http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/index.htm News from CAHNRS and WSU Extension en-us http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/11-peace-corps.html Agriculture students looking for real-world and international experience can find it in the Peace Corps, along with many other benefits. 18 Nov 2009 09:31:23 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/11-peace-corps.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2009/10-microwave.html 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. 30 Oct 2009 09:31:23 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2009/10-microwave.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/09-abbey-forest.html Mark Swanson and his Natural Resource Sciences 419 class teamed up with Sravasti Abbey, a Buddhist monastic community near Newport, Wash., in order to restore the forest surrounding the abbey. 16 Sep 2009 16:04:23 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/09-abbey-forest.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2009/zakarison-2009-09.html Eric Zakarison, a local farmer and a 1981 graduate of Washington State University’s program in agronomy, spoke to a WSU Agricultural and Food Systems class about the importance of producers exploring alternatives to fossil fuel technology. 15 Sep 2009 15:11:01 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2009/zakarison-2009-09.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/08-devaney-pres.html Kimmi Devaney, a senior in Agricultural Communications and Animal Science at WSU, is the new president of the American Dairy Science Association-Student Affiliate Division. The American Dairy Science Association provides leadership in scientific and technical support to sustain and grow the global dairy industry through generation, dissemination, and exchange of information and services. 31 Aug 2009 15:11:01 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/08-devaney-pres.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2009/capper-profile-2009-08.html Animal scientist Jude Capper wants to reduce the carbon footprint of the modern dairy system. 18 Aug 2009 12:18:01 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2009/capper-profile-2009-08.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2009/07-high-tunnel.html Washington State University Mount Vernon researchers are exploring the use of high tunnels to help Washington growers earn a higher return on their crops. 24 Jul 2009 12:18:01 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2009/07-high-tunnel.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2009/07-iraqi-educators.html Twelve Iraqi trainees arrived at Washington State University for a six week-long workshop designed to provide technical assistance to improve the capacity of Iraq's agricultural sector. 8 Jul 2009 12:18:01 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2009/07-iraqi-educators.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2009/06-id-winners.html Drawing on a cornucopia of talent and inspiration, WSU students won the top three honors in a recent national competition. 8 Jun 2009 12:18:01 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2009/06-id-winners.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2009/ugrad-res-04.html From animal health to sensible swimwear, CAHNRS undergrads present their research. 21 May 2009 12:18:01 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2009/ugrad-res-04.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2009/05-hd-parenting.html How should you raise your children? That question is the heart of the early childhood development and education research interests of Noriko Porter, instructor in the Department of Human Development in the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. 14 May 2009 12:18:01 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2009/05-hd-parenting.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/05-food-sci.html The Washington State University and University of Idaho School of Food Science has two food product development teams competing in the Institute of Food Technologists Student Association Product Developmentcompetition finals this summer. The food science students will compete against other product development teams from the U.S., Indonesia, the Netherlands and South Africa in Anaheim in June. 11 May 2009 09:11:12 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/05-food-sci.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/04-spring-break.html Two groups of Washington State University students spent their spring break giving back to the environment and community. The WSU Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) helped organized the service trips, with a total of 29 student participants in all. 28 Apr 2009 08:12:12 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/04-spring-break.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/student_research/ugrad-res-2009-04.html More than 30 students in the WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences received research grants to conduct explorations in their areas of interest. Video highlights and text profiles. 14 Apr 2009 09:12:12 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/student_research/ugrad-res-2009-04.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/04-ghana-scholarship.html More than 30 students in the WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences received research grants to conduct explorations in their areas of interest. Video highlights and text profiles. 14 Apr 2009 09:12:12 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/04-ghana-scholarship.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/03-turf-harness.html Marcus Harness, a senior in WSU's turfgrass management program, is one of 15 students selected from a nationwide pool to participate in the 12th annual United States Golf Association (USGA) Green Section Internship Program. 