Food & Agriculture

A parasitoid wasp that is the natural enemy of a fly known as the spotted-wing drosophila could be a good friend to fruit growers.

A team of biochar producers, practitioners, scientists, and engineers have published a roadmap for future development of the biochar industry in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Cole Baerlocher will be the first Washingtonian to become the national president of the organization that prepares youth for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture.

The 124‑page “roadmap” outlines current challenges and pathways to help maintain healthy soils as an agricultural and environmental resource.

Co‑hosts Sean Alexander and Patrick Shults, foresters for northeast and southwest Washington, respectively, created the Forest Overstory podcast as a new avenue for woodland education.

On a Halloween pumpkin, warts, and bumps have a certain spooky charm. But some unwanted bacteria open the door to infections that ruin this bright, seasonal fruit.

WSU researchers will study different hemp varieties and do chemical analysis of them as part of a new U.S. Department of Agriculture grant.

This summer, the Puget Sound Institute of Food Technologists donated $100,000 to the School of Food Science while also providing another $50,000 in student scholarships.

The Soil to Society project seeks to increase nutrition from the ground up, integrating soil quality, plant breeding, food science and health research.

The program helps keep Northwest farms, forests, fisheries and communities strong through leadership education and development.