WSU Extension

SEQUIM, Wash. – Washington State University is part of an $8 million effort to accelerate development of experimental model systems in marine microbial ecology.

By Hope Belli Tinney, Washington SBDC OLYMPIA, Wash. – As a college senior in business administration, Myles Kirchmeier planned to start a business by his early 30s – the age his father was when he opened a heating and cooling company. But Mike Kirchmeier asked his son what he was waiting for: “All you have […]

EVERETT, Wash. – The Master Beekeeper introductory/refresher course will be 6:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays, Nov. 16-Dec. 14, in McCollum Park at Washington State University Snohomish County Extension’s Cougar Auditorium, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. The five-week course will repeat beginning Feb. 22.

By Kate Halstead, WSU Extension EVERETT, Wash. – This event has been canceled and may be rescheduled for the spring. The desire to eat healthy and help local food banks has prompted many neighborhoods to start community gardens. But some struggle to attract volunteers and keep going. A director of a successful garden will speak […]

MOSES LAKE, Wash. – Karen Lewis, a Washington State University Extension regional tree fruit specialist, has been appointed to lead WSU’s tree fruit extension team, effective Oct. 1.

By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences WENATCHEE, Wash. – A Washington State University researcher has found that yoga can help fathers in jail be better dads.

EVERETT, Wash. – Accurate financial records are essential to a farm business. A two-Saturdays workshop Oct. 24 and Nov. 7 will include information from experts about how to set up and maintain a farm money system.

By Hope Belli Tinney, Washington SBDC LONGVIEW, Wash. – When Tabitha Beneke’s father died in 2012 and she inherited his locksmith business, the three long-time employees of Keys Plus faced several possible scenarios, none of them pretty.

By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences ELLENSBURG, Wash. – Washington State University will host two workshops for landowners, cattlemen, natural resource professionals and others interested in how cattle grazing may affect water quality.

By Hope Belli Tinney, Washington SBDC YAKIMA, Wash. – Peek inside Auto Art and Collision Repair at closing time and it looks like the answer to a math problem: how many average-size automobiles can you fit into a 5,000-square-foot body shop?