5 Mar 2009 11:22:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/03-turf-harness.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/03-turf.html WSU turf management program seniors Jerry Langreder and Nick Magnuson traded golf clubs for hammers while volunteering for Habitat for Humanity in hurricane-devastated New Orleans. For one day, Langreder and Magnuson helped build a subfloor on one home's concrete blocks. 5 Mar 2009 11:22:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/03-turf.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/02-apple.html The next time you are in your neighborhood grocery store you many want to look for a new apple with the sporty name Piñata. The Piñata is produced by Stemilt Growers in Wenatchee, Wash. and features a distinct tropical twist. "We want to expand the market for apples and by doing this get people to eat less junk food," Stemilt Customer Development Specialist Travis Chin said. 18 Feb 2009 11:22:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/02-apple.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2009/css-clubs-2009-01.html Thanks to a grant from the CougParents Program Fund, four student organizations in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences are redesigning and upgrading their student resource and study center in Johnson Hall. 27 Jan 2009 15:22:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2009/css-clubs-2009-01.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/01-hd-online.html Most online classes are usually focused on reading books, communicating asynchronously, writing papers and taking tests, but Human Development 205 is not your typical online class. 26 Jan 2009 12:19:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/01-hd-online.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/01-student-authorship.html WSU's commitment to undergraduate education and research paid off recently for former undergrad Kayla Ann Simons. She was one of seven people to be named as authors in Nature, an international journal of science, for her contribution to a WSU research project on disease resistance in plants. 26 Jan 2009 12:19:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2009/01-student-authorship.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2008/undergrad-research-2008-12.html An unprecedented number of undergraduate students in the Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences will have an opportunity to conduct hands-on science thanks to a series of grants from the college specifically aimed at supporting undergraduate research. 5 Dec 2008 04:41:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2008/undergrad-research-2008-12.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2008/styger.html "We want to leave the land better than when we found it," explained Linda Styger. She and her husband, Andy, began dairy farming in the Chehalis Valley nearly 30 years ago and became certified organic in 2004. Making the switch to organic proved economically advantageous. 22 Oct 2008 04:41:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2008/styger.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2008/nash-organic-2008-10.html When it comes to growing seeds the farmers at Nash's Organic Produce are truly invested. Whether it's because they can develop varieties that are best for the Dungeness region, or use them on-site for livestock feed or as a contracted crop, Nash Huber and his team want to ensure their viability and longevity of favorite varieties. 16 Sep 2008 07:45:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2008/nash-organic-2008-10.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2008/methow-creamery-2008-10.html At the Methow Creamery cows come first. Whether it's the sign in the barn reminding all who enter that the 30 cows are foremost or the personal attention each gets - it's that extra touch that sets these cows apart. 15 Sep 2008 07:19:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2008/methow-creamery-2008-10.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2008/spring-farm-walk-2008-04.html Over 30 people heard from seasoned experts and took part in a grafting demonstration at the first Farm Walk of the year at Nicholson Orchards in Peshastin. 29 Apr 2008 09:49:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2008/spring-farm-walk-2008-04.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2008/forestry-2008-04.html The WSU Forestry Club has spent quite a few Saturdays cleaning up trees that were blown down by the recent weather events in Pullman. 22 Apr 2008 10:41:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2008/forestry-2008-04.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2008/food-sci.html The WSU Food Science College Bowl team will be traveling to the University of California at Davis April 5 to take on the competition at the regional meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). 1 Apr 2008 10:45:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2008/food-sci.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2008/lin-workshop.html Renowned architectural illustrator Brian Lin held a two-day drawing workshop in WSU's Ensminger Pavilion that drew participants from as far away as Portland. 19 Feb 2008 10:49:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2008/lin-workshop.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2008/yellowstone-grizzlies-2008-01.html Ever wonder what grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park really eat? If you ask Jennifer Fortin, a zoology Ph.D. student at Washington State University, she can tell you. 22 Jan 2008 10:49:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2008/yellowstone-grizzlies-2008-01.