Crop and soil scientist Surendra Singh will lead research into better agriculture as the new dryland cropping systems agronomist and next director at the Lind Dryland Research Station.
The more than $1.2 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding will enable WSU researchers to study the synthesis of plant-derived chemicals.
WSU scientists and students are studying what happens to our senses when we pop treats like chocolate into our mouths. They are also developing healthier and more sustainable ways to enjoy our favorites.
Kangaroo feces might help provide an unlikely solution to the environmental problem of cow-produced methane, a WSU study indicates.
A total of 32 teams from WSU and several other universities participated in the event, which was sponsored by the AgAID Institute, and held in partnership with Microsoft and innov8.ag.
The Grower Training Course is one way to satisfy the Produce Safety Rule requirement that necessitates a supervisor or a responsible party on farms have successfully completed food safety training.
WSU scientists are at work in Northwest forests, studying how fallen logs and other woodland debris could shelter the huckleberry from a hotter, drier future.
Meat judging tests students’ ability to evaluate carcasses and cuts of beef, pork, and lamb. WSU’s team won the overall prize at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 15.
A team of WSU researchers was awarded one of 20 exploratory grants to access state-of-the-art equipment at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory in Richland, Washington.
The free virtual conference will bring research, extension, and production together to move soil health principles into practice. Sessions will run from 8 a.m. to noon each day.
