Plants

Running on Camelina: Pressing Oil Seed to Meet Pressing Energy Needs

LA CROSSE, Wash. – La Crosse-area farmer Steve Camp is squeezing a lot out of the camelina he grew last summer – highly nutritious livestock feed, oil that can be used for cooking, and perhaps most importantly, biodiesel that provides growing energy independence and another step toward on-farm sustainability.

MEDIA ADVISORY: WSU Oilseed Workshop Jan. 26 at Reardan

REARDAN, Wash. – Reporters and photographers are welcome to attend the Oilseed Crop Production Workshop, offered by Washington State University’s Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, beginning at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26, at the Reardan Community Building at 120 S. Lake St., Reardan. More information and an agenda are available at http://www.css.wsu.edu/biofuels/Workshop.html. The workshops […]

MEDIA ADVISORY: WSU Oilseed Workshop at Colfax Jan. 27

COLFAX, Wash. – Reporters and photographers are welcome to attend the Oilseed Crop Production Workshop, offered by Washington State University’s Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, beginning at 8 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 27, at Hill Ray Plaza, 81 S. Vista Point Dr., Colfax. More information and an agenda for the day are available at http://www.css.wsu.edu/biofuels/Workshop.html. […]

MEDIA ADVISORY: WSU Oilseed Crop Workshop Jan. 25

OKANOGAN, Wash. – Reporters and photographers are welcome to attend the Oilseed Crop Production Workshop, offered by Washington State University’s Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, beginning at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 25, at the Okanogan Armory, 71 Rodeo Trail Road, Okanogan. More information and an agenda are available at http://www.css.wsu.edu/biofuels/Workshop.html. The workshops are free […]

Plant Disease Diagnostician Joins WSU Department of Plant Pathology

PULLMAN, Wash. – Karen Flint Ward, the newest member of Washington State University’s Department of Plant Pathology, will help make the department’s goal of a Pullman-based plant disease diagnostic lab staffed by a diagnostician and a data base of plant disease occurrences in Washington state a reality.