The workshop covered soil assessment and testing, as well as the benefits of conservation practices.
The first endowed potato researcher at Washington State University will dig deep into soil health. Steve Culman, distinguished endowed chair in soil health for potato cropping systems, will be…
As a dryland cropping systems agronomist in western Nebraska for 22 years, Drew Lyon used to read Bill Schillinger's research papers.
MONROE, Ore. — Rising fuel prices have validated farmer Eric Horning’s most recent experiment with reduced tillage despite earlier difficulties with the technique.
Poison Hemlock is blooming in the Northwest and columnist Doug Warnock urges livestock producers and landowners to learn to recognize and look for these poisonous plants. They can hurt many ty…
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An invasive fruit fly and major agricultural pest affecting Northwest berries, cherries and winegrapes may be about to meet its biological match. Oregon State University researchers will relea…
Anitha Chitturi has researched thrips for a decade. Most recently, she’s focused on managing the tiny insects in the Treasure Valley onion crop — including by reducing their appetites. The ent…
CLE ELUM, Wash. — Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center has written a book on the conservation-minded doing "cool, positive things that are collaborative, rather than combative." It’s due…
Plasma-centered approach to cleaning could help food processors.
The state Turfgrass Seed Commission and Washington State University will host a field day to highlight the latest advances at WSU’s Turfgrass Breeding and Ecology farm.
Researchers plan to expand their network of spore traps to test for diseases before they appear in crops. The network is designed to serve as an early warning system for airborne diseases.
Jake Bledsoe returns to the University of Idaho to marry aquaculture research with outreach.
TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Chobani is giving $1 million to the University of Idaho’s long-anticipated Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment to help fund construction of the nation’s larges…
DAVIS, Calif. — Researcher Jorge Dubcovsky and his team have identified one of the genes in wheat that increases yield — the holy grail for farmers.
Deciding when to start irrigating vineyards each season is a question of economic objectives, says Alec Levin, of Oregon State University's Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center. Are g…
PULLMAN, Wash. — Wendy Powers will be the next dean of Washington State University's agricultural college. She is currently associate vice president of agriculture and natural resources at the…
As wheat crop tours for farmers resume in the Pacific Northwest, researchers also plan to get together for their annual field day.
Researcher Leonora Bittleston and her team at Boise State University are hunting for the microbes and fungi that help sagebrush plants thrive during drought. Their work could benefit sagebrush…
Surendra Dara was hired in January by Oregon State University to serve as station director for the North Willamette Research and Extension Center. For Dara, the focus on sustainability has led…
In 2020, Staci Simonich made history when she became the first woman to serve as executive associate dean of Oregon State University's College of Agricultural Sciences. She made history again …
The high price of the herbicide glyphosate means some alternatives will be more affordable for farmers, a weed scientist says.
Gov. Kate Brown says the transfer of the Elliott State Forest to Oregon State University will resolve a long-running controversy and opens the way to a different future for the south coast acreage.
SALEM — The past two years have been difficult for everyone, but some 87,000 farmworkers in Oregon have faced some of the worst hardships, with state officials sometimes failing to protect the…
Farmers turn to university and extension researchers for help and information. Those researchers usually turn to agricultural librarians.
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Last week, Alexander “Alec” Levin, an Oregon State University viticulturist and assistant professor, planted a “no-touch” vineyard at a Southern Oregon research center. T…
BOISE — Western Juniper trees spreading across rangeland can be turned into a livestock feed ingredient, nutritionist Travis Whitney told the Idaho House Resources and Conservation Committee.
Oregon State University has named Staci Simonich, an award-winning researcher and faculty member who has worked in OSU leadership for more than two decades, as the new dean of its College of A…
Luke and Sara Adams use cover crops for pest management, soil improvement and better yields.
Farmers continue to increase their use of no-till practices, crop rotations, more efficient irrigation methods and advanced technologies, according to a report from USDA’s Natural Resources Co…
Oregon State University researcher Erica Chernoh aims to lengthen Oregon's strawberry-growing season. Early results from trials are promising, showing the season can be extended by at least 2 months.
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State University researchers say byproducts from food processing, including the pomace left over from apples after juicing, can be turned into an environmentally frien…
BOISE — Researcher Hans-Peter “HP” Marshall uses satellites, microwave radar, remote sensors and other advanced technology to study snowpacks. Much of his work boils down to finding ways to mo…
Forest health will be a hot topic at Washington State University Extension's Forest Owner Winter School. It will be online Feb. 26. Registration is due before 5 p.m. Feb. 25.
CORVALLIS, Ore. — New research on native bees could help Oregon farmers, support pollinators and boost public knowledge about wild bees.
Bernadine Strik gave a career retrospective that highlighted key findings from her blueberry research at this week's blueberry industry meeting. In return for her decades of work, the industry…
The University of California-Davis is leading a $15 million, five-year research project to accelerate wheat breeding to meet new climate realities and train a new generation of plant breeders.…
LEBANON, Ore. — On Feb. 11, the Oregon Seed Research Institute, an organization recently formed by the seed industry, hosted grass seed commissioners, state Department of Agriculture officials…
Carbon Robotics, a Seattle-based startup company, is harnessing the power of lasers to zap weeds without tillage, without chemicals and without hand labor. The technology reveals another way t…
Alan Sams, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University, announced he is leaving Corvallis in March to accept a position at Texas A&M University.
JUNCTION CITY, Ore. — Solbere, a natural, protective coating that apple growers have long been spraying on orchards to prevent fruit from sunburning, is getting upgraded.
Washington State University weed scientists Drew Lyon and Ian Burke have released their annual report on the effectiveness of various herbicides.
A Washington State University researcher hopes to get at least 50 participants for a study of groundwater trends and vulnerabilities in Eastern Washington.
Facilities at Oregon State University's North Willamette Research and Extension Center are getting an upgrade, thanks in part to two large private donations — including one that is the largest ever.
A Washington State University search committee is narrowing the list of applicants to be the next dean of the agricultural college. Former Dean Andre-Denis Wright left in June to become provos…
New research is enabling producers to breed sheep successfully out of season using a method called light extension protocol, or "photoperiod protocol."
MOSCOW, Idaho — Ryanne Pilgeram wants to make sure women farmers have ready access to the resources they need.
WSU's College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences has received expedited approval to hire a new agronomist to lead research in a region that includes 3 million dryland acres.
New research from Oregon State University reveals that hemp could offer protection from COVID-19, adding to the list of benefits for the versatile crop.
Oregon State University has chosen Surendra Dara as the new director of the North Willamette Research and Extension Center.
The annual Miller Research Potato Pest Management Meeting is slated for Feb. 10 in Rupert, Idaho.
Researchers have developed a robotic artificial intelligence system that could advance the development of disease-resistant crops, including mildew-resistant grapevine varieties.
New USDA research is digging into the carbon storage capacity of grass seed crops grown in the Willamette Valley, which could benefit farms by providing healthier soils and potential revenue f…
The new Washington State University AgWeatherNet school will help farmers set up weather stations in their fields during an online class next month.
ROSEBURG, Ore. — In his 21 years as the Oregon State University Extension Service horticulture agent for Douglas County, Steve Renquist has seen a major expansion of the area’s agricultural in…
