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Poinsettia time! The #WSU Horticulture Club's annual #poinsettia sales start tomorrow. Come to the greenhouse across from Ferdinand's from 10-3 on Dec. 5 or Dec. 12 & buy a beautiful holiday plant. All proceeds go back into the club. #GoCougs horticulture.wsu.edu/horticulture...
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Poinsettia time! The #WSU Horticulture Club's annual #poinsettia sales start tomorrow. Come to the greenhouse across from Ferdinand's from 10-3 on Dec. 5 or Dec. 12 & buy a beautiful holiday plant. All proceeds go back into the club. #GoCougs horticulture.wsu.edu/horticulture...
As Becky & Lynn Miner passed through NE Wash., the region’s beauty stuck w/them. They eventually purchased nearly 100 acres of forest in Chewelah. After more than 30 years rehabbing the forest, the Miners have donated their land to #WSU forestry. #GoCougs news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/lega...
‘Legacy of learning’: Couple donates 100-acre tree farm to WSU Extension Forestry
Becky and Lynn Miner have donated their Casa Becca del Norté tree farm to WSU Extension Forestry as a “legacy of learning.” Representing WSU’s first school forest, the acreage includes a residential l...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
As Becky & Lynn Miner passed through NE Wash., the region’s beauty stuck w/them. They eventually purchased nearly 100 acres of forest in Chewelah. After more than 30 years rehabbing the forest, the Miners have donated their land to #WSU forestry. #GoCougs news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/lega...
Dean Khosla writes about meeting w/bee donors, wheat growers, tree fruit industry members, attending the annual Ag Summit, & more during a busy 2 weeks of traveling. He also mentions a personal loss. On behalf of the college, our thoughts are with you, Dr. Khosla. cahnrs.wsu.edu/growing-part...
Growing partnerships that drive our land-grant mission
This fall, my travels across the Pacific Northwest have highlighted a powerful truth: Partnerships are the lifeblood of the land-grant mission.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Dean Khosla writes about meeting w/bee donors, wheat growers, tree fruit industry members, attending the annual Ag Summit, & more during a busy 2 weeks of traveling. He also mentions a personal loss. On behalf of the college, our thoughts are with you, Dr. Khosla. cahnrs.wsu.edu/growing-part...
College students who binge drink may be acting on influences they brought from home. Students who binge drink more tend to have grown up in a home with more permissive attitudes toward drinking & also are more likely to join Greek-affiliated organizations. news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/befo...
Before the party starts: Parental attitudes linked to college binge drinking
College students who binge drink may be acting on influences they brought from home, WSU scientists find.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
College students who binge drink may be acting on influences they brought from home. Students who binge drink more tend to have grown up in a home with more permissive attitudes toward drinking & also are more likely to join Greek-affiliated organizations. news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/befo...
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You can help increase food security on the Peninsula this #GivingTuesday.
Since 2014, the Olympic Peninsula Farm-to-Food-Bank Fund has helped local farmers & food banks, a win for community resilience & the local economy.
Donate today! #GoCougs
extension.wsu.edu/clallam/olym...
Since 2014, the Olympic Peninsula Farm-to-Food-Bank Fund has helped local farmers & food banks, a win for community resilience & the local economy.
Donate today! #GoCougs
extension.wsu.edu/clallam/olym...
December 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
You can help increase food security on the Peninsula this #GivingTuesday.
Since 2014, the Olympic Peninsula Farm-to-Food-Bank Fund has helped local farmers & food banks, a win for community resilience & the local economy.
Donate today! #GoCougs
extension.wsu.edu/clallam/olym...
Since 2014, the Olympic Peninsula Farm-to-Food-Bank Fund has helped local farmers & food banks, a win for community resilience & the local economy.
Donate today! #GoCougs
extension.wsu.edu/clallam/olym...
@wsuextension.bsky.social scientists are finishing a study to help veterinarians & dairy producers quantify time lost to disease/injury.
The findings help researchers adapt a human health metric to livestock to account for production lost. @wsuvetmed.bsky.social news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/wsu-...
The findings help researchers adapt a human health metric to livestock to account for production lost. @wsuvetmed.bsky.social news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/wsu-...
WSU researchers devising new way to quantify quality of life for dairy cows
New WSU research is shaping a first-of-its-kind metric to track how illness and injury affect dairy cows’ well-being and productive days.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
@wsuextension.bsky.social scientists are finishing a study to help veterinarians & dairy producers quantify time lost to disease/injury.
The findings help researchers adapt a human health metric to livestock to account for production lost. @wsuvetmed.bsky.social news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/wsu-...
The findings help researchers adapt a human health metric to livestock to account for production lost. @wsuvetmed.bsky.social news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/wsu-...
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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.
extension.wsu.edu/regionalsmal...
The WSU Extension Regional Small Farms Program is proud to support the Eat Local First Collaborative.
extension.wsu.edu/regionalsmal...
