WSU Horticulture in the News

Four WSU graduate students are among the 25 individuals selected to receive highly competitive scholarships from the American Society for Enology and Viticulture.

Latest Extension guides help gardeners in western Washington encounter uncommon, delicious small fruits.

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University’s newest apple variety, WA 64, is a sweet, tart, firmly crisp hybrid of Honeycrisp and Cripps Pink, a variety that includes the well-known Pink […]

Sharing research that helps Washington’s Skagit Valley specialty-crop producers supply the world, scientists at WSU’s Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center gave members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) an […]

A longtime working relationship between Washington State University scientist Tom Collins and Jackson Family Wines has evolved into the creation of an endowed professorship that recognizes Collins’ impactful wine science research and supports WSU’s Department of Viticulture & Enology.

Officials, legislators, and university leaders broke ground for the new USDA-ARS Plant Sciences Building on the Pullman campus

WSU Viticulture Professor and Extension Specialist Michelle Moyer has been promoted to full professorship and recognized with the Faculty Excellence in Extension Award.

For the first time, Cosmic Crisp® joined the ranks of the top ten best-selling U.S. apple varieties.

New, free publications share ways to establish a successful food hub, connecting farmers with consumers.

Spanning three days and showcasing industry leaders, experts, and vendors, Portland, Ore.’s yearly Farwest Show is the biggest landscaping and horticulture industry event in the West. The expo creates a space for plant enthusiasts to exchange ideas, show off new products, and sell upcoming varieties. 

With each harvest, scientists learn more about how to grow and share the WSU-bred Cosmic Crisp® apple.

In collaborative internships, visiting students explore wine science, entomology, fruit breeding, and engineering at IAREC.

WSU leads a new $8 million USDA-funded project aiming to advance soil-biodegradable plastic mulches and develop innovative methods for recycling the regular plastic mulch.

After more than sixty years in service to agriculture, Johnson Hall is coming down.

Sharing discoveries in seed quality, new varieties, pests, and growing practices to help NW potatoes thrive

Learn about Washington cider’s unique chemistry, plus pest-fighting birds of prey, weeds of wheat

New agreement allows researchers to exchange and study genetic material for high-flavor, next-gen cherries

Snider goes extra mile to help students, faculty grow career and research opportunities.

Three CAHNRS researchers honored at 2022 WSU Showcase.

Three senior Landscape Nursery and Greenhouse Management students won first place in the Fall 2021 LandCare Case Competition.

Latest guides help farmers, landowners, beekeepers, and food preparers improve practices.

Latest free guides from WSU Extension include a new training curriculum aimed at tree fruit growers.

Third harvest of WSU’s Cosmic Crisp® apple reaches stores well before Apple Cup

The WSU Horticulture Club staved off bankruptcy during the pandemic thanks to advisors, but the club is rebooting this fall with new students and plant sales.

Latest free guides help home gardeners, wheat producers.

WSU scientists join national effort to build a better, more sustainable mulch

WSU-bred apple earns nod from consumer testers for taste, crisp bite

Professor Main to lead research, teaching that improves urban landscapes, valuable crops

Horticulture doctoral candidate Alexa McDaniel has been awarded a Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellowship, which will support her growth as a leader and professional, while fostering the connection between WSU and the…

Modifying their traditional field day, WSU potato researchers will safely share 2021 seed trial results.