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2008/2008-01-durfey-brazil.html Working on the foundation for a new bio-diesel plant, doing feasibility studies, and learning Portuguese is exactly the kind of internship Washington State University senior Adele Durfey was looking for. 22 Jan 2008 09:21:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2008/2008-01-durfey-brazil.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/ures-dhingra-2007-11.html Washington State University's vibrant undergraduate research community is 14 researchers richer thanks to funding provided by the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences Office of Academic Programs and Agricultural Research Center. 30 Nov 2007 11:49:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/ures-dhingra-2007-11.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-11-national-ranking.html We're number two - and number four, six, seven and eight! Researchers in the agricultural sciences at Washington State University are among the most productive in the nation, ranking in the top 10 in almost every ag-related discipline, according to statistics recently released by The Chronicle of Higher Education. 15 Nov 2007 08:22:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-11-national-ranking.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/wine-label-2007-11.html A proposed ruling by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) issued at the end of July would require wineries to provide a Serving Facts panel on all wine labels. 15 Nov 2007 13:42:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/wine-label-2007-11.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-11-distance-hort.html For Felipe Castillo and Francisco Sarmiento, the opportunity to earn a Washington State University degree from a distance is making all the difference. Both men have taken advantage of WSU's North Central Washington Learning Center located on the Wenatchee Valley College campus. 15 Nov 2007 08:22:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-11-distance-hort.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-11-eat-bugs.html A diverse crowd of students and friends swarmed Ensminger Pavilion on Friday, Nov. 2. Their purpose? To eat bugs at the annual Bug Buffet. 5 Nov 2007 08:22:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-11-eat-bugs.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/bluebird-farms-2007-11.html It's organic. It's known to have been used in the time of Egyptian Pharaohs, and it's readily available in the Upper Methow Valley. Emmer, also known as Farro, ancient hulled wheat, is making a comeback as a specialty grain. 1 Nov 2007 14:44:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/bluebird-farms-2007-11.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/student_life/v-e-club-2007-10.html Wine tasting, vineyard tours and more in store for club members. 15 Oct 2007 08:22:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/student_life/v-e-club-2007-10.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2007/organichot.html "Organic agriculture might shun chemicals but these young, modern-minded farmers are not shunning science," writes Kate Riley in the Seattle Times. 12 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2007/organichot.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2007/ryan-2007-10.html Clarence A. "Bud" Ryan, a pioneer researcher in plant biochemistry and the first Washington State University faculty member to be admitted to the National Academy of Sciences, died October 7, 2007, at age 76. 10 Oct 2007 10:34:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2007/ryan-2007-10.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/vogel-bldg-2007-09.html "Dr. Orville Vogel's discoveries had a profound impact in addressing world hunger and stimulating unprecedented economic growth in developing countries," WSU President Elson S. Floyd told an audience of more than 100 at the naming ceremony of the Orville A. Vogel Plant Biosciences Building on Saturday. "Our nation recognized the importance of his work by honoring him with the President's National Medal of Science in 1975. We are proud of the work of Dr. Vogel. We are proud that he earned his doctoral degree in agronomy here at Washington State University in 1939. And we are proud that his family continues to be part of this remarkable place." 17 Sep 2007 14:34:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/vogel-bldg-2007-09.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/seeds-2007-09.html The popularity and convenience of pre-washed bagged salad greens has made its production a $3 billion a year industry. It has also posed challenges for those who grow the seeds for salad greens, a significant industry in western Washington. The state is a leading producer nationally of spinach seed as well as other vegetable seed crops. 16 Sep 2007 08:23:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/seeds-2007-09.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/johnson-poplar-2007-09.html Washington State University researcher Jon Johnson, in collaboration with private industry partners, has won a $583,000 grant to assess poplar wood as a feedstock for the production of ethanol. 15 Sep 2007 12:03:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/johnson-poplar-2007-09.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/bioag-update-2007-09.html The first direct legislative funding for Washington State University's Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources (CSANR) yielded significant outcomes in the areas of livestock, nutrient management, alternative crops/bioenergy and bioproducts, food quality, economics, and demonstration farms. 