Sequim, Wash. — Discover how growing on-farm seed is a viable diversification strategy that can build a farm’s financial and environmental sustainability. Nash’s Organic Produce began maintaining their signature carrot variety “Nash’s Best” ten years ago and since then has been producing seed for on-farm use, variety security, livestock feed, and as a contracted crop. […]
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Washington State University plant pathologist Lindsey du Toit has been named Alfred Christianson Endowed Professor. The four-year endowment will provide funding to support du Toit’s vegetable seed pathology research program. The endowment was established by the family of Alfred Christianson, founder of the Alf Christianson Seed Company, to “attract and retain […]
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – For the first time ever, the annual International Spinach Conference will be held in northwestern Washington, the largest spinach seed production region in the United States. It promises to be the largest conference to date with more than 100 participants already registered, including some from as far away as Denmark, Holland, […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — With roots in a surprisingly strong U.S. economy, the Pacific Northwest Grass Seed industry provided one of the few green spots in the agricultural economy in 1998. However, economists see danger signs on the horizon in 1999. Larry Lev, an Oregon State University extension economist, gave this assessment in the 1999 Pacific […]