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Looking back at autumn: Average season ends with chill

By Rachel Webber, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PROSSER, Wash. – Autumn weather in Washington typically becomes increasingly active from September to November, but that was not the case in 2013. September kicked off the season with a superstorm, one of the highlights of the fall.

Oct. 28: Science, ethics and politics of genetically modified foods considered by Foley Institute panelists

PULLMAN, Wash. – Pros, cons, science and ethics of genetically modified food crops will be the topic of a free, public panel discussion at 4:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, in Bryan Hall 305 at Washington State University.

AgWeatherNet shows 2011 spring wettest, windiest in 20 years

      PROSSER, Wash. – Following a winter of wild weather extremes, springtime in central Washington was the wettest and windiest since 1990, according to data recently analyzed by Nic Loyd, Washington State University meteorologist, and Gerrit Hoogenboom, director of WSU AgWeatherNet.   Following periods of unusual warmth in January and February, a large-scale pattern […]

Food-system scholars to present ideas on sustainable food

WSU Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center will present ideas about future directions in sustainable food production systems with agricultural experts on Friday, Oct. 22. The forum is free and open to anyone. The forum consists of two panels, one in Mount Vernon and the other in Pullman, interacting via a live video conferencing feed. […]

WSU scientists to present at regional crop adviser conference

PULLMAN, Wash. – Scientists from the WSU department of crop and soil sciences will be among the featured presenters at the Northwest Certified Crop Adviser Conference to be held Aug. 2 – 4 in Spokane.   WSU faculty members will lead six of the conference’s 24 breakout sessions:   Rich Koenig, soil scientist and chair […]