Agriculture

Sept. 21: Global Animal Health-Tanzania directors meeting

PULLMAN, Wash. – The Board of Directors of Global Animal Health – Tanzania, a nonprofit corporation affiliated with Washington State University, will hold its annual meeting 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in the Paul G. Allen Center for Global Animal Health, Room 201. The purpose of the meeting is to receive annual updates of the […]

Sept. 9: Community apple pressing, cider making to reveal urban bounty

By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences SEATTLE, Wash. – Fruit trees abound in Seattle and its surrounding metro areas — and that’s a sweet opportunity for its community members. Plucking ripe apples straight from your city block means crisp cider at your table.

Pacific NW raises a glass to perry — sparkling and still

By Linda Weiford, WSU News WENATCHEE, Wash. – An alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears that was a favorite drink of Napoleon’s is gaining popularity in the United States, thanks to a wave of hard apple cider producers in the Pacific Northwest.

Wine Spectator Scholarship Foundation pledges $1M to WSU Wine Science Program

By Marta Coursey, CAHNRS Communication RICHLAND, Wash. – The Wine Spectator Scholarship Foundation will donate $1 million to the Washington State University Viticulture & Enology Program, the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

First 2017 West Nile Virus cases confirmed from Spokane County; WSU offers resources for horse owners

By Charlie Powell, College of Veterinary  Medicine PULLMAN, Wash. – Following the announcement of the state’s first two West Nile Virus cases for 2017, Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is offering important resources for horse owners.

Researchers named to Washington State Academy of Sciences

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Four Washington State University faculty have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.