New grant will allow WSU to help underserved farmers apply for loans
A new program led by WSU will help farmers in underserved communities navigate the USDA Farm Service Agency’s online loan application process.
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WSU researchers to study feasibility of organic Inland Northwest wheat
Scientists will study the best way to shift to organic wheat farming through a new USDA grant.
Improving and increasing urban agriculture goal of two new grants
WSU’s Metropolitan Center for Applied Research and Extension will bolster urban agriculture with help from two new grants funded by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
WSU scientists will use two new grants to study plant oil production
WSU received more than $1.2 million from two USDA grants that fund research into improving plant oils.
New grant aims to reduce plastic taken from fields to landfills
WSU leads a new $8 million USDA-funded project aiming to advance soil-biodegradable plastic mulches and develop innovative methods for recycling the regular plastic mulch.
Grad student wins fellowship to study buckwheat’s potential
WSU Ph.D. candidate Rachel Breslauer received a $120,000 USDA pre-doctoral fellowship to study buckwheat as a cash crop as well as a cover crop.
WSU researchers part of $7.6 million grant to study impact of smoke on grapes and wine
PROSSER, Wash. – Washington State University researchers are part of a team of west coast university collaborators that received a $7.6 million grant to study the impact of smoke exposure on grapes, a project that…
WSU awarded $10 million to increase nutrition in food crops
WSU’s Soil to Society project recently received a five-year, $10 million grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Grant expands relationships and access to hands-on science experiences
A new grant will allow undergraduate students from WSU and partner institutions in eastern Washington and norther Idaho to get real-world agricultural research experience.
WSU, Oregon State research team helps modernize blueberry pollination
To help grow $800M crop, team studies ways to improve bee pollination.
