New entomology Endowed Chair excited about opportunity to help tree fruit industry
Tobin Northfield named WSU’s new Endowed Chair of Tree Fruit Entomology and Integrated Pest Management.
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Four WSU grad students selected for 2023-2024 ASEV scholarships
Four WSU graduate students are among the 25 individuals selected to receive highly competitive scholarships from the American Society for Enology and Viticulture.
WSU’s Cosmic Crisp® joins top 10 bestselling U.S. apple varieties
For the first time, Cosmic Crisp® joined the ranks of the top ten best-selling U.S. apple varieties.
WSU tree fruit Extension specialist recognized with Latino Leadership Award
Bernardita Sallato, a WSU assistant professor and tree fruit Extension specialist, received the Latino Leadership Award from the Washington State Tree Fruit Association for her outreach work with the Hispanic community.
Fresh harvest of WSU’s research-boosting apple hits stores Dec. 1
With each harvest, scientists learn more about how to grow and share the WSU-bred Cosmic Crisp® apple.
Cross-university internships at Prosser research & Extension center help students, mentors grow
In collaborative internships, visiting students explore wine science, entomology, fruit breeding, and engineering at IAREC.
New from Extension: Are sweet cherries feasible for my orchard?
Free guides help orchardists learn whether popular sweet cherries are economic for their farms.
Partnership shares genetics for earlier ripening, grower-friendly sweet cherries
New agreement allows researchers to exchange and study genetic material for high-flavor, next-gen cherries
Endowed chair launches new lab to study evolving bacterial foes of tree fruit
Frank Zhao will study and seek better ways to manage devastating pathogens.
Grant supports affordable testing to fight Little Cherry Disease
WSU will help Washington cherry growers test more trees for Little Cherry Disease thanks to a WSDA grant received by the Washington State Tree Fruit Association.
