MEET WSU CANDIDATES FOR ENDOWED CHAIR IN POTATO SOIL HEALTH

Potato industry stakeholders are invited to interact with candidates for Washington State University’s Distinguished Endowed Chair in Soil Health for Potato Cropping Systems by viewing their seminars at WSU in Pullman, or via Zoom (link below). To use the zoom link a zoom account should be established first, for no cost (https://zoom.us). Another opportunity is to meet them in the conference room at the WSU Bee Facility at 1485 Cunningham Road in Othello.  The candidate’s seminars will be recorded.

 Their meeting schedules are as follows:

Zoom Link:  https://wsu.zoom.us/j/96790229941?pwd=RUlqMGZYTmNOTnE3dnlzQm41Z0s1Zz09&from=addon

Meeting ID: 922 5651 2497

Passcode: 076526      

To create this position with WSU, Washington State potato growers and processors invested $3.4 million, which will outfit this Distinguished Endowed Chair laboratory and provide approximately $120,000 annually to conduct research on potato soils and provide outreach under the guidance of a potato industry advisory committee.  WSU will provide laboratory space and support their salary/benefits package.  For more information contact Matthew Blua, WSPC Director of Industry Outreach (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 509-760-3774).