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New from Extension: Securing the milk supply in the event of an outbreak
Latest Extension guide informs dairy producers and partners about a new approach helping Washington dairy farms manage potential disease risks.
First Apple Cup Harvest Market to showcase hot air balloon, WSU-made products ahead of big game
The Cosmic Crisp® hot air balloon returns to the Pullman campus Friday, Sept. 19, for the first-ever Apple Cup Harvest Market, a free event offering tastes of Cougar-made foods and products.
Urban agriculture leaves ground behind with new WSU-led national initiative
Through the National Urban Research and Extension Center’s Building-Integrated Agriculture initiative, researchers, architects, and community leaders are taking action to grow food on rooftops, stadiums, and in repurposed buildings. The project aims to boost food security, sustainability, and urban well-being for residents nationwide.
Kittitas course helps Washington forest owners reduce risks, save resources
Central Washington landowners can learn how to plan a safe and prosperous future for their woodland through an online course hosted by WSU Extension.
Kayla Wells-Yoakum named statewide director of WSU Extension 4-H
Kayla Wells-Yoakum has been named statewide director of WSU Extension 4-H, Washington’s largest youth development program. Wells-Yoakum is ready to guide the program into its next era of growth, partnership, and positive youth impact.
New Extension guides: yellow-legged hornets, bee-killing mites, and X-disease
Find timely insights on an invasive bee-killing wasp, controls for a devastating honey bee mite, and sampling methods for vectors of a damaging disease of stone fruits.
New Extension guides: yellow-legged hornets, bee-killing mites, and X-disease
Find timely insights on an invasive bee-killing wasp, controls for a devastating honey bee mite, and sampling methods for vectors of a damaging disease of stone fruits.
WSU scientist recognized for research that keeps viruses out of crops, fights those already in
Scott Harper will receive the Excellence in Regulatory Affairs & Crop Security Award from the American Phytopathological Society next month.
National award for beautiful blooms honors disease-fighting peony researcher
This summer, flower growers gave plant pathologist Gary Chastagner a rare compliment: an award in his name for outstanding blooms at the American Peony Society’s National Flower Show.
AgWest gift to enhance capacity at WSU’s new Plant Growth Facility
Scientists at the Wenatchee Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center received a new $500,000 pledge from AgWest Farm Credit supporting enhanced greenhouse and research capabilities.
WSU scientist recognized for research that keeps viruses out of crops, fights those already in
Scott Harper will receive the Excellence in Regulatory Affairs & Crop Security Award from the American Phytopathological Society next month.
Award honors lifetime of plant-disease collaboration by emeritus Tim Murray
Murray is a 2025 recipient of the regional American Phytopathological Society’s lifetime achievement award. He reflects on more than 40 years in science and education.
Dead man’s fingers, alien eggs, and zombies: Unwrapping the weird, charismatic lives of fungi
From the cute to the eerie, explore a vault of more than 76,000 fungal specimens kept for teaching and research that aids human health, agriculture, and the environment.
New WSU program looks to expand early pathogen detection in potato crops
New WSU-led project will help potato growers safeguard domestic and international markets and maintain high-quality potatoes for consumers around the world.
Distinguished USDA, WSU scientist honored with lifetime achievement award
Tim Paulitz recently received a lifetime achievement award from the American Phytopathological Society’s Pacific Division.
USDA undersecretary encounters research for specialty crops at Prosser
A U.S. Department of Agriculture visit shares grant-funded advances in smart technology, virus-free plants, biotic and abiotic stresses, and training the next-generation workforce.
Outstanding individuals honored with 2023 CAHNRS student awards
More than 50 students in WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences were recognized March 30, 2023, during an evening awards ceremony and banquet at Ensminger Pavilion in Pullman, Washington.
State-spanning group of CAHNRS faculty earn promotion in 2023
Twenty-one scientists and educators in WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences received promotion in tenure or career tracks for 2023. Faculty members advancing their careers work in more than a dozen fields
Murray connecting plant, global health as member of National Academies’ Forum on Microbial Threats
Plant pathologist shares expertise to stem the spread of infectious disease
Goodbye, Johnson Hall: WSU Pullman campus’ largest-ever demolition begins
After more than sixty years in service to agriculture, Johnson Hall is coming down.
