PULLMAN, Wash. — The four million tons of wheat straw produced annually in the Pacific Northwest may have a new market thanks to a researcher with the International Marketing Program for Agricultural Commodities & Trade (IMPACT) Center at Washington State University. Dr. Marie-Pierre Laborie has designed a process to turn the otherwise wasted wheat straw […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — “The Changing Beef Market” will be the focus of Washington State University’s Beef Information Day scheduled Sept. 24 at Moses Lake. “The dynamics of marketing in the beef industry are changing rapidly,” said Art Linton, WSU Extension beef scientist, “creating opportunities for cow-calf producers to add value to their market. “We have […]
PUYALLUP, Wash. — Specialty and gourmet foods generate retail revenues of $30 billion annually in the United States. Northwest farmers will have a chance to tap into this growing market at an upcoming conference on value-added processing. The New Food Entrepreneur Conference will be presented by Washington State University’s Small Farms Team on April 1 […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — A closer partnership between businesses and scientists to add value to agricultural exports is the goal of a 15-state conference in Portland, Monday, Feb. 9. Topics that will be addressed by business executives, government officers and university scientists include: Meeting rising food safety standards. What do foreign markets want in value-added agricultural […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — New crops, new income sources, new thinking and new hope for Eastern Washington and Central Washington farmers will be the focus of a seminar scheduled June 12 at the Community Building in St. John. “Value-Added Opportunities for Eastern Washington Agriculture” should interest people in all segments of agriculture, according to Paul Peterson, […]