12 Sep 2007 14:44:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/bioag-update-2007-09.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/hinman-leases-2007-08.html When wheat prices were low, WSU farm business economist Herb Hinman, heard from tenant farmers in eastern Washington who were having trouble making ends meet under the terms of their lease agreements. Now that tenants are reaping the rewards of $6 per bushel wheat, he is hearing a different tune from landlords. 21 Aug 2007 14:44:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/hinman-leases-2007-08.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/grant-biofeuls-2007-08.html "Corn acreage is expected to increase 15 percent by 2008, largely due to corn prices driven by corn ethanol demand that already exceed any previous record price," said Francis J. Pierce, director of WSU's Center for Precision Agriculture. "No one knows how the mass production and removal of biofuel crops will affect the soil and production of these crops." A $395,000 grant will shed light on the issue. 20 Aug 2007 12:20:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/grant-biofeuls-2007-08.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/mclean-2007-08.html The Society for the Study of Reproduction has presented department of animal science researcher and educator with its 2007 New Investogator Award in recognition of the originality of his research and its significance and impact in reproductive sciences. 16 Aug 2007 09:34:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/mclean-2007-08.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/ag-grants-2007-08.html Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns awarded over $1.3 million in 26 matching grants to 21 states supporting agricultural market research and demonstration projects. These grants, provided under the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program, explore new and innovative approaches to marketing U.S. food and agricultural products and help improve the efficiency and performance of the marketing system. Three of the 26 grants went to WSU and Washington state commodity commissions. 8 Aug 2007 11:23:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/ag-grants-2007-08.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/wheatvars-2007-07.html Spring and winter wheat varieties developed by Washington State University scientists top the list of those grown in the state, according to statistics recently released by the Washington Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 23 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/wheatvars-2007-07.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/floyd-spillman.html Make no mistake. Agriculture is a top priority of Washington State University, according to WSU President Elson Floyd. The new president reestablished the institution's commitment to one of the state's largest industries at the Spillman Farm field day. 12 Jul 2007 11:23:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/floyd-spillman.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/nagel.html "Chas Nagel, Walter Clore and Ray Folwell were the pioneers of Washington State University's work in catalyzing the wine industry in Washington," said Dan Bernardo, dean of Washington State University's College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. "They laid the groundwork for what has become one of the state's largest agricultural industries and one of the country's premier winemaking regions." 12 Jul 2007 08:40:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/nagel.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/spillman-2007-07.html Biofuels and biotech are topics at Spillman Agronomy Farm Field Day. 10 Jul 2007 09:43:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/spillman-2007-07.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/cookfarm-2007-06.html Jim Cook gave up his dream of farming long ago to go into science. Thursday, the National Academy of Sciences member finally got his farm: The Washington State University Cook Agronomy Farm. 29 Jun 2007 08:20:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/cookfarm-2007-06.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/colony-collapse-2007-06.html The sudden disappearance of honey bees in many parts of the country might be related to pesticide exposure, according to Washington State University entomologist Walter (Steve) Sheppard. 29 Jun 2007 13:01:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/colony-collapse-2007-06.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/folwell-2007-06.html When Folwell started at WSU in 1968 there were fewer than 500 acres of wine grapes in the state. In an interview several years ago, Folwell recalled, "My department chair asked me to see whether or not the department should do research to foster the economic development of the industry. We listened and decided to start gathering some basic statistics on what was really happening in the wine industry." 26 Jun 2007 14:04:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/folwell-2007-06.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/media/coug-maternity.html Follow natural resource scientist Rob Wielgus as he and his research team check up on a cougar mom and her kittens. 3 Jun 2007 10:45:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/media/coug-maternity.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/media/iron-chef-2007.html Competitive cooking, secret ingredients, and sizzling sauce pans: check it all out, plus interviews with this year's contestants. 14 May 2007 13:14:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/media/iron-chef-2007.