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Getting a Remote Idea on How Well Soil-Saving Technology Is Working
LIND, Wash. – In the six counties of central and eastern Washington where wheat growers can count on only 8 to 12 inches of precipitation annually, they fallow fields for a year between crops to accumulate enough moisture to grow the next crop. There’s another thing growers are trying to save: their soil. Read more » 
Washington Organic Acreage, Production See Significant Increases in 2007
WENATCHEE, Wash. - Certified organic acreage farmed in Washington state continues to expand, increasing by an estimated 27 percent between 2006 and 2007. Since 2004 the amount of certified acreage being farmed in the state has increased by 86 percent. Those growth estimates are documented in the annual profile of the state's organic acreage and crops compiled by the Washington State University Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. Read more »
WSU Extension Forester Named Fellow in the Society of American Foresters
SEATTLE, Wash. – Washington State University Extension forester Don Hanley has been named a Fellow in the Society of American Foresters, the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit professional forestry organization. The honor is bestowed on only about five percent of the society’s members to recognize outstanding contributions to the society and the forestry profession. SAF Fellows are elected by the society’s membership. Read more »
300 Expected for WSU 4-H Teen Conference
More than 300 teens from across the state will come to Pullman to participate in this year’s WSU 4-H Teen Conference from Sunday, June 29 to Tuesday, July 1. Read more »
Farm Bill Will Provide Critical Funding for Ag Research
PULLMAN, Wash. – The nearly $300 billion Farm Bill, enacted by a second House and Senate override of President George W. Bush’s veto this past week, will provide critical funding for agricultural research in Washington state, said Ralph Cavalieri, associate dean and director of the Washington State University Agricultural Research Center. Read more »
Conservation Station Field Day, June 26
PULMAN, Wash. – “Bioenergy Cropping Systems Research” will be the theme of the USDA-Agricultural Research Service Palouse Conservation Field Station field day set for Thursday, June 26. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.with field tours scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon. The Palouse Conservation Field Station is located 1.5 miles north of Pullman on Highway 27, turn west and go one-half mile on Albion Road. Read more »
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June 24 - Scientific American Publishes Sustainable Ag Article by WSU Regents Professor Reganold
June 23 - WSU Extension Launches “Food Safety in a Minute” Podcast Series
June 20 - Weevils and Beetles Take Center Stage in Bugs and Blights Workshop Series
June 18 - WSU Snohomish Extension Farmer-to-Farmer Series Goes to Farrier School
June 17 - Farmer Field Day and Picnic Slated at the WSU-Mount Vernon NWREC
June 11 - WSU Seeks Grant Proposals for Community Technology Programs
June 4 - Original Master Gardeners Program Turns 35
May 27 - New Stone Fruit Breeder at WSU Prosser Center
May 20 - WSU Extension Educator Receives $50,000 Grant
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A partnership of organizations in Snohomish County is helping reconnect kids to nature as a result of programming that gives youth knowledge, experience and life skills. Youth are able to re-connect to their environment, their community and hopefully to a better understanding of their role in the world. Read more »
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State Panel Tackles Climate Change Agricultural Impacts
Farmers are among the most climate-dependent business owners in the state, and may have the most to lose to climate change impacts. They also may see some opportunities.
That’s why Washington state has convened the Agricultural Working Group on Climate Change Mitigation to explore climate change impacts on agricultural producers. Chad Kruger of WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources and leader of the university’s Climate Friendly Farming project is co-leader of the new panel. Read more »
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