André-Denis Wright joined Washington State University scientists sharing the latest research supporting the Northwest’s berry industry, at the Washington Small Fruit Conference and Lynden Ag Show, Nov. 28 at Lynden, Wash. Presented in collaboration with the Washington Red Raspberry Commission, Washington Blueberry Commission, and Whatcom County Extension, the event highlighted the latest discoveries […]

Acknowledging her world-renowned reputation in service to agriculture, Washington State University named plant pathologist Lindsey du Toit as the recipient of the Alfred Christianson Distinguished Professorship in Vegetable Seed Science. The award provides extra funding that du Toit can apply to pivotal crop seed research projects as needed. “We hope this endowment will continue to […]

With a market value of nearly a billion dollars, onions are the fifth most valuable vegetable produced in the U.S. But some farmers have been abandoning the crop due to losses from pests and disease—meaning fewer onions for consumers and a shrinking industry. Leading national efforts to save the onion industry from destructive pests and […]