Local Food Directory
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 farms...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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.
extension.wsu.edu/regionalsmal...
The WSU Extension Regional Small Farms Program is proud to support the Eat Local First Collaborative.
extension.wsu.edu/regionalsmal...
Learn some fun facts about cranberries from one of our School of Food Science doctoral candidates! #GoCougs
WSU cranberry researcher Ahhria Kirkendall shares fun cranberry trivia and science just in time for Thanksgiving, offering holiday-ready insights into how this power-packed berry is grown. news.wsu.edu/news/2025/11... #WSU
Cranberry trivia time
WSU cranberry researcher Ahhria Kirkendall shares fun cranberry trivia and science just in time for Thanksgiving, offering holiday-ready insights into how this power-packed berry is grown — and how it...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Learn some fun facts about cranberries from one of our School of Food Science doctoral candidates! #GoCougs
We agree that Sunflare is magnificent, and we can't wait for everyone to try it! #GoCougs
This Southern propaganda sucks, but it reminds me of good Apple News I neglected to share. WSU Extension was at our conference last week and brought the new Sunflare variety. It’s not available commercially for a couple of years, but it’s magnificent. Yes, it pairs well with Cougar Gold.
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We agree that Sunflare is magnificent, and we can't wait for everyone to try it! #GoCougs
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Great discussion between #WSU Extension range & livestock specialist Tip Hudson & guests, like @uidaho.bsky.social's Extension beef specialist Jim Sprinkle, on what attributes makes the perfect range cow.
Huge implications for reducing land use conflicts & production.
artofrange.com/episodes/aor...
Huge implications for reducing land use conflicts & production.
artofrange.com/episodes/aor...
AoR 170: Dr. Jim Sprinkle on The Perfect Range Cow
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November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Great discussion between #WSU Extension range & livestock specialist Tip Hudson & guests, like @uidaho.bsky.social's Extension beef specialist Jim Sprinkle, on what attributes makes the perfect range cow.
Huge implications for reducing land use conflicts & production.
artofrange.com/episodes/aor...
Huge implications for reducing land use conflicts & production.
artofrange.com/episodes/aor...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Dean Khosla has a message for everyone affiliated with our college for the upcoming holiday. Happy Thanksgiving!
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#GoCougs #Thanksgiving
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#GoCougs #Thanksgiving
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Dean Khosla has a message for everyone affiliated with our college for the upcoming holiday. Happy Thanksgiving!
email.cahnrs.wsu.edu/html/cahnrs-...
#GoCougs #Thanksgiving
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#GoCougs #Thanksgiving
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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.
🔗 csanr.wsu.edu/compost-incentives
#GrowWithData #WSU
🔗 csanr.wsu.edu/compost-incentives
#GrowWithData #WSU
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
New CSANR Perspectives piece breaks down Washington’s compost reimbursement pilot: who used it, what changed, and what the data show.
🔗 csanr.wsu.edu/compost-incentives
#GrowWithData #WSU
🔗 csanr.wsu.edu/compost-incentives
#GrowWithData #WSU
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During the 2025 fiscal year, #WSU generated $19.4 million in royalty revenues, nearly doubling the amount generated in FY24. news.wsu.edu/news/2025/11... #GoCougs
WSU royalty revenues eclipse $19M in FY25
During the 2025 fiscal year, WSU generated $19.4 million in royalty revenues, nearly doubling the amount generated in FY24.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
During the 2025 fiscal year, #WSU generated $19.4 million in royalty revenues, nearly doubling the amount generated in FY24. news.wsu.edu/news/2025/11... #GoCougs
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#CougGrad is in two weeks! Visit https://commencement.wsu.edu/ to find everything you need to know about the big day! 🎓#WSU #GoCougs
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
#CougGrad is in two weeks! Visit https://commencement.wsu.edu/ to find everything you need to know about the big day! 🎓#WSU #GoCougs
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Interesting article on the successful cultivation of a tuber more affiliated with southern US ag production.
Carol Miles and the researchers at Mount Vernon REC are figuring out ways to make growing sweet potato not only viable but productive! #GoCougs
Carol Miles and the researchers at Mount Vernon REC are figuring out ways to make growing sweet potato not only viable but productive! #GoCougs
Hedlin’s Family Farm owner Kai Ottesen "attributes the success to the #WSU Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center’s Vegetable Research & Extension program’s project dedicated to sweet potatoes." Woo-hoo! #GoCougs www.goskagit.com/growskagit/l...
Locally-grown sweet potatoes proving popular
Locally-grown sweet potatoes quickly became a hit at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Interesting article on the successful cultivation of a tuber more affiliated with southern US ag production.
