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2008 News Releases

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August 2008
19th Grant County Hay King Contest Winners
13th Sustainable Small Farming & Ranching Courses this Fall in Washington and Idaho
13th Shitake Mushroom Cultivation to be Featured at Forest Field Day, August 23
12th WSU Wheat Breeder Will Partner in $9 Million EU Grant
7th Meehan Named Director of WSU Extension Natural Resources Stewardship Program
7th Sustaining the Small Farm: Course Offers Overview of Production, Marketing Options
7th Expansion of WSU Weather Monitoring System to Help Westside Producers
7th Forest Stewardship Coached Planning Short Course Sept. 4 - Oct. 23
6th Find Out What WSU Does for You at “A Taste of Washington State University”
4th Developing a Corn Maze: Another Way to Save the Farm
4th 21 Acres Agriculture and Environmental Learning Center Farm Walk, August 18
July 2008
29th Pierce Honored at Precision Ag Conference
21st WSU Receives Grant for Hanford Cleanup Research
17th "A Taste of WSU" at Seattle's Benaroya Hall Set for Aug. 28
17th WSU Wheat Varieties Dominate Washington Crop for 2008
15th Next Bugs & Blights Workshop to Focus on Mid-summer Pests
9th Families Invited to Explore the Wild Side of Snohomish County
9th Straw Residue Too Valuable to Harvest for Biofuels Production
7th Bilingual Farm Walk, July 28, Alm Hill Gardens, Everson
7th WSU Puyallup Field Day, July 21
1st Getting a Remote Idea on How Well Soil-Saving Technology Is Working
June 2008
30th Washington Organic Acreage, Production See Significant Increases in 2007
26th WSU Extension Forester Named Fellow in the Society of American Foresters
26th Farm Bill Will Provide Critical Funding for Ag Research
24th Scientific American Publishes Sustainable Ag Article by WSU Regents Professor Reganold
23rd WSU Extension Launches “Food Safety in a Minute” Podcast Series
23rd Conservation Station Field Day, June 26
23rd Intensive Grazing Workshop for Grass-Fed Livestock Production
23rd WSU 4-H Teen Conference June 29 – July 1
20th Weevils and Beetles Take Center Stage in Bugs and Blights Workshop Series
18th WSU Snohomish Extension Farmer-to-Farmer Series Goes to Farrier School
17th Farmer Field Day and Picnic Slated at the WSU-Mount Vernon NWREC
17th WSU Puyallup Field Day Highlights Pastured Poultry, Chicken Processing, Organic Farming Systems, Canola Trials, and Compost Concerns
4th Original Master Gardeners Program Turns 35
4th WSU Dryland Organic Cropping Systems Field Day, June 18
3rd Raw Milk Dairy and Co-op Market Next in Snohomish Farmer-to-Farmer Series
3rd Bioenergy Research to be Featured at WSU Small Grains Field Days
3rd On-Farm Demonstration of the Art and Science of Bagged Haylage
May 2008
28th MEDIA ADVISORY: WSU Viticulture and Enology Experts, Ag Dean, Available for Interviews
27th New Stone Fruit Breeder at WSU Prosser Center
21st Tri-State Forest and Range Owners Field Day June 14
20th WSU Extension Educator Receives $50,000 Grant
19th Diversified Wheat, Grain, and Livestock Farm Walk June 2, Zakarison Partnership, Pullman
13th Bugs & Blights Series Tackles Apple Maggot, Carpenter Ants and Canada Thistle
13th WSU to Host 78th State FFA Convention May 14-17
12th Public Dedication Set for New Memorial for Memorial Highway
12th WSU Snohomish County Extension Presents Farmer-to-Farmer Series
5th WSU Extension Workshop: Basic Winemaking with an Emphasis on Using Maritime Grapes
April 2008
24th WSU, Bee Industry Dedicate Funds to Study Colony Collapse Causes
23rd Pierce President-elect of American Society of Agronomy
