University of Washington's Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center has developed an pesticide label safety information app for Iphone and Android products called PestiSeguro^TM/PestiSafe^TM.

On October 18, 2022, at Pillar Rock Grill in Moses Lake, former Washington State Potato Commission Chair Frank Martinez, along with Mike LaPlant, were inducted into the Grant County Farm Bureau Hall of Fame for their contributions to our community’s agricultural industry.

In his blog on the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources (CSANR), Andrew McGuire starts the conversation on the science of evaluating soil health. 

Researchers at Boston University examined the influence of potatoes as part of overall diet and lifestyle patterns on cardiometabolic disease risk. They found that higher intake of potatoes posed no additional risk.

NPC is asking for growers to provide input on PNCB use by survey.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Washington will begin accepting applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program – Agricultural Land Easements (ACEP-ALE) on Friday, October 14, 2022. Applications must be submitted by close of business on Thursday, December 15, 2022.

$500 million in grants is now available through the Federal Production Expansion Program to help curb price hikes to US farmers caused by Ukraine war, stimulate competition, and increase fertilizer production inside the United States.

WSU is demolishing Johnson Hall this Fall and a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) building will be erected in its place to allow USDA and WSU scientists to work together.