Fall 2022
Smarter orchards
The promise and progress of intelligent automation at Washington State University » More ...
Agriculture
Fall 2022
Videos: Robots in orchards
The robots are coming…to an orchard or field near you.
Robots, drones, and automation are part of the smart agriculture movement with the aim of creating the farms of the future.
Watch some of the robots in action…
Robotic apple harvester making headway (Good Fruit Grower, January 14, 2022)
Automatic fruit picker demonstration by FF Robotics (Good Fruit Grower, 2017)
Mechanical pollination trials on a commercial cherry crop (Good Fruit Grower, 2016)
Featuring WSU horticulturist Matthew Whiting at the Prosser-based WSU research orchard
LaserWeeder implement (Carbon Robotics, … » More …
Fall 2022
Smart sensing at Cook Farm
The Cook Agronomy Farm at Washington State University uses smart sensors to prepare for climate change effects on crops, help farmers be more precise and efficient, and study soil on agricultural lands.
Read more about automation and precision agriculture in “Smarter orchards.”
Fall 2022
BEE happy (and more)
Just a few ways to make WSU Cougs’ palates happy » More ...
Fall 2022
Latah squash
A delicious squash is found and shared » More ...
Fall 2022
Latah squash recipes
Latah squash is a Kirkland family treasure. The heirloom variety has been passed down for several generations.
Now, thanks to the efforts of Brad Jaeckel, manager of Eggert Family Organic Farm at Washington State University Pullman, seeds of the beloved cucurbit are available to gardening enthusiasts and farmers through a regional cooperative. Or, if you’re lucky enough to live on or near the Palouse, buy the whole fruit in person at Eggert Family Organic Farm or Affinity Farm in Moscow, Idaho, which also cultivates the rich, dense squash with bright orange as well as its seeds.
Joanne and Larry Kirkland are self-described … » More …
Summer 2022
Keeping it green
A Washington State University and USDA “seed curator” works to secure plant diversity and crop survival for our future farms. » More ...
Summer 2022
Seeds sown
The Washington State University research and Extension center at Mount Vernon celebrates 75 years. » More ...
Summer 2022
A burning issue
A more native approach to managing our Northwest’s natural fire cycles » More ...
Summer 2022
Strawberries
The gentle, fleeting sweetness of summer in Pacific Northwest strawberries » More ...