December 12, 2018
WSU economist Karina Gallardo has had a banner year, topped off by being elected as the president of the Food Distribution Research Society.
Agriculture Economics
October 15, 2018
Food box program helps families eat more nutritious meals, while giving rural farms and retailers a healthier economic base.
March 14, 2018
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University announced today that it has taken legal action in state and federal court against Phytelligence, an agricultural biotechnology company, for breach of contract and patent and trademark infringement. The litigation, which relates to the Cosmic Crisp apple, was filed to protect WSU’s intellectual property rights.
December 1, 2017
By Kate Ryan, WSU Extension
EVERETT, Wash. – A 12-week course, “Cultivating Success: Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Farm Business Planning,” begins Jan. 8 and will be offered 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Mondays, in Stanwood and Renton, via simulcasting.
November 20, 2017
As a board member, McCluskey will provide advice on requests and inquiries from Congress, federal and state agencies and other groups, identify frontiers of science and policy in the food, agricultural, and natural resources system, and advocate for the work of the Board.
November 8, 2017
PULLMAN, Wash. – David William Price, who worked for Washington State University Pullman in the School of Economic Sciences from September 1962 to August 2000, died Aug. 12, 2017.
August 25, 2017
SNOHOMISH, Wash. – The fall course series, “Sustainable Small-Acreage Farming and Ranching,” will begin Sept. 18 and, for the first time, simulcast to three locations near Stanwood, Enumclaw and Vashon Island.
July 27, 2017
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Four Washington State University faculty have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.
April 27, 2017
By Scott Weybright, CAHNRS Communications
When you’re the fifth generation of your family to grow up on a farm, agriculture is sort of ingrained.
February 6, 2017
By Eric Sorensen, WSU science writer
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers are undertaking an industrious investigation into the effects of global warming on plants. Making the effort possible is a fully automated “plant hotel” that can analyze up to 6,000 seedlings in a single experiment.