Harvest time at Spillman Farm will be easier with gift of combines
The Zurn 150 combines came to WSU thanks to the Washington Grain Commission, which approved the nearly $500,000 gift in 2021.
Crop and Soils Science
Crop-saving soil tests now at farmers’ fingertips
By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. Soil pathogen testing – critical to farming, but painstakingly slow and expensive – will soon be done accurately, quickly, inexpensively and onsite, thanks to research that Washington State University scientists are sharing.
Battle for Spinach: Tiny crop, huge value, no virgin soil, big trouble
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – In the Pacific Northwest, spinach seed is a tiny crop with huge value. And it’s in big trouble.
Bread Lab director Stephen Jones earns Pellegrini Award
By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – Stephen Jones, director of the Washington State University Bread Lab and professor of Crop and Soil Sciences, has been named the recipient of the 2017 Angelo Pellegrini Award.
Jan. 4: Soil acidity on the Palouse focus of workshop
PULLMAN, Wash. – As the pH of the Palouse’s soil decreases, the concern of farmers and researchers has increased. Washington State University will host a soil acidity workshop featuring top experts from around the region.
Kent Keller named director of School of the Environment
By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Kent Keller, professor and fellow of the Geological Society of America, has been named director of the School of the Environment at Washington State University.
$1.5M for specialty crop research to improve fruits, vegetables, farming
By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Seven research teams at Washington State University will enhance the competitiveness of Pacific Northwest crops by fighting devastating diseases and advancing sustainable agriculture, thanks to more than $1.5 million in Specialty Crop Block Grant funds from the Washington state and the […]
Carpenter-Boggs honored with Alumni Achievement Award
PULLMAN, Wash. – Lynn Carpenter-Boggs, a Washington State University alumna and faculty member, was honored recently with the Washington State University Alumni Association (WSUAA) Alumni Achievement Award in recognition of her outstanding accomplishments as a researcher, professor and scientist in the fields of soil microbiology,sustainable agriculture and crop and soil sciences.