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PULLMAN, Wash. – You’ve got to know your dough. Whether you want chewy cookies or crispy dunkers, it’s all about chemistry. Especially when it comes to the flour.

By Emily Smudde, Crop & Soil Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – The Weed Science Field Tour at Washington State University will be 1-6 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, at the R.J. Cook Agronomy Farm in Pullman.

SEATTLE – Washington State University research projects about celiac disease-safe wheat and premature infant pain detection are among the ideas to receive $2.9 million in funding from Washington’s Life Sciences Discovery Fund.

By Alyssa Patrick, Economic Development MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – Bringing tradition and innovation together to highlight natural flavors is the future of good food, said award-winning chef Marc Vetri at a lecture in Mount Vernon last week.

By Cathy McKenzie, WSU Mount Vernon MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – James Beard Award-winning chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Marc Vetri will share his culinary insights – and fresh pasta samples – at a free, public book signing at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 16, at the Washington State University Mount Vernon Research Center.

By Sylvia Kantor, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – The release of a new winter wheat variety named “Jasper” honors the legacy of the wheat breeding program at WSU started by William Jasper Spillman in 1894. The first variety developed by the university was released in 1905. Jasper marks the […]

By Sylvia Kantor, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences LIND, Wash. – In the world’s driest rainfed wheat region, Washington State University researchers have identified summer fallow management practices that can make all the difference for farmers, water and soil conservation, and air quality.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Wheat growers and crop consultants are invited to the inaugural WSU Extension Wheat Academy Dec. 16 and 17 at Washington State University Pullman.

By Eric Sorensen, WSU science writer PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have found “the most famous wheat gene,” a reproductive traffic cop of sorts that can be used to transfer valuable genes from other plants to wheat.

By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – A close relative of the cereal cyst nematode was discovered in Washington for the first time this summer. Scientists don’t believe quarantines will be required but are assessing the significance of the discovery.