Winter 2020
New stars on the market shelf
Festive Cosmic Crisp® apples are a hit for eating fresh or cooking. » More ...
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Fall 2020
Flour power
King Arthur Flour Baking School at the WSU Bread Lab baked thousands of loaves to donate. » More ...
Fall 2020
A world without insects?
Insect abundance and biodiversity are declining worldwide. For Washington State University scientists, complacency is not an option. » More ...
Summer 2020
Great floods from simple sources
Farming on floodplains support both good agriculture and biodiversity, which inspires Jordan Jobe from WSU Puyallup Extension to educate on the worth of floodplains. » More ...
Fall 2019
Rainier cherries
Sensitive and sweet, Rainier cherries developed at WSU are "tree candy." » More ...
Summer 2019
Spinach
The leafy greens of spinach were fit for a queen and an American president. Packed with nutrients and versatile in cuisine, spinach grows all over but Washington State University leads research on spinach seeds in northwest Washington. » More ...
Summer 2019
WSU@Prosser
For a century, Washington State University's research and extension center at Prosser has fostered innovations, such as the Rainier cherry, the wine industry, AgWeatherNet, and automated and robotic agriculture. It all started with irrigation that transformed central Washington. » More ...
Spring 2019
What’s gone viral?
Grapevine leafroll viruses threatens the wine industry in Washington and beyond, which is why Washington State University researchers like Naidu Rayapati are exploring the way leafroll viruses travel through grape plants. » More ...
Spring 2019
Stopping the blighters
Fire blight, a voracious bacterial infection, has plagued apple and pear trees for years, but weather conditions have worsened the severity of infestations in Washington state since 2015. That has spurred Washington State University researchers to seek resistant trees and Extension educators to help growers manage the disease. » More ...
Spring 2019
Soil Man
USDA-ARS and WSU scientist Jim Cook spent 40 years probing the jungle of soil microbiomes, and his lifetime of practical work on soil health helped numerous farmers and led to an honorary doctorate from WSU. » More ...