Washington State University

WSU doctoral student snags scholarship with water-use project
An agtech internship his senior year of high school introduced Jacob Meeuwsen to agriculture as a potential career, and that initial interest is now p... READ MORE »
WSU doctoral student receives $10,000 Potato LEAF scholarship
A Ph.D. student at Washington State University is the recipient of a $10,000 scholarship from the Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Founda... READ MORE »
Survey: Help WSU Potato Research Group with fertilizer and irrigation recommendations
Washington State University's (WSU) Potato Research Group is conducting a survey of Columbia Basin fertilizer and irrigation recommendations. Your ... READ MORE »

WSU and USDA conduct survey for leafhopper management in Columbia Basin
Washington State University (WSU), along with with USDA-ARS, is conducting a survey of potato, vegetable and vegetable seed growers in the Columbia Ba... READ MORE »
WSU Potato Field Day offers look at seed and pest studies, virus-sniffing dog
At their 400-acre Othello research farm, Washington State University (WSU) scientists study seed quality, new varieties, pests and growing practices t... READ MORE »

WSU researcher Kiwamu Tanaka focused on identifying natural plant disease resistance
Just like humans, plants have evolutionary immune systems. Washington State University Associate Professor Kiwanu Tanaka has made studying those immun... READ MORE »

Pavek currently leading PAA, but his contributions to potato industry aren’t new
For more than 15 years, Washington State University scientist Mark Pavek has helped potato growers develop more nutritious, hardy and marketable varie... READ MORE »

Jake Blauer tapped to be new postharvest potato physiologist at WSU
When Jake Blauer lived in Brazil, he says he saw a lot of potatoes “but they were often green.” Blauer is the newly hired postharvest potato ph... READ MORE »
Washington State expanding Decision Aid System to potatoes
For more than a decade, entomologist David Crowder has helped Pacific Northwest farmers sustainably defend against insect pests and invaders. This ... READ MORE »
Washington State University to host free no-till symposium
The Washington State University Extension and Oregon Tilth will hold a Zoom virtual symposium on no-till agriculture Feb. 24-25, 2021. Extension in... READ MORE »