Extension

Thursday is the National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter, our 39th President.  Some may have forgotten that Jimmy Carter's legacy, and literally his roots, were in agriculture.   “We didn’t have any equipment on the farm that was powered by machinery. All the work was done by ...

The high summer heat is taking its toll on this year’s hazelnut trees in Oregon.  Growers across the Willamette Valley experienced a second straight year of above normal temperatures.  Pacific Nut Producer Magazine spoke with Nik Wiman, orchard crops extension specialist with Oregon State University, who said hazelnut trees are very sensitive to heat.   “Even with excel...

The Senate Agriculture Committee released a newsletter entitled “Farm Bill 101: Research and Innovation.” This one-pager is designed to be easily digestible and explain the research funding that goes into American agriculture and improving the way farming and ranching is done.

The Centers for Disease Control is expressing gratitude to the nation’s Cooperative Extension Service for helping address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in rural America. Extension educators have worked to raise awareness about the importance of getting vaccinated against COVID-19. ...

University of Idaho Extension will kick of the 2021 Cereal Field Days for southern and Eastern Idaho Tuesday, June 29th with a stop in Rockland. The first field day of the season starts at 9:30 a.m. at Rock Creek Road and Deeg Road. Additional stops include Rupert on July 15th, Idaho Falls on July 20th, Aberdeen July 21st, Soda Spring July 22nd and Ashton July 29th ...

Thanks to cooler temperatures, the disease pressure on vegetable growers across the Inland Northwest has been relatively light, but growers are reminded to continue to scout. Dr. Tim Waters with Washington State University said typically this time of year, potato growers need to worry about late blight, while onion growers need to keep an eye out for Downy Mildew ...

For the first time in the 120 year history of the College, a woman is the dean at Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Dori Borjesson started her new role just a few weeks ago, and says she excited about what the future holds. She ...

On January 1st, new leadership took over at Washington State University Extension.  Vicki McCracken was named WSU Associate dean and Director of WSU’s Extension.  She noted that Extension is in a good place right now, but one of the biggest challenges is educating students, alumni and Cougar nation who Extension is and what it does. “We are out a...

Washington State University say researchers, students and farmers across the Northwest will benefit from the 2018 Farm Bill signed into law in late December.  Glynda Becker Fenter, Director of Federal Relations for WSU, said the Farm Bill will help a wide variety of the over 300 commodities grown across the state.  Sh...

The National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance is out with the 2019 edition of the “Alfalfa Variety Ratings”.  This year’s publication is intended to help hay and dairy farmers, extension specialists and anyone else in the hay industry improve yields and in many cases address pest problems.  Beth Nelson, President o...