Wednesday, May 22, 2013
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. -- A newly released feed barley at Washington State University bears the name of longtime wheat breeder Steve Lyon. Kevin Murphy, a barley breeder at WSU's Mount Vernon Research Center, developed the variety and chose to honor Lyon in this way. "As a graduate student in St ...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:09 AM
As the popularity of the Middle Eastern dip hummus grows in the U.S., the number of acres of chickpeas planted in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere is expected to increase, an industry spokesman said. Some 90,000 acres of chickpeas were planted this year in Washington state, the dominant produc ...
Friday, May 17, 2013 10:07 AM
International experts will converge on the Pacific Northwest this summer as part of efforts to develop quinoa varieties for the region. Online registration is open for the International Quinoa Research Symposium, which is Aug. 12-14 in the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education on the Washingto ...
Friday, May 10, 2013 8:38 AM
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. -- A weed scientist is on his way to Scotland to help Pacific Northwest growers produce raspberries that are more healthful. Tim Miller has conducted trial projects at Washington State University's Northwestern Washington Extension and Research Center to explore how weeds and ...
Wednesday, May 08, 2013 11:37 AM
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Researchers at Washington State University are working to fight an insect pest that spreads bacteria to U.S. orange trees. The Asian citrus psyllid spreads the citrus greening disease by piercing citrus trees with a needle-like mouthpiece, similar to a mosquito transmitting mala ...
Wednesday, May 08, 2013 10:56 AM
Washington ranchers will discuss efforts to get rid of a weed linked to crooked calf syndrome when Washington State University Extension hosts a viewing of range renovation plots. The event begins at 9 a.m. May 15 on Spencer's Figure 50 Ranch between Lamont and Ritzville, Wash. The goal is to re ...
Tuesday, May 07, 2013 2:15 PM
RICHLAND, Wash. -- A Spokane team has been chosen to design and build a new $23 million Washington State University Wine Science Center at the WSU Tri-Cities campus in Richland. Lydig Construction Inc. and ALSC Architects were announced as the team by the WSU Wine Science Center Development Autho ...
Monday, May 06, 2013 9:52 AM
MOSCOW, Idaho -- Students in the University of Idaho's advanced agribusiness management class have been helping the region's agricultural businesses solve their toughest problems. UI seniors Mark Goddard, Hannah Hallock, Shelbie Lincoln and Kenneth Pete recently discussed their work with Harvest ...
Friday, May 03, 2013 10:52 AM
Analysis An eagerly awaited report about endangered species has managed the rare feat of pleasing both environmentalists and the pesticide industry. The National Academy of Sciences report examines processes used by federal agencies to evaluate the risk that pesticides pose to protected speci ...
Thursday, May 02, 2013 4:42 PM
Steve Petrie, director of Oregon State University's Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center for 12 years, is going to work for Yara US, one of the largest fertilizer companies in the world. As manager of Yara's Agronomic Services unit, Petrie will be responsible for all agronomic activities in ...
Thursday, May 02, 2013 10:51 AM
The National Potato Council's annual scholarship for a graduate student pursuing potato research has been doubled to $10,000, the organization recently announced. The deadline for submitting applications is June 14, and the winner will be announced in August. NPC has awarded research scholarships ...
Wednesday, May 01, 2013 9:48 AM
Stripe rust is spreading quickly on susceptible wheat varieties in Oregon State University test plots, extension cereal specialist Mike Flowers says. Flowers provided an email update to industry members regarding signs of stripe rust and septoria on unsprayed South Willamette Valley variety tri ...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 11:51 AM
A Washington researcher for the USDA advises farmers to get early control on the weed Russian thistle. Frank Young, weed scientist and cropping systems specialist for the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Pullman, Wash., said the weed is prevalent throughout the season. "It's a problem ...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 8:50 AM
Biotech developers are asking the USDA to deregulate a new variety of transgenic alfalfa that's been genetically engineered for reduced lignin and improved forage quality. Monsanto and Forage Genetics International have altered the alfalfa cultivar to suppress a "key enzyme" in the plant's synt ...
Monday, April 22, 2013 10:19 AM
New wheat varieties will be on display during Washington State University's 2013 tour schedule, which kicks off May 8 with the Washington Association of Wheat Growers' Wheat University in Lind, Wash. WSU Extension agronomist Stephen Guy said researchers examined 10 new soft white winter varieti ...
Friday, April 19, 2013 9:38 AM
SALEM -- An Oregon House committee has adopted a bill that bans canola production in the Willamette Valley for three years, setting aside a recent decision by the Oregon Department of Agriculture to allow some canola in the valley. House Bill 2427 is contingent upon the Legislature satisfying a r ...
Thursday, April 18, 2013 10:26 AM
KIMBERLY, Idaho -- In Xiyao Wang's Sichuan Province of Southern China, professional farmers hand harvest seed potatoes from home garden-sized fields and pile spuds in caves or their own guest bedrooms for storage. Following a three-month scientific exchange with the University of Idaho, Wang, a p ...
Thursday, April 18, 2013 10:36 AM
The University of Idaho needs to show the wide-reaching effects of its agriculture research efforts, its interim dean of agriculture says. John Foltz, interim dean for the university's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, said the university is exploring how best to serve stakeholders. P ...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 10:25 AM
A U.S. Supreme Court case over the patenting of human genes could have significant repercussions for agriculture, according to a plant science trade group. The nation's highest court heard oral arguments April 15 over the patent eligibility of genes that have been isolated from the rest of human ...
Monday, April 15, 2013 1:47 PM
The new Kansas Wheat Innovation Center is designed to get new wheat varieties into farmers' hands faster. The Kansas Wheat Commission hosts a ribbon cutting and open house for the center April 26. The $10.3 million center features 15,000 square feet of laboratory space and 10,000 square feet o ...
Friday, April 12, 2013 10:25 AM
Purdue University nutrition researcher Berdine Martin sees potential for potassium to be the next "really hot" nutrient emphasized in food science. That would be good news for potato farmers, who produce a crop high in both vitamin C and potassium. Martin is assisting in potato research that sh ...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 2:59 PM
Washington State University researcher Kulvinder Gill is leading a $16.2 million international effort to develop heat tolerant varieties of wheat. Gill, the Vogel Endowed Chair for Wheat Breeding and Genetics at WSU, is the project director. "The climate is changing and we expect temperatures in ...
Tuesday, April 09, 2013 12:07 PM
Pacific Northwest wheat farmers who mix fungicides with their herbicides will get earlier control of stripe rust this year, a researcher says. But some farmers may have to spray their fields a second time with fungicide, depending on the weather and how stripe rust develops, said Xianming Chen, a ...
Monday, April 08, 2013 9:55 AM
SEATTLE -- Looking to build on its reputation for producing quality wines, Washington is well on its way to establishing a Wine Science Center in Richland. "Every world-renowned wine region has a research university partnering in its success. In Washington, that's Washington State University," ...
Friday, April 05, 2013 1:14 PM
BURLINGTON, Wash. -- Small fruit experts will discuss new techniques for controlling pests and diseases at a workshop from 8 a.m.-noon April 11. Entomologist Lynell Tanigoshi and berry researcher Tom Walters will speak at the event, hosted by Washington State University Skagit County Extension. ...
Friday, April 05, 2013 10:14 AM
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Researchers on the Washington State University campus have spent 15 years mapping genomes for major animal diseases. The team recently sequenced and published the genome for their 10th animal disease microorganism, Theileria equi, a parasite that causes piroplasmosis in horses, ...
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