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Planning your holiday meals? Find fresh, local ingredients across the state with the WA Food & Farm Finder. The WSU Extension Regional Small Farms Program is proud to support the Eat Local First Collaborative. https://t.co/6Bg2LP1xqv
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WSU Extension Regional Small Farms Program is part of the Eat Local First Collaborative, a statewide effort to connect people to local food. Eat Local First is the go-to source for finding local...
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Great discussion between #WSU Extension range & livestock specialist Tip Hudson & guests, like @uidahoextension’s beef specialist Jim Sprinkle, on what attributes makes the perfect range cow. Huge implications for reducing land use conflicts & production. https://t.co/M671vUL3hq
artofrange.com
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Really interesting piece on the successful cultivation of a tuber more affiliated with southern US ag production. Miles and the researchers at Mount Vernon REC are figuring out ways to make growing the sweet potato not only viable but productive!!!
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New CSANR Perspectives piece breaks down Washington’s compost reimbursement pilot: who used it, what changed, and what the data show. 🔗 https://t.co/HZLjzSROrC
#GrowWithData #WSU
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#WSU Whatcom County Extension researchers are showing that neighborliness boosts individual & community health. In Blaine, WA, that work helped inspire the Sept. 28 Good Neighbor Day proclamation. Great background & further info ⬇️. https://t.co/3FZbKsjsfm
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Updated online #pnwwheat and #pnwcanola calculators are coming soon. Subscribe to our #smallgrains e-newsletter to be notified! https://t.co/p5lSGPd8um
#pnwcroptour #WAwheat #idwheat #DrylandCropping #drylandwheat #WheatVarieties #cerealgrains #wagrains #cerealvarietytesting
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Youth in #WSU Clark County 4-H are cultivating gardening skills while giving back to their community. “Kids learn belonging, mastery, independence & life skills that carry them into adulthood,” said Program Coordinator Chantal Krystiniak. https://t.co/JzCfyNTVh0
vancouverfamilymagazine.com
Learn about family gardening and cooking in Clark County. Discover how families can grow, harvest and cook together this season - building confidence, skills and fun from garden to kitchen.
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With support from the @WSUExtension Energy Program, the Harrington School District is the state's first to benefit from The Giving Grid. This program offers solar panel installation for qualifying school districts at no upfront cost. #GoCougs
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Bringing renewable energy and reinvestment opportunities to rural communities, The Giving Grid celebrated its first school solar installation with a ribbon-cutting event.
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We were delighted to recognize Professors Melissa Jenkins and Christina Sanders as yesterday evening’s Featured Faculty Members. Please join us in thanking Professors Jenkins and Sanders for their significant contributions to WSU!
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A farm-oriented Nature Fest & Nature Camp was a great way to bring kids & experts together for 2 days of fun & discovery. They saw how certain ag practices affect wildlife diversity through activities like river dipping & moth trapping. Stunning photos! https://t.co/WZkqqxHJ4Q
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Great throwback vid: We’ve always been about nourishing communities. From 4-H youth development to large- & small-scale ag, natural resources, Master Gardeners, & local economic growth, we’re in every county, helping people better help themselves. #GoCougs
https://t.co/3BFTczSjix
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CSANR’s Georgine Yorgey and Allie Higginbotham visited the Qualco Digester and Werkhoven Dairy with the @wadairyfed . 🐄⚡ The digester turns manure into methane to power a generator that produces electricity for @SnoPUD . #WasteToFuels #RenewableEnergy #WSU
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Field horsetail & smooth scouringrush weeds pose significant issues for Washington's dryland farmers. In our latest publication, learn some of the most practical management practices that will help get them under control. #GoCougs
https://t.co/oc359GGO1S
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Newly published this fall, the latest guide from WSU Extension looks at two ancient weed plants that cause trouble for dryland farmers and livestock producers.
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Wash. potato growers have a tool to help make decisions about crops that’s saving the industry nearly $10M annually. #WSU leads the Potato Decision Aid System, which uses data from @AgWeatherNet & field monitoring to create computer models & risk maps.
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Potato growers in Washington have a powerful new tool to help them make decisions about their crops, one that’s saving the industry in the state nearly $10 million each year.
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Youth are often curious about many things, including food safety. #WSU Extension Professor Susie Craig recommends having them reach out to curious cat @AskDrUniverse, who works alongside WSU faculty to provide child-friendly, research-based expertise. https://t.co/oYQwmcD6jt
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The 2025 @WSUExtension Wheat Academy will sell out soon, only 3 spots left. Save your seat now https://t.co/C1j6is8iXP or email small.grains@wsu.edu to join the waitlist. #WAwheat #wawheatgrower #idwheat #soilhealth @WSUCSS @WSUweeds @WSULindStation @WashingtonGrain @wsucahnrs
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Two days of comprehensive, hands-on learning await participants of the WSU Wheat Academy. Growers and industry professionals from all over the Pacific Northwest are invited to the WSU Pullman campus...
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The Farm Gleaning Program of #WSU Clallam County Extension is bolstering regional food security & helping feed those in need: ~1 in 4 kids there experience hunger. Discover how we’re making a difference in this fall’s edition of @wsmagazine. #GoCougs
https://t.co/rwNL0Tj4Kr
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Until Jan., anyone over 18 in Wash. could skip driver’s education & get a driver's license w/no classes or behind-the-wheel instruction. With @WSUExtension help, there is now increased state financial support of driver’s ed & new license requirements.
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WSU Extension research helped uncover that Washington law as well as steep driver’s ed cost and limited access were contributing to increasing collision rates, prompting lawmakers to respond.
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