Food & Agriculture

The 2019 field day includes tours on improved growing practices, pest management, and a look at commercial seed trials.

Despite their ancient origins, pulse crops, such as dry peas, lentils and chickpeas, are enjoying renewed popularity as scientists and others evaluate options for feeding a growing global population.

A research team led by WSU Professor Hanu Pappu has used AI to predict a handful of likely proteins that a virus could attack in plants.

Explore the latest tools and ideas in the fight against farm weeds at WSU’s 2019 Weed Science Field Tour, Wednesday, June 19, in Pullman.

Their work is a powerful new tool for addressing a bevy of regulatory concerns and commercial claims as non-medical marijuana, hemp and CBD products become more commonplace.

A team of WSU researchers is putting satellites and drones to work in the hunt for better wheat varieties to help feed a growing world more sustainably.

With summer barbecue season in full swing, the WSU Insider dug into the Ask Dr. Universe archives for this hunger-inducing 2017 article. 

WSU research shows there is an opportunity for developing wine tourism in Washington State and Oregon by marketing characteristics such as natural vineyards and organic practices.

Researchers at Washington State University are helping grape growers fight iron chlorosis, a pervasive and destructive disease that threatens Concord grapevines throughout the state.

WSU researchers have found that an electronic tongue is more effective and accurate in taste-testing fiery foods than sensitive human taste buds.

Grapevine powdery mildew is a perennial challenge grape growers face that can decimate crops if left unchecked, costing the industry hundreds of millions of dollars annually.

WSU has enthusiastically supported the bill since its first hearing in January, testifying that legislation such as this will improve the educational experience of enology and viticulture students.

WSU researchers have found a way to make food taste salty but with less of the sodium chloride tied to poor health.

The refrigeration technology the researchers are developing centers on fighting varroa destructor mites, one of the leading causes of colony collapse disorder in honey bees.

WSU animal sciences researcher Amber Adams Progar is helping launch the new Washington State Dairy Safety Network to help dairy employees stay safe on the job.

Four elk with elk hoof disease were detected in recent months in northwest Washington in areas where the disease had previously not been detected.