Carol Miles and the researchers at Mount Vernon REC are figuring out ways to make growing sweet potato not only viable but productive! #GoCougs
Carol Miles and the researchers at Mount Vernon REC are figuring out ways to make growing sweet potato not only viable but productive! #GoCougs
Hedlin’s Family Farm owner Kai Ottesen "attributes the success to the #WSU Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center’s Vegetable Research & Extension program’s project dedicated to sweet potatoes." Woo-hoo! #GoCougs www.goskagit.com/growskagit/l...
Locally-grown sweet potatoes proving popular
Locally-grown sweet potatoes quickly became a hit at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op.
www.goskagit.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Hedlin’s Family Farm owner Kai Ottesen "attributes the success to the #WSU Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center’s Vegetable Research & Extension program’s project dedicated to sweet potatoes." Woo-hoo! #GoCougs www.goskagit.com/growskagit/l...
The economics of a holiday. #WSU economics professor Jill McCluskey is featured in this @seattletimes.com story on the cost of #Thanksgiving dinner, why it often costs more in Washington, & why the turkey is often such a deal.
(Potential paywall) www.seattletimes.com/business/how...
(Potential paywall) www.seattletimes.com/business/how...
Thanksgiving dinner to cost less in many places. See what’s happening in Seattle and WA
Shopping for groceries during the holidays is more expensive in Seattle than other cities, but not always for the reasons you think.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The economics of a holiday. #WSU economics professor Jill McCluskey is featured in this @seattletimes.com story on the cost of #Thanksgiving dinner, why it often costs more in Washington, & why the turkey is often such a deal.
(Potential paywall) www.seattletimes.com/business/how...
(Potential paywall) www.seattletimes.com/business/how...
It's the year's final fruit sale at the #WSU Horticulture Center & Granny Smith apples are all that's left.
You can also make self-dipped caramel apples.
Last weekend Butch T. Cougar was the first customer!
Sales: Nov. 21, 12-6pm & Nov. 22, 10am-6pm.
More info:
horticulture.wsu.edu/orchard/
#GoCougs
You can also make self-dipped caramel apples.
Last weekend Butch T. Cougar was the first customer!
Sales: Nov. 21, 12-6pm & Nov. 22, 10am-6pm.
More info:
horticulture.wsu.edu/orchard/
#GoCougs
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It's the year's final fruit sale at the #WSU Horticulture Center & Granny Smith apples are all that's left.
You can also make self-dipped caramel apples.
Last weekend Butch T. Cougar was the first customer!
Sales: Nov. 21, 12-6pm & Nov. 22, 10am-6pm.
More info:
horticulture.wsu.edu/orchard/
#GoCougs
You can also make self-dipped caramel apples.
Last weekend Butch T. Cougar was the first customer!
Sales: Nov. 21, 12-6pm & Nov. 22, 10am-6pm.
More info:
horticulture.wsu.edu/orchard/
#GoCougs
Dean Khosla writes about attending the @APLU_News annual meeting, visiting the #WSU Grass Breeding & Ecology Farm, celebrating the donation of Casa Becca del Norté, a 100-acre tree farm, & more in his latest blog. Read & subscribe today! #GoCougs cahnrs.wsu.edu/changing-wit...
Changing with the times and building legacies for tomorrow
The future calls for bold change. We cannot rely on yesterday’s methods to solve today’s challenges; we must reimagine how we deliver on our mission.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Dean Khosla writes about attending the @APLU_News annual meeting, visiting the #WSU Grass Breeding & Ecology Farm, celebrating the donation of Casa Becca del Norté, a 100-acre tree farm, & more in his latest blog. Read & subscribe today! #GoCougs cahnrs.wsu.edu/changing-wit...
Several #WSU wine science students visited the eastern European country of Moldova this fall to learn all about their wine industry & traditions. We love that students get to have these kinds of international experiences @ #WSU! #WAwine #GoCougs news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/wsu-...
WSU wine science students experience Moldovan winemaking traditions, culture
During a recent trip to Moldova, WSU students toured medieval ruins, a monastery, and subterranean caves where monks hid from enemies while protecting wine, a historically symbolic and religious produ...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Several #WSU wine science students visited the eastern European country of Moldova this fall to learn all about their wine industry & traditions. We love that students get to have these kinds of international experiences @ #WSU! #WAwine #GoCougs news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/wsu-...
"Marginal lands” in the Puget Sound area are home to scores of wild bee species, including many never found before in Snohomish & King counties, according to a 7-year study that includes #WSU researchers. Those lands include abandoned golf courses, vacant lots, & more. news.wsu.edu/press-releas...
Bees thrive in overlooked pockets of Puget Sound
A seven‑year WSU‑led survey has found that weedy plots of land near airports and beneath power lines can sustain healthy bee populations.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"Marginal lands” in the Puget Sound area are home to scores of wild bee species, including many never found before in Snohomish & King counties, according to a 7-year study that includes #WSU researchers. Those lands include abandoned golf courses, vacant lots, & more. news.wsu.edu/press-releas...