Agriculture

A research team led by WSU Professor Hanu Pappu has used AI to predict a handful of likely proteins that a virus could attack in plants.

By dining on pests and reducing growers’ need to spray insecticides, earwigs are unappreciated predators that have important benefits for agriculture.

The agreement with Valdemar Family Wine Estates will provide new educational opportunities for international collaboration in the field of wine science.

Explore the latest tools and ideas in the fight against farm weeds at WSU’s 2019 Weed Science Field Tour, Wednesday, June 19, in Pullman.

Supported by a $1.4 million grant, WSU researchers are developing new eDNA techniques to reveal and understand endangered amphibians on military bases across the nation.

A team of WSU researchers is putting satellites and drones to work in the hunt for better wheat varieties to help feed a growing world more sustainably.

With summer barbecue season in full swing, the WSU Insider dug into the Ask Dr. Universe archives for this hunger-inducing 2017 article. 

WSU research shows there is an opportunity for developing wine tourism in Washington State and Oregon by marketing characteristics such as natural vineyards and organic practices.

Farmers can learn about the newest wheat and pea varieties, soil health, and improved practices for Washington’s drylands at Washington State University’s 103rd annual Lind Field Day, Thursday, June 13.

Researchers at Washington State University are helping grape growers fight iron chlorosis, a pervasive and destructive disease that threatens Concord grapevines throughout the state.