A recent visit from Australian professor Michael Walsh demonstrates that the key to helping WSU weed science researchers battle herbicide resistance could come from Down Under.
Join Washington State University and the Washington State Grape Society for the 2015 Washington State Viticulture Field Day on Friday, August 14, at the Roza Farm in Prosser. Commercial grape growers and anyone interested in learning about different aspects of grape production are welcome to learn about recent advances in juice- and wine-grape science and vineyard technology.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Herbicide applicators are responsible for managing and controlling off-target drift. As spring – and one of the two times of year when drift is most likely to occur – approaches, Washington State University Extension educators are offering some advice about how to avoid herbicide drift.
PULLMAN, Wash – The path of knowledge connecting university research labs to agricultural growers is being paved with a newly endowed position at Washington State University. Drew Lyon will be joining the WSU Department of Crop and Soil Sciences as the Endowed Chair in Small Grains Extension and Research, Weed Science, starting Sept. 1.
WSU’s First Certified-Organic Wine Grape Vineyard Harvests First Study on Weed Control As vineyard acreage in western Washington continues to increase, more farmers seek strategies for controlling weeds, especially in new vineyards. Heightened interest in organic wine grape growing on the west side also has growers looking for certified-organic weed control methods. Researchers Carol Miles […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Recognizing that the social dimension is as important as the technological and economic aspects, the National Academy of Sciences turned to Washington State University when it wanted expertise to assess the sustainability of U.S. agriculture. Raymond A. Jussaume, WSU professor of rural and community sociology, served on a NAS National Research Council […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Tim Miller, associate weed scientist and extension weed specialist at the WSU Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center, received the Kenneth J. Morrison Extension Award, Wednesday, July 10, at the center’s Center annual field day. The award recognizes WSU Extension faculty for significant contributions made to agronomic crop production and […]
It’s a Fact More than half of all apples grown in the United States for fresh eating come from orchards in Washington state. Washington apples are sold in all 50 states and more than 40 countries. Americans eat approximately 19.6 pounds of fresh apples annually, compared to about 46 pounds consumed annually by residents of […]
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – For the first time ever, the annual International Spinach Conference will be held in northwestern Washington, the largest spinach seed production region in the United States. It promises to be the largest conference to date with more than 100 participants already registered, including some from as far away as Denmark, Holland, […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University Extension Weed Specialist Joe Yenish is this year’s recipient of the Kenneth J. Morrison Extension Award in Crop and Soil Sciences. Named for an Extension agronomist who worked at WSU for more than 35 years, the award recognizes WSU Extension faculty for significant contributions made to agronomic crop production […]