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Visiting Pakistani ag leaders discuss research, trade

Sohail Yousaf, CEO of MDS Foods, visits Food Services of America in Spokane during the training.  PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University recently conducted training for food industry executives from Pakistan to share best practices, state-of-the-art research and practical innovations as well as to encourage imports of U.S. agricultural and food products. It was the […]

Replacing chemical fumigation of fruit with low pressure

PULLMAN – Fruit consumers and growers will be delighted if Shaojin Wang, a WSU assistant research professor of biological systems engineering, can achieve his research goal. Wang is pursuing a method that could replace the chemical fumigation of apples and cherries grown in Washington with simple low-pressure treatments. Low-pressure storage technology changes the normal composition of air, creating an environment inhospitable […]

Professor hosts trade talk

Frank Asche, a full professor at one of the newest universities in Norway, University of Stavanger, will be presenting a seminar on trade restrictions at 3:30 p.m. on April 22 in Lighty 405. He is an applied econometrician/ marketing type, who specializes in fisheries and, more specifically, aquaculture. Much of his research involves trade, since […]

Focus on China commerce

SPOKANE–Trade opportunities with China are the focus of a daylong conference in Spokane Sept. 13. Sponsored by the Washington State University Asia Program, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, the Spokane International Trade Alliance (SITA) and the Spokane World Affairs Council (SWAC), the day will feature both private and public venues.“The executive roundtable and the […]