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Healthy Food, Fitness in King County Focus of WSU’s $1.2 Million W.K. Kellogg Grant
SEATTLE, Wash. – When the youth of Delridge and White Center’s Food Empowerment Education and Sustainability Team or FEEST set local foods they’ve prepared on a pre-Thanksgiving table at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center here on Nov. 25, they’ll have the power of the prestigious W.K. Kellogg Foundation behind them. Read more »
Landscape Architecture Students’ Work Envisions Redesigns of Lewiston Waterfront
PULLMAN, Wash. - Landscape architecture graduate students from Washington State University and the University of Idaho will present their visions for the Lewiston waterfront Dec. 10 - 31 at the Sage Baking Company in Lewiston. The opening reception for the show is at 6 p.m., Dec. 10. Read more »
“Washington Women in Wine” Collection to Debut at WSU Benefit Gala and Auction
BELLEVUE, Wash. – A new collection of wines donated by women in Washington’s winemaking and grape-growing industry, as well as woman business leaders, will make its debut on the block at January’s “Celebrate Washington Wine” gala dinner and auction. The annual black-tie event benefits Washington State University’s Viticulture and Enology Program. Read more »
Asotin County Teen Elected President of State 4-H Advisory Board
PULLMAN, Wash. – For the first time ever, a teen-ager will be leading the Washington State 4-H Advisory Board. Seventeen-year-old Jessica Ubachs has been elected president of the organization. Read more »
Wilcox Brothers to Share Lessons Learned in Century of Farming at WSU Nov. 20
PULLMAN, Wash. – Since 1909, four generations of the Wilcox family have lived and worked at the main farm’s location at Roy, just outside Tacoma. Today, Wilcox Family Farms is one of the leading egg producers in the country and a leader in organic agriculture. That journey is the topic of a public conversation at Washington State University. Read more »
Washington State Military Kids and Families Summit
PUYALLUP, Wash. – The third annual Washington State Military Kids and Families Summit will focus on providing needed resources to military children and the people who support them. Read more »
Seattle Business Execs More Optimistic about Economy than a Year Ago, WSU Survey Results Say
PULLMAN, Wash. – Average business conditions in western Washington haven’t really changed much since the second quarter of 2009, but business conditions in the greater Seattle area look better than they have for more than a year, according to business executives who participated in a recent survey by Washington State University and the Seattle Executives Association. Read more »
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Nov. 3 - WSU to Team with University of Florida to Develop Water Management Simulator
Nov. 3 - Live Web Series, Archive, Continue to Provide Resources to Address “Ag in Uncertain Times”
Nov. 3 - WSU Small Farms Program Wins Grants to Support Disadvantaged Farmers
Nov. 2 - Raikes Foundation Award Expands WSU Extension Program to King County
Oct. 29 - Graduate Students to Present Their Ag and Natural Resource Research
Oct. 29 - Deep-Furrow Wheat Drill Design Meeting Set for November 17
Oct. 29 - Program to Help Farm Families Weather Tough Economy Gets $5 Million Boost
Oct. 22 - WSU 4-H One of Eight States to Lead New National 4-H Science Program 
Oct. 20 - Washington State 4-H Inducts Ten into Hall of Fame
Oct. 14 - Finding a Better Control for Fusarium Root Rot in Douglas Fir
Oct. 14 - Long-time WSU Extension Educator Earns National Honor
Oct. 14 - ‘Fruitbots’ Could Save Growers Money, Create High-tech Jobs 
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