Washington State University’s Forest Owners Winter School takes place this weekend. Natalie Johnson with the state Department of Natural Resources, said the full day event is geared toward small forest landowners.
"It's everybody from very small forest land owners to moderate size," said Johnson. "Our definition of...
The Washington DNR and WSU Extension Forestry will host a series of Forest Stewardship planning courses this spring. Extension forester, Patrick Shultz, said the multi week course covers a variety of topics, making it almost a crash course when it comes to the world of forestry.
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Researchers at Washington State University say they have provided beekeepers another tool in the fight against Asian giant hornet. WSU Postdoctoral Researcher Kelly Kulhanek teamed up with Associate Professor Brandon Hopkins to create Distinguishing Asian Giant Hornet Damage to Honey Bee Colonies, a fact sheet that is free to download through the WSU Extension
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Washington State University’s Extension Forestry and DNR will feature its Forest Owners' Winter School classes on-line again this year. The DNR’s Kenny Ocker said classes will cover a wide range of topics from habitat and climate change to pests and diseases.
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Last month, the Washington State Department of Agriculture received a $500,000 grant to work in partnership with Washington State University and the state Department of Health to address stress as well as suicide prevention in the farming community
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The triple digit, record breaking heat is not only dangerous for humans, but it can be extremely dangerous for livestock as well. Washington State University Livestock Extension Specialist, Don Llewellyn, said livestock owners need to alter their management and practices to reduce the likelihood of heat stress.
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The changing of the guard gets underway in Pullman Monday. Rich Koenig has been named interim dean of the Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, effective July 1, following an open, internal search
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Farming is a high-stress occupation, and that’s without a global pandemic. And unfortunately, those stresses too often lead to thoughts of suicide for agriculture workers and their employers. A recently announced $7 million Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network grant from the USDA will expand the farmer suicide prevention work done by Washington State University Extension to 13 western states
With a buildup of fire blight in orchards across the region, Washington State University said there are several options from which orchardists can select. WSU Extension Specialist, Tianna DuPont, said growers need to manage based on risk. She not
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