The Future of Ag: WSU in National Geographic
National Geographic asks, Will "Food of the Future to Be More Diverse?" In answering that question, National Geo talked to WSU professor Steve Jones, an expert in sustainable agricultural. "From the perspective of the plate, the foods we'll eat in the future will likely look and taste a lot like what we eat today. But take a closer peek, and tomorrow's dinner becomes very different indeed." Read more in National Geographic »
Foods, Farms, and the Future
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Here in the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, we've been talking about the future of food for years. We recently interviewed our experts and pooled their collective wisdom in a series of artcles for our award-winning College magazine, Connections. "Feed the world. Power the planet. Save the environment. It’s a tall order by any measure, but especially when you consider that experts predict that by 2035 the world population will grow to more than eight billion human beings. During that same timeframe, Washington State is expected to add three million to its current population of six million." Read more in Connections »
New Ag Economist Hits the Ground
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Labor, cost structures, price premiums for quality--all are issues for Washington’s tree fruit industry. They also are the research and extension focus of agricultural economist Karina Gallardo, one of the newest faculty members of the WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center. Read more in On Solid Ground »
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Economy of Rail
WSU landscape architecture students collaborate, want to see wheat trains carry passengers, too. Learn more, watch the video on KLEW »
Videos about Our Majors
You asked, we answered: What can you do with a degree from CAHNRS? Check out this new series of videos about the career possibilites you'll have with a B.S. or B.A. from our college.
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Upcoming
June 29 - Maximizing Malolactic Fermentation for Wine Quality and Style. A workshop with Sibylle Krieger-Weber and Thomas Henick-Kling. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.; lunch 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. WSU Tri-Cities. For more info, download the flyer; RSVP or call Sara at 707-765-6666.
July 1 - Maximizing Malolactic Fermentation for Wine Quality and Style. A workshop with Sibylle Krieger-Weber and Thomas Henick-Kling. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.; lunch 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Januik Winery (14710 Woodinville-Redmond Road NE), Woodinville. For more info, download the flyer; RSVP or call Sara at 707-765-6666.
WSU Field Days: Rites of Summer
Check out our calendar of upcoming field days here. Events at Puyallup can be found here.
New on Dan Bernardo's Blog
Mom’s Weekend Brings Sunshine, Christmas in April and Much to Be Proud Of. In the midst of all of the negative publicity around potential budget reductions, it is important to celebrate our successes and the outstanding work that goes on day in and day out in our college. April 2-3 was Mom’s Weekend on the Pullman campus, and no event is better at showcasing the tremendous quality and diversity of our programs in the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. Read more »
National Rankings for Ag Sciences at WSU
We're number two--and number four, six, seven and eight! Researchers in the agricultural sciences at Washington State University are among the most productive in the nation, ranking in the top 10 in almost every ag-related discipline. Learn more about about the productivity of our world-class faculty. Read Dean Bernardo's blog »