Extension agent honored for soil health support for Washington farmers
WSU Extension Agent Paul Carter has earned the 2018 Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents.
Columbia County
Feb. 8: ‘Healthy Soils, Healthy Farms’ workshop
PULLMAN, Wash. – “Healthy Soils, Healthy Farms,” a workshop designed for farmers and interested residents in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho, will be presented by Washington State University Extension, 7:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, at Banyan’s Pavilion.
‘A quiet crisis’: The rise of acidic soil in Washington
DAYTON, Wash. – Gary Wegner first noticed the problem in 1991, when a field on his family’s farm west of Spokane produced one-fourth the usual amount of wheat. Lab tests revealed a surprising result: the soil had become acidic.
April 30: Fire behavior workshop in the Blue Mountains
By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences DAYTON, Wash. – Fire behavior, history, tools to evaluate conditions, firefighter roles and state regulations and policies will be discussed in a free workshop for woodland owners and others 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, April 30, at 111 Pattit Rd., Dayton.