Pacific Northwest
WSU students demonstrate how terrain affects wine taste with new Rieslings
Small changes in vineyard location and geography can impact the flavor of wine. To test this, three Washington State University Viticulture & Enology students crafted two Riesling wines from grapes harvested on opposite sides of... more »
117th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo still plans to be in-person event
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association and the Northwest Hort Expo are still planning an in-person conference and trade show Dec. 6-8 at the Yakima Convention Center and Yakima Valley SunDome. "In accordance with Governor... more »
NASA funds satellite image project measuring double cropping in fields
With a $100,000 grant from NASA Jet Propulsion Lab’s Western Water Applications Office, Washington State University researchers will scour more than 20 years of satellite imagery to learn whether the farming technique of double cropping... more »
OSU Berry Initiative, funded by Oregon legislature, gets a new leader
Erica Chernoh, Oregon State University Extension Service horticulturist, is the new leader of the OSU Berry Initiative at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center in Aurora. Chernoh, an assistant professor of practice in Lane... more »
Washington burn ban exempts propane orchard weed burners
The state of Washington has exempted orchard weed control by propane burner from a statewide burn ban, according to the Washington State Tree Fruit Association. The ban, which included a prohibition on all agricultural weed... more »
Washington eradicates first Asian giant hornet nest of 2021
The Washington State Department of Agriculture eradicated the first Asian giant hornet nest of the year on Wednesday, Aug. 25. The nest was located in the base of a dead alder tree in rural Whatcom... more »
Stemilt first tree fruit company to achieve full EFI certification
Stemilt received new Equitable Food Initiative certifications in August to become the first apple, pear and cherry company to achieve EFI certification of its entire operation. The new certifications bring Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) standards... more »
Western Growers unveils agtech career development pipeline
Western Growers has bolstered its workforce development efforts with the launch of five initiatives aimed at transitioning the agriculture workforce to master rapidly developing agricultural technology. The initiatives make up Western Growers' (WG) Agtech Workforce... more »
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