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/flour-power.html The majority of wheat grown in eastern Washington is consumed far from the region's rolling hills. But thanks to a growing business partnership between Washington State University Dining Services and Columbia Plateau Producers--producers of Shepherd's Grain flour--more and more of the crop is being milled and consumed locally. 7 May 2007 09:59:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/flour-power.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-04-unpacking-place.html Nothing says "Washington" like a juicy, red apple. Landscape architecture professor Jolie Kaytes and her students unpacked that icon with an art installation in a downtown Pullman hotel. In this video reinterpretation of that installation, Kaytes and her collaborators think about the meaning of place. 4 May 2007 08:01:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-04-unpacking-place.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/farm-walks-2007-04.html Rotational grazing, a goat dairy and a cheese facility were just three of the many features discussed at the first 2007 Farm Walk at Pine Stump Farm in Omak. Producers, farmers and community members toured the farm April 16 and learned the benefits and challenges of having a diversified, value-added livestock operation. 20 Apr 2007 09:56:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/farm-walks-2007-04.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/green-industry-2007-04.html The nursery and greenhouse industry is Washington's eighth most valuable commodity in terms of production. But the economic impact of an industry is typically much greater than direct production. In the nursery and greenhouse industry, value is added in both sales and jobs by factoring in, for example, sales of lawn and garden equipment and the employment of workers in the landscape services and architecture sectors. 19 Apr 2007 10:01:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/green-industry-2007-04.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2007/womens-history-2007-04.html Though decades apart in age and training, Sherrill Richarz and Mary Wiedenhoeft, the 2007 recipients of the CAHNRS Women's History Recognition Award have at least three things in common - they are Washington State University alumnae and excel in the classroom as well as in their research and service. 18 Apr 2007 11:34:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2007/womens-history-2007-04.html http://www.wsutoday.wsu.edu/completestory.asp?StoryID=3957 The old Pavilion on WIlson Road was dedicated in a rousing celebration on April 13. Built in 1933, the Ensminger was known for decades as the Livestock Judging Pavilion. Thousands of animal science students have taken classes in the pavilion while archaeology students once practiced excavation techniques in one wing. But the pavilion has always been much more than a classroom. 16 Apr 2007 11:12:00 GMT http://www.wsutoday.wsu.edu/completestory.asp?StoryID=3957 http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/pest-facility-puyallup-20074-04.html Why would anyone intentionally build a new house with deck posts in contact with soil, improperly installed window flashings, a leaking toilet and attic insulation running right up to ventilation holes? The answer is to provide the first hands-on training facility in the western United States for structural pest inspectors where they can actually see the real-world conditions that invite pest infestations. 11 Apr 2007 12:11:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/pest-facility-puyallup-20074-04.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-04-org-ag-online-course.html Ever wondered what the "organic" label at the grocery store really means? Or how hard it would be to cultivate your own organic produce? Anyone intrigued by organic and sustainable agriculture will enjoy SoilS 101, an online course offered by the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences this summer. 10 Apr 2007 14:24:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-04-org-ag-online-course.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2007/clore-2007-04.html Today, Washington has a wine industry worth more than three billion dollars and is the second largest in the U.S. But it wasn't always that way. As Leon Adams wrote in his classic The Wines of America (1973), "the Washington state recovery is one of the greatest human stories in the wine industry." Article provides a short profile of Walter Clore, the father of the Washington wine industry; first in a series of Washington State University wine pioneers. 9 Apr 2007 13:13:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2007/clore-2007-04.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-04-bear-center-openhse.html Visitors to the Washington State University Bear Research Center will have a rare opportunity for a close look at two young bear cubs at the center's Open House on Saturday, April 14, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Related: new 3.5-minute video]]> provides overview of Bear Center research, education; features footage of bear cubs, non-invasive heart check-up. 5 Apr 2007 14:24:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-04-bear-center-openhse.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-04-loggersports.html The WSU Loggersports team won their second straight title at the 2007 Association of Western Forestry Clubs Conclave. The Conclave logging sports competition was held at the University of Idaho's Plant Science and Tree Nursery Farm over spring break. Related: Video of Conclave events]]>. 26 Mar 2007 13:23:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-04-loggersports.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-03-dairy-club.html Straw bale tossing, cow pie making (with extra point for realism), a calf relay race and, of course, hand milking were all events in the Ag Olympics held this past December. 