(Photo: Using DDDI system to identify diseased tree. Photo by Norm Dart, Puyallup Research and Extension Station.) Last spring, a small, nondescript moth alighted on a family apple tree in western Washington. Before it had time to make itself at home, however, it was whisked away by a vigilant crop consultant and identified as the Cherry […]
Rotational grazing, a goat dairy and a cheese facility were just three of the many features discussed at the first 2007 Farm Walk at Pine Stump Farm in Omak. Producers, farmers and community members toured the farm April 16 and learned the benefits and challenges of having a diversified, value-added livestock operation. Organized by Washington State […]
Photo: Soils technician Richard Bembenek works on heavy metals remediation. (Photo courtesy of Puyallup Research and Extension Center). The Puyallup Research and Extension Center, more than 100 years old, is in the midst of change. An action plan developed by the faculty and staff is shaping the center’s mission to better reflect and focus on […]
Don Tapio, a Washington State University extension agent in Grays Harbor county, is recovering after he was beaten and robbed at his Rochester farm on Sunday, March 18. Tapio lives in Elma, Wash. For the complete story go to The Grays Harbor Daily World at http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2007/03/22/local_news/04news.txt
PUYALLUP — Why would anyone intentionally build a new house with deck posts in contact with soil, improperly installed window flashings, a leaking toilet and attic insulation running right up to ventilation holes? The answer is to provide the first hands-on training facility in the western United States for structural pest inspectors where they can […]
Grain Millers, Inc., in Eugene, Ore., can’t get enough organic grain and is currently offering about $9 per bushel for what it can find, including barley. That’s about double the prices paid for conventionally grown grain. Cargill’s Ferndale Growers, which formulates organic feed for the state’s organic and dairy meat industries, is paying $100 to […]
SPOKANE – The impact of rising energy prices on food prices and income inequality in America will be featured topics as nearly 400 Washington State University Extension educators from throughout the state gather in Spokane March 6 – 8. “Envision, Empower, Evolve” is the theme for the bi-annual, All-Extension Conference, which will be held at the […]
Pete W. Jacoby Jr. assumed duties Jan. 1 as the agriculture program director for Washington State University Extension and associate dean for Outreach for WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences. The appointment was announced by Linda Kirk Fox, dean of Extension, and Dan Bernardo, dean of CAHNRS. “Pete has a rich career history working […]
SPOKANE- As many as 25 small rural communities in Washington state may get help in reducing poverty, thanks to a grant to the Washington State University Extension Center to Bridge the Digital Divide. The Northwest Area Foundation in St. Paul, Minn. has awarded up to $1.7 million to CBDD to bring its Horizons program to […]
SPOKANE – Charlotte Hardt, interim director of Washington State University Extension’s Eastern Washington Area Health Education Center, was recently named the 2006 recipient of the prestigious Louis Gorin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Rural Health Care.Given each year by The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) – a nonprofit organization that provides leadership on rural health […]