Dean Wendy Powers joins College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
Wendy Powers, the first Cashup Davis Family Endowed Dean, joined WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences on Aug. 15, 2022. Above, she visits the college’s Spillman Agronomy Farm at Pullman (Robert Hubner/WSU…
Plant pathologist Lindsey du Toit named fellow of the American Phytopathological Society
Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist Lindsey du Toit. Internationally recognized for her work protecting valuable seed crops from diseases, Lindsey du Toit has been named a fellow of the American Phytopathological Society. A professor and…
Discovery reveals how fungi bypasses plant defenses, kills plants
Learning how a white mold fungus avoids plant defenses could lead to a new tool to combat a pathogen that causes billions of dollars of crop loss worldwide.
March 19: Tacoma tree planting helps young scientists learn how redcedars can survive changing climate
The iconic Western redcedar may need human help to stay healthy.
Citizen science: Dahlia growers team up with WSU virologist to stop viral diseases’ spread
Researchers join with dahlia enthusiasts to encourage better routine propagation practices.
Viral proteins join forces to lower plants’ defense ‘shields’
Research holds promise to help plants defend themselves, prevent crop losses.
WSU researcher engages communities in tree health research with Forest Health Watch
Members of the public are accelerating research through involvement in Forest Health Watch.
WSU receives $3 million for endowment to bolster food security
WSU announces $3 million gift to establish the Rosalie & Harold Rea Brown Distinguished Endowed Chair in Plant Pathology.
WSU graduate students receive scholarships for advancing Washington wine industry
Four graduate students at Washington State University’s Viticulture and Enology Program have been awarded scholarships from the American Society for Enology and Viticulture. Award recipients Bernadette Gagnier, Margaret McCoy, Alexa McDaniel, and Arunabha Mitra, who study at WSU’s Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center (IAREC) in Prosser, Wash., will be able to use their scholarship […]
What lies beneath: WSU team studies soil-borne potato disease with help from NSF, USDA
Scientists take on a destructive, emerging complex of diseases facing potato growers.
- First Apple Cup Harvest Market to showcase hot air balloon, WSU-made products ahead of big game The Cosmic Crisp® hot air balloon returns to the Pullman campus Friday, Sept. 19, for the first-ever Apple Cup Harvest Market, a free event offering tastes of Cougar-made foods and products.
- WSU study projects increases in lightning, wildfire risk The Northwest can expect an increase of days with cloud-to-ground lightning in coming years according to projections made with a unique machine-learning approach developed at WSU.
- WSU-bred native grasses to compete with wetland-clogging invaders Native grasses bred at Washington State University could assist conservationists in pushing back invasive plants choking wetlands in Idaho and Washington.
- Award-winning genome mapmaker seeks source of weeds’ herbicide resistance Skills honed on little-known plants found in her native Cameroon are helping Raissa Fon decode the genetics of increasingly herbicide-resistant weeds.
- WSU entomologist launches massive pollen-mapping project to help pollinators, beekeepers, gardeners, conservationists The Pacific Northwest Pollen Atlas project aims to map and describe all pollen in the region.
- WSU team unlocks biological process behind coho die-offs New study finds that toxic chemical that comes from tires during stormwater runoff deprives coho salmon of oxygen.
- Tree fruit commission, WSU reaffirm landmark partnership, endowed chair support Research and industry leaders from WSU and the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission reaffirmed their partnership for science serving the Washington tree fruit industry at a special event.
- Driving force behind WSU V&E department, Wine Science Center retires Thomas Henick-Kling retired from WSU in June 2025, but his influence on the Department of Viticulture and Enology is one that will persist long into the future.
- CAHNRS edible offerings on display at Crave! Northwest food festival Those who attended the 2025 Crave! Northwest food festival had a chance to taste a variety of Coug-created products from CAHNRS.
- Researching crop resilience: undergrad researchers to share discoveries at WSU symposium Scholars from Washington State University and eight other U.S. colleges and universities spent their summer embedded in agricultural research and outreach.