The Heat Is On: WSU Food Engineer Works to Commercialize Radio Frequency Treatments for Insect Pest Control The irony probably wasn’t lost on Washington State University food engineer Juming Tang. Tang recently opened a bottle of lotus seeds to put in soup and smelled mold, a telltale sign that insect pests had already begun eating […]
Climate Change, Grain Production Is Focus of $20 Million Grant for UI, WSU, OSU Helping one of the largest wheat producing regions in the world mitigate and successfully adapt to climate change is the focus of research that scientists from the University of Idaho, Washington State University and Oregon State University will conduct with a […]
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.
PULLMAN, Wash. –The newest treatise on the pests and diseases of wheat is complete, authored by six experts on the subject, including Washington State University Professor Tim Murray.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Organic grain growers in Washington looking for new crops with new markets could be producing buckwheat and quinoa, if Washington State University scientists can confirm their viability and develop varieties specifically for the Pacific Northwest.
SNOHOMISH, Wash. — Fifty years ago Western Washington farmers always included small grains in their rotation and the market for local grains was strong. As grain commodity prices fell, more farmers replaced cereal grain with other crops.
LACROSSE, Wash. – When LaCrosse area farmer Steve Camp takes stock of his harvest later this year, he’ll measure at least part of it in gallons instead of bushels.