May 7, 2017 | Good Fruit Grower | Kate Prengaman When will your Cabernet Sauvignon reach bud break? And when should you expect your Riesling to bloom? Every season is a little different, but Washington State University’s AgWeatherNet is now tracking what this spring’s weather means for your vines. [Continue Reading on Good Fruit Grower] […]
April 3, 2017 | WSU News RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities technology and a business plan for converting the plant material lignin into biojet fuel won third place among 21 teams at the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge finals last week. The team of Libing Zhang, postdoctoral researcher, and Manuel Seubert, master’s of […]
MARCH 23, 2017 | by Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Researchers at Washington State University Tri-Cities and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found a new way to define the molecular structure of cellulose, which could lead to cheaper and more efficient ways to make a variety of crucial bioproducts. For the first time, […]
Spring 2017 | Viticulture and Enology Extension News Phenology refers to “the science of appearance”. This translates into understanding nature’s “calendar” of plant development. Important phenological events in viticulture include bud break, bloom and veraison, which are tied closely with management practices. Predicting when these events will occur can be difficult; most key phenological stages of grape are sensitive to climate and seasonal weather. Seasonal changes can include […]
February 27, 2017 | Washington Farm Bureau Many farmers and ranchers are already benefitting from drone technology, but the work of researchers like Dr. Lav Khot is showing that we’ve only scratched the surface of what this relatively new technology can do for agriculture. Khot works for Washington State University’s Center for Precision and Automated […]
Old-school areas of plant biology are getting tech upgrades that herald more detailed, faster data collection. January 25, 2017 |by Heidi Ledford, Nature – International Weekly Journal of Science At Washington State University in Pullman, biological engineer Sindhuja Sankaran’s lab is preparing to deploy drones carrying lidar, the laser equivalent of radar. The system will scan […]
Fall 2016 | Washington Business Magazine, by Richard S. Davis Advanced technology has contributed to tremendous growth in production since the middle of the 20th century, while farmers have been able to reduce inputs, including labor, chemicals, and energy. The agricultural and food industry accounts for 13 percent of Washington State’s economy. Biotech, “flying tractors”, designer orchards, and […]
December 1, 2016 | WSU News, by Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Researchers at Washington State University Tri-Cities have been awarded a National Science Foundation I-Corps grant to explore the market potential of their biojet fuel research. The team has successfully demonstrated a new, water-based process for deconstructing and recovering lignin from biomass and […]
November 30, 2016 | Good Fruit Grower | Ross Courtney The range of topics for the presentations in Spanish of the annual WSTFA convention is from handling or handling pesticides to economics. BSE faculty Melba Salazar-Gutiérrez, from Washington State University, talks about the practical use of AgWeatherNet in orchards in one of the sessions in Spanish […]
Wednesday, November 9th, the inaugural SciTech Northwest event was held in Seattle. This was the region’s first science and technology expo highlighting the latest innovations and collaborations in cyber/data analytics, clean energy, and biotechnology from three premier Washington research institutions. Twenty one groups and five speakers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Washington, and Washington State University showcased their cutting-edge technologies. The featured speaker […]