Aerial drones could eventually help Washington farmers recoup some of the $80 million a year in crop damage caused by birds.
Benton County
Eight WSU Extension faculty members and their teams were honored for their community support by the National Extension Association for Family and Consumer Sciences.
By Seth Trucott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences
PASCO, Wash. – Staff from the Pasco Lowe’s store built and installed nearly 100 community garden beds to help feed local families, and the Master Gardeners of Benton and Franklin counties recently saluted their efforts with the 2016 Volunteer of the Year award.
By Karen Sowers, WSU Extension
RICHLAND, Wash. – Record or near-record canola yields are expected this year in eastern Washington and the video below shows a crop near Odessa being pushed into tight rows for gradual ripening before harvest in about a week.
By Hope Belli Tinney, Washington SBDC
RICHLAND, Wash. – What happens when your small company is acquired by a big company, but then it turns out that size matters and small is better?