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Potato growers: pests are emerging fast in the Columbia Basin & 2026 is already running between 100 & 150 growing degree days ahead of last year. #WSU experts say many fields are nearing peak egg hatch, so it's important to scout now. Other alerts: potatoes.decisionaid.systems

Join us on June 11 for the 108th Annual Lind Field Day! @WSULindStation @WSUSmallGrains @WashingtonGrain @wsuwheat @wsucahnrs @WSUCSS @AaronEsser1 @WSUExtension @agronomistag @wasoilhealth

With widespread #striperust this year, here's what you need to know about high-temperature adult-plant resistance: smallgrains.wsu.edu/rusthtap-2/ #wheatdisease #smallgrains #fungaldisease #HTAP #WAwheat #easternwa #WheatGrower

The Methow Investment Network⁠ is a “neighbor-to-neighbor” lending program that #WSU Extension supports in rural communities⁠ for helping fuel the company’s growth. #GoCougs magazine.wsu.edu/2026/04/24/inv…

Will Nielsen runs Headwaters Tree Service in Winthrop. He used the Methow Investment Network to purchase a portable sawmill as a sideline to his work as an arborist. #headwaters" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">magazine.wsu.edu/2026/04/24/inv… #WSU #GoCougs

Pest alerts, tree nutrition guidance, heat stress tools, research news, & upcoming events: #WSU Tree Fruit Extension’s Fruit Matters newsletter is built for Washington’s tree fruit community. Subscribe & stay better informed. treefruit.wsu.edu/newsletter/fru…

Check this out! More than 800 people graduated from our first Washington Green School certificate course, building science-based gardening skills for their backyards & careers. It’s one of several Extension-focused stories in the new issue of Confluence magazine from @wsucahnrs.

An expanding @WSUExtension team of tree fruit experts is preparing to take on some of the most pressing challenges facing Washington orchards, thanks to funding from the landmark #WSU Tree Fruit Endowment. #GoCougs news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/wsu-tr…

Fermented or frozen, dried or canned: if you want to waste less food & make your produce last longer, then sign up for the 4-part Lunch & Learn series. Join live on Zoom or watch recordings anytime. ~$60. No equipment needed. eventbrite.com/e/lunch-and-le…

The grower-built tree fruit endowment is helping us add more experts to tackle some of the industry’s biggest challenges, while longtime specialist Gwen Hoheisel steps into an expanded role helping guide WSU’s tree fruit Extension program. #GoCougs news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/wsu-tr…

South-central Washington livestock & forage producers have new support in Avery Thompson, who recently joined #WSU Extension to provide research-based outreach & education across the region. Welcome, Avery! #GoCougs #BentonCounty #FranklinCounty cahnrs.wsu.edu/people-directo…

Craig McConnel, veterinarian & director of #WSU’s Veterinary Medicine Extension, is partnering with PNW agencies to solve an urgent puzzle: How to curb deadly pneumonia outbreaks in bighorns that have devastated populations across the West. @WSUvetmed news.wsu.edu/news/2026/05/0…

Join @WSUExtension and #varietytesting for the 2026 #pnwcroptour May 29-July 3. smallgrains.wsu.edu/26tours/ @WashingtonGrain #canolatrials #WheatVarieties #wheatbreeding #canola #winterwheat #SpringWheat #WAwheat #wawheatbelt @wsucahnrs @WSUCSS @WSULindStation

Garden hack or gardening myth? #WSU Extension expert Linda Chalker-Scott on Epsom salt and why the science doesn’t match the hype. countryliving.com/gardening/gard…

Headed out camping soon as temps rise across Washington? Don’t let your cooler make you sick. #WSU Extension Professor Susie Craig shares the simple cooler dos & don’ts to help keep your food safe in the backcountry. news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/podcasts/fsm-3…

#WSU researchers have found certain bacteria in apple & pear trees team up to suppress fire blight. The finding suggests future avenues for fighting the costly & destructive tree-fruit disease. #GoCougs @WSUExtension news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/new-ws…

The Methow Investment Network⁠ is a “neighbor-to-neighbor” style lending program that Washington State University Extension supports in rural communities⁠. Here's how it helped a Twisp coffee roaster. magazine.wsu.edu/2026/04/24/inv… #WSU #GoCougs

Pop in your earbuds while getting your hands dirty in the garden this sunny weekend, and tune in to the latest Evergreen Thumb podcast from our #WSU Master Gardeners. Learn how you can engage more of the senses through thoughtful garden planning. #GoCougs #listen-now" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">…eenthumb.mastergardenerfoundation.org/episode071/#li…

A huge #GoCougs welcome to Germán Sandoya-Miranda, our new Washington State University Endowed Chair in Raspberry Breeding! He starts on May 15 & will be based in Western Washington, where ~90% of America’s frozen red raspberry crop is grown. news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/new-ws…