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The Northwest, and the national agriculture community continues to look forward to an expanded USDA research facility in Pullman.  This joint effort between Washington State University and the ARS, will benefit a variety of local commodities, including wheat.  Wa...

According to the USDA, a new Agricultural Research Service study should boost efforts to develop new varieties of wheat that are better equipped to resist a fungal disease.  The report released Monday identified a key gene that could be used as a genetic resource by wheat breeders to address the challenge posed by Fusarium head blight.  FH...

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, and Idaho’s Mike Crapo introduced an amendment to the Senate Farm Bill Tuesday.  Their proposal would increase the ability of the Northwest Center for Small Fruits Research to receive federal grant funding.  Research...

ARS' Pat Okubura discusses her ongoing research into the impact Native Yeasts have on the wine making process.       If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

Washington State University recently topped the list of USDA research and development expenditures.  In the 2016 fiscal year, WSU researched expended $42.8 million in USDA research and development funding.  That figure led the list of 350 universities nationwide, according to the National Science Foundation’s Higher Education Research and Development Survey.  Jim Moyer, As...

An internal email sent to the Agricultural Research Service allegedly directs the department not to release any public facing documents, but the Department of Agriculture says the email “was flawed” and that new guidance would be issued to replace it.   Ac...