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After more than sixty years in service to agriculture, Johnson Hall has done its job. Teardown of the Pullman campus’s fourth largest structure is WSU's biggest-ever demolition. |
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Northwest growers and ag professionals can take part in two days of hands-learning at the 2022 WSU Wheat Academy, Dec. 13-14 at Pullman. Discuss disease diagnostics, insect pest management, herbicide decisions, soil health, and much more directly with experts. |
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This August and September, students from private and two-year institions in Central Washington joined wine science, entomology, fruit breeding, and engineering projects, giving research and diversity in ag a boost at WSU's Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center. |
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Greenhouses full of cannabis are legal in several states around the country, but growing techniques can still date back to those secretive times when cannabis was contraband. “There’s a lot of hearsay in this industry,” says Professor Mark Lange. |
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Growers of crops like strawberries, raspberries, pumpkins, tomatoes, and melons depend on plastic mulch to enhance productivity. That mulch is rarely recycled, and the soil-biodegradable version isn’t allowed in organic production. |
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Making aviation biofuels from non-food crops is the goal of a new Department of Energy-funded project that includes significant contributions from WSU. |
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Upcoming Events
2022 Online Western Washington Forest Owners’ Fall Field Day
Offered by WSU Extension Foresters, this Oct. 22 Zoom field day helps landowners learn how to keep their forests resilient and productive.
Tree Fruit: Stakeholder Listening Sessions
Join the Tree Fruit team to give feedback on Extension needs and priorities for 2023. Listening sessions will be held in north, central and south central Washington: Oct. 25 at Wenatchee, and Oct. 27 at Union Gap.
Coached Planning – Forest Stewardship Shortcourse
WSU Extension Forestry hosts this stewardship shortcourse, Nov. 3, 2022, to Jan. 19, 2023. Coached Planning teaches forest owners to know when their forest is healthy; how to protect land from wildfire and enhance wildlife habitat; how to harvest timber fairly and sustainably; and many other valuable skills and topics.
2023 NW Cherry and Stone Fruit Research Review
The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission and Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission host a hybrid event, Nov. 8 at Yakima, featuring continuing and final research project reports on Little Cherry Disease, Spotted Wing Drosophila, horticulture, breeding, mildew, and other topics.
42nd Food Safety & Sanitation Workshop
Co-hosted by WSU Extension experts with the School of Food Science, this workshop, Nov. 8-9 at Portland, addresses basics and cutting-edge issues related to food safety. |
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