Latest tree fruit protection, switchgrass guides available from WSU Extension
Latest guides help tree fruit growers protect their crops, aid forage and biofuels producers considering switchgrass.
Pests
June 23: WSU Potato Field Day offers look at seed, pest trials, virus-sniffing dog
Sharing discoveries in seed quality, new varieties, pests, and growing practices to help NW potatoes thrive
Keep your lawn green, bring community to the farm with new WSU Extension guides
New guides explain how to hold a Farm Walk, and help lawn owners stay green.
New from Extension: Understanding wireworms; do coffee grounds make good mulch?
Latest guides help gardeners learn about mulch, farmers manage a persistent insect pest.
WSU Launches New Web Site with Spotted Wing Drosophila Information
PULLMAN, Wash. – Fruit growers concerned about the threat and impact of Spotted Wing Drosophila have a new, one-stop shop for information with the creation of a Washington State University Web site dedicated to the pest – http://extension.wsu.edu/swd/Pages/default.aspx.
Is Your Forest Healthy? Learn How to Find Out
SPOKANE, Wash. — Many foresters consider the forests of northeast Washington to be unhealthy. Periods of low precipitation and densely crowded forests have created tremendous competition among trees for survival, making them more susceptible to insects, disease and wildfire. On Saturday, Aug. 14, Washington State University Extension in cooperation with the Washington State Department of […]