Symposium

Scientists from around WSU came together to discuss their research projects, many looking at the intersection of agriculture and human health.

How do we define nature, wilderness and conservation? Are our ideas about nature outdated? What lessons can evolution offer for modern agriculture? Are we “fueling a biotechnological bubble” by ignoring ecologically inspired ways to improve agriculture?

How should land grant universities prepare to respond to the impacts of globalization and climate change on agriculture, natural resources, and communities? A daylong symposium on that topic will kick off the western region joint summer meeting of land grant universities, being hosted by Washington State University. The meeting will attract leaders from colleges of […]

PULLMAN, Wash. – Food safety and supply, health and wellness, energy security, resilient youth and families, and sustainable agriculture: these are some of the thorniest issues facing the planet. These issues are also the topics to be addressed at Washington State University Extension’s one-day, statewide symposium, “Relentless Pursuit of a Healthier World,” Wednesday, March 11. […]

PULLMAN, Wash. – Assuring food safety requires vigilance at every step in the food chain from farm to fork, and it begins on the farm. As part of the Washington Tilth Producers annual conference in Bellingham, Washington State University Extension, in cooperation with the Washington State Department of Agriculture, will present a daylong symposium for […]

PULLMAN, Wash. – The State of Organic Agriculture in Washington will be the topic of the keynote presentation at the Washington State University symposium on its biologically intensive and organic agriculture program, or BIOAg. A program of WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, BIOAg is a comprehensive research and educational program focused on […]

PULLMAN, Wash. — Climate changes over recent decades have resulted in documented reductions in spring snow pack, earlier snow melt and changes in water flow patterns in Washington state. The Climate Friendly Farming Symposium and Field Day to be held in Pullman June 21 and 22 will explore climate change trends and how they will […]

PULLMAN, Wash. — Crop breeders from North Carolina and California will discuss their work at the second Robert E. Allan Plant Breeding Symposium from 1:10 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, April 17, in room C107 of Johnson Hall at Washington State University. Jim Holland, a maize geneticist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service at North […]

PULLMAN, Wash — Representatives of the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco will discuss how the Federal Reserve works; challenges to the banking industry; current economic trends and risk; and monetary policy at a symposium scheduled from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Room T-101 of the Food Science and Human Nutrition […]

PULLMAN, Wash. — Crop breeders from Cornell, Iowa State and the University of Wisconsin will discuss crop breeding in the public interest at the first Robert E. Allan Plant Breeding Symposium,1 p.m. to 5 p.m., April 18, in room C107 of Johnson Hall at Washington State University.