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Food & Agriculture

Forest debris could shelter huckleberry from climate change

WSU scientists are at work in Northwest forests, studying how fallen logs and other woodland debris could shelter the huckleberry from a hotter, drier future.

SoilCon 2023 to be held Feb. 14–15

The free virtual conference will bring research, extension, and production together to move soil health principles into practice. Sessions will run from 8 a.m. to noon each day.

Washington state quinoa can make a better cookie

A WSU study showed that two types of quinoa — bred specifically to grow in Washington state — worked well as a high‑fiber, high‑protein additive flour for commercial cookies.