Food & Agriculture

A robotic gripper developed by WSU researchers was able to successfully grab more than 87.5% of the apples in an orchard without damaging the fruit.

WSU’s Knott Dairy Center is working with dairy farmers around the state to learn more about the challenges facing today’s industry and research solutions to those problems.

WSU hosts the 2024 Weed Science Field Tour from 1-5 pm on June 12 at research fields on the Palouse.

WSU breeders have kept Washington wheat competitive from the first varieties introduced in the early 1900s to the newest cultivars reaching farms this year.

Madelyn Calderon will be focused on quality control and creating research wines for the classroom.

WSU invites grain producers and partners to meet scientists at the Lind Dryland Research Station and learn about current research in one of the nation’s driest growing regions at the 106th annual Lind Field Day, Thursday, June 13, 2024.

Food engineers from WSU will host the upcoming Conference of Food Engineering, Aug. 25–28 in Seattle to spark new ideas for a more efficient, sustainable global food industry.

Charity Maosah’s current career path as a wine science PhD student stems in part from a childhood spent on her family’s farm in Kenya.

Researchers have found a way to genetically engineer a type of test plant to more efficiently produce different kinds of seed oil.

Experts drew on knowledge of the complex landscapes and seasonal rhythms of the Inland Pacific Northwest for a new year-round guide to boost the productivity of the region’s pastureland.