15 Mar 2007 08:13:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-03-dairy-club.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/organic-wheat-2007-03.html Grain Millers, Inc., in Eugene, Ore., can't get enough organic grain and is currently offering about $9 per bushel for what it can find, including barley. That's about double the prices paid for conventionally grown grain. Cargill's Ferndale Growers, which formulates organic feed for the state's organic and dairy meat industries, is paying $100 to $200 a ton for organically grown grains delivered to the plant. That's also about double the going price. 6 Mar 2007 08:08:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/organic-wheat-2007-03.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2007/loggersports-2007-03.html Axes, saws and saw dust will be flying when the WSU Loggersports Club team goes up against nearly 100 other student lumberjacks at the 2007 Association of Western Forestry Clubs Conclave, March 14 - 16. 2 Mar 2007 14:03:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2007/loggersports-2007-03.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2007/undergrad-research-2007-03.html More than 25 percent of WSU undergraduates are engaged in research, but the university isn't stopping there. "We feel it's important to provide our students with these chances and for them to be involved as more than just observers. It's part of our WSU goal of providing the best undergraduate experience at a research university," said David Bahr, director of Undergraduate Research, a core unit in the Office of Undergraduate Education. 28 Feb 2007 15:15:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2007/undergrad-research-2007-03.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2007/display-garden-2007-02.html Since they were built in 1951, thousands of students have passed through the trio of greenhouses situated on Wilson Road, just across the street from Johnson Hall. This spring the venerable greenhouses will be torn down and, next fall or summer, new instructional greenhouses will be built elsewhere. But not without a trace. 27 Feb 2007 10:56:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2007/display-garden-2007-02.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/integrated-plant-science-retreat-2007-02-15.html is an opportunity to learn more about plant sciences research at WSU, including research by new plant sciences faculty and current graduate students. Registration is open to all faculty members, postdocs, students (graduate, undergraduate, and prospective), staff, and visitors. 12 Feb 2007 09:31:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/integrated-plant-science-retreat-2007-02-15.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-02-lauren-hall.html Interior design senior Lauren Hall says she wants to "open people's eyes" to the possibilities of "smart design." Aesthetics and profit are important, she says, but just as important is design "that communicates with the surrounding environment and responds to a global responsibility for efficient design." Hall is intently focused on spreading the word about sustainability--so intent that she sat for and passed a design-and-build examination usually only tackled by professionals. 9 Feb 2007 11:11:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-02-lauren-hall.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/plant-science-ranking.html Washington State University scientists conducting research on plants and animals are among the productive in the nation, according to a survey measuring faculty scholarly productivity published recently in The Chronicle for Higher Education. 7 Feb 2007 13:03:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/plant-science-ranking.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2007/bear-your-heart-2007-01.html Young grizzly bears being studied at WSU may help scientists develop new therapies for people with heart disease. 31 Jan 2007 12:02:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2007/bear-your-heart-2007-01.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2007/design-in-tibet-2007-01.html A team of Washington State University architecture, landscape architecture and interior design faculty and students are bound for China and Tibet this May to get a rare look at how people there design, furnish and occupy their homes. 31 Jan 2007 11:11:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/archives/2007/design-in-tibet-2007-01.html http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/safe-and-abundant-ag-international.htm From Afghanistan and Argentina to Yemen and Zambia, WSU researchers are at work in the world's fields, forests, and villages, helping people in developing countries make the most of their resources. 30 Jan 2007 10:12:00 GMT http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/ag/archives/2007/safe-and-abundant-ag-international.htm http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-01-discover-food-science.html "We take our food for granted," says Josie Landon, a grad student in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition and president of the WSU Food Science Club. Consider the ever-popular frozen pizza, she urges: "few people consider the engineering brain-power that went into making that crust just so—not too chewy, not too crunchy." 24 Jan 2007 08:40:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-01-discover-food-science.html http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-01-stephanie-clark.html Coming soon to a grocery store near you - several new coffee flavors handpicked, or rather, taste-bud-picked by WSU sensory panelists. 24 Jan 2007 09:00:00 GMT http://academic.cahnrs.wsu.edu/archive/2007/2007-01-stephanie-clark.html