Rod Sayler, WSU wildlife ecologist (right, with hat), and David Huggins, USDA Agricultural Research Service, talk with farmers Thursday, June 27, about understanding and managing rodent populations in direct-seed systems during a field day at the Palouse Conservation Station. (Photo by Dennis Brown, College of Agriculture and Home Economics.)
Direct seeding — planting the next crop into the residue of the previous crop — has been a major focus of research conducted by WSU and USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists at the station since 1996. About 120 area farmers attended the event at the station located outside of Pullman.
WSU has been holding field days – under one name or another – for more than 100 years. Faculty either go out into the state to teach groups of farmers or invite producers to meet them at WSU research facilities around the state.
During these events, scientists give progress reports on various research projects, keeping producers abreast of developing new technologies and better systems of farming.