23rd Von Wettstein Receives NIH Award to Develop Wheat Free of Harmful Gluten Proteins
22nd Organic Pastured Poultry and Beef Farm Walk May 5, Stokesberrry Sustainable Farms, Olympia
21st WSU Offers First Online Certificate in Organic Ag in United States
17th WSU Scientist Receives $510,000 Bioenergy Grant
17th WSU Animal Sciences Alumni Honored
14th April 28 Farm Walk Sweet Grass Beef Farm, Lopez Island
14th WSU CAHNRS Students Honored at 49th Annual College Awards Banquet
14th CAHNRS, Extension Employees Honored
14th WSU Extension Video Crew Earns National Award for Webcast
10th Growing Better Biofuel Feedstock Focus of $840,000 USDA Grant to WSU
8th Historic WSU Center Changes Ownership, Mission; Focuses on Sustainability
7th WSU to Honor 3 Alumnae April 16
7th Workshop to Focus on Equipment That Works for Today’s Small Farms
7th British Expert to Discuss Alternative Livestock Feed for Western Washington
3rd MEDIA ADVISORY: USDA To Announce Biofuels Research Grant at Pullman
March 2008
31st WSU Researcher Partners with High School Science Teacher for Genomics Research and Education
31st WSU Horticulture Club’s Annual Mom’s Weekend Plant Sales Features Ed Hume
26th April 14 Farm Walk To Feature Orchard Production, Marketing and Grafting at Nicholson Orchards, Peshastin
25th “Cultivating Our Reality” Focus of Annual Women and Agriculture Conference
20th Learn to Identify the Bugs of Spring
19th WSU Puyallup to Get “Green” Stormwater Control Retrofit
17th Extension-CCE Partnership Connects Students with the State
11th Master Gardeners Raising Funds to Put “Memorial” Back in Memorial Highway
February 2008
29th Washington State University Releases Four New Wheat Varieties
27th Become a Beekeeper with WSU Workshop
27th Wine Auction Tops $235,000 for WSU Program for Second Time
27th BVD Teleconferences Scheduled March 14, 19, and 24
25th “Vine to Wine” Workshop to Offer Business, Production Techniques
21st WSU 4-H Teen Leadership Coordinator Honored by State Legislature
20th Pesticide Transition Project Advisory Committee to Meet
20th WSU Livestock Advisors Schedule Small Livestock Workshops
20th Bringing Home the Apple (Genome) Cup: WSU, UW Spearhead International Project to Sequence Rosaceae DNA
19th Formal Launch of eXtension Feb 21
12th Pesticide Licensing Classes in Spanish Offered at Rochester High School
11th $500,000 in Ag Pilot Projects Funded
11th Teens to Learn About Elections at 4-Conference, Feb. 16-19
8th Workshops on Long Term Forest Practices Permits, Storm Damage Scheduled
6th WSU to Partner with Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center to Highlight Washington Agriculture radio news spot available
4th Renowned Architectural Illustrator to Offer Drawing Workshop at WSU
4th Genetic Map Should Speed Development of Snow Mold-Resistant Wheat
January 2008
30th Veteran WSU Extension Horticulturist to Lead Statewide Master Gardener Program
29th AgWeatherNet Hits the Palouse
28th Workshop on Westside Tree Fruit and Wine Grape Production
17th Does Your Forestland Qualify for a Property Tax Break?
15th Especialista en la Agricultura al Valor Agregado Trabaja en el Centro de Investigación y Extensión del Noroeste de Washington, de la Universidad del Estado de Washington, campus Mount Vernon
10th WSU Snohomish County 4-H Youth Restoring Mouse Creek for Salmon Habitat
10th WSU Snohomish County Extension Offers Opportunity for Climate Change Discussion
8th Business Planning Course Available for Westside Farmers and Growers
8th WSU Receives $81,000 Ag Pilots Grant

 

 

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