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PULLMAN -- In order to address the needs of beginning farmers and ranchers and enhance the sustainability and competitiveness of U.S. agriculture, several western states will receive a $748,651 award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture.
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PULLMAN - Scientists at WSU, Oregon State University and the University of Idaho want to take a long-term look at dryland agriculture and ways to sustain it in the Northwest's interior. Their goal is to establish a single coordinated project to share expertise, research sites and computing power available from the three institutions.
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PULLMAN, Wash. – Imagine a salmon filet that looks, tastes and is as nutritious as freshly cooked salmon but has a shelf-life of more than six months. A new technology developed at Washington State University will make that dream a reality.
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A WSU scientist hopes to expand the barley market by developing new varieties that can be used better as food. Steve Ullrich, professor of crop and soil sciences, is using cross-breeding to develop varieties that will make barley more attractive and valuable to farmers, processors and consumers.
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PROSSER - Without enough Vitamin C, people can get sick with scurvy. Similarly, micronutrients like boron, zinc and copper can have a profound effect on plant health.
Soil scientist Joan Davenport and her colleagues at the WSU Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser are studying micronutrient utilization in Concord grapes. Washington is the nation’s No. 1 Concord grape producer.
