Agriculture

Aurora Clark, Thomas Okita, John Reganold and Linda Thomashow were recently elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Holiday poinsettias will be for sale from the Washington State University Horticulture Club 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Dec. 5–6 at the greenhouses near Ferdinand’s Ice Cream Shoppe.

WSU Tri-Cities students Kyle Brunson and Danae Williams earned the grand prize at the competition for the wine label and business and financial plans they developed for their proposed wine, “Gladiolus Red Mountain Rosé.”

Two new projects, funded by more than $600,000 in national and state grants, are helping landowners become experts at protecting their forests.

Gary Chastagner’s excitement for holiday fir trees has permeated his research work since 1979 and recently earned him a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Christmas Tree Association.

Family forest and farm owners in southeastern Washington can learn how to steward and pass their lands to the next generation, at the “Ties to the Land” workshop, Tuesday, Nov. 12 in Asotin, Wash. 

WSU Extension Forestry offers a free evening seminar on the impacts recent droughts have had on trees and what that means for privately owned forests in the region.

WSU Extension Forestry offers a free evening seminar on the impacts recent droughts have had on trees and what that means for privately owned forests in the region.

WSU research explores the pros and cons of pumpkin production on biodegradable mulch, a practice that puts less plastic waste in the landfill.

The facility will be the future home of the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory where WSU scientists will conduct detection and surveillance programs for animal and public health.