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We are the WSU College of Agricultural, Human, & Natural Resource Sciences- food, family, fuel, fiber, form. News about agriculture, wine science, robotics, apparel design & more.
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Congratulations to the newest members of the #WSU Class of 2025! Here are a few pics from the fall semester #CougGrad & we'll post more on Monday. #GoCougs
5 people in caps and gowns look up toward the ceiling of a large arena as red and white confecting falls down on them. A person in a cap and gown stands beside a banner that says College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. Over a dozen people wearing caps and gowns sit in seats. From above, decorated caps are visible. Two are prominent. One says "I hope this B.S. buys me cows." The other says "The best is yet to come." 1 person bends down, facing away from another person. Both wear caps and gowns. The person behind has placed a hood around the person in front.
December 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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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...
A greenhouse full of bright red poinsettia plants on tables. A greenhouse full of creamy white poinsettia plants on tables. A greenhouse full of pink-leaved poinsettia plants on tables, with red and cream plants in the background.
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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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
Pumpkin pie on a table with a WSU logo on the top in what looks like powdered sugar. Squirts of whipped cream are all around the edge of the pie. Next to the pie are pumpkins, spices, apples, nuts, cinnamon sticks, bread, and part of a plate of food. Words next to the pie say Happy Thanksgiving.
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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#WSU Agriculture Education students were honored at a banquet last week to highlight their hard work & achievements. Senior students were also recognized for years of dedication & learning as they go out to begin their student teaching. We love all of this! #GoCougs
2 people stand talking at a podium while 2 others stand off to the side listening. 2 people stand talking at a podium. Several people sit at tables in a large room, while around 8 people stand at the front of the room. 2 people stand at a podium and 6 others stand to the side of them in front of several other people sitting at tables.
November 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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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
WSU mascot Butch T. Cougar dances in a parking lot holding a caramel dipped apple in one paw. A trailer with a huge WSU football helmet is visible in the background. A large plastic bin filled with hundreds of green apples. A sign on the bin says "Apples (Granny Smith) $2.25 per pound."
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Check out these pics from last weekend's #WSU Ambassador Formal! The event welcomed Student Ambassadors from CAHNRS, @caswsu.bsky.social, & @murrowcollege.bsky.social with a chance to get to know each other in a fun atmosphere.
More pics: www.flickr.com/photos/cahnr...
#GoCougs
2 people stand talking. Both are wearing formal attire and decorated masks on their faces. A large group of people wearing formal attire throw gold, black, and white balloons into the air and cheer. Black and white photo of 2 people wearing formal attire clinking glasses together.
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Last week, one of our 100-level agriculture classes went on an industry tour road-trip. They visited Washington Fruit Growers in Yakima & McGregors in Quincy. We love that our students get these hands-on experiences early in their time at #WSU! #GoCougs
6 people stand around conveyor belts covered in bright green apples inside a large building. 3 people watch dozens of bright green apples on a conveyor belt as they move under a large piece of equipment. Several people move on a raised walkway in a large factory. Just beneath them, 5 different conveyor belts are seen, each covered in bright green apples. 10 different rows of apples move along a single-apple-wide conveyor belt underneath industrial equipment.
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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David James, a #WSU entomology professor, wrote an introductory essay (The Magic of Butterflies) for a new book just published called Butterfly: Exploring the World of Lepidoptera. We love seeing our scientists sharing their work in as many places as possible! #GoCougs #butterflies
A large, colorful butterfly against a pink background. The word Butterfly reads across the insect. Underneath are the words: Exploring the World of Lepidoptera and the word PHAIDON.
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Congrats to #WSU ag education teacher JD Baser for receiving the Honorary American FFA Degree at the
National FFA Organization Convention & Expo last week!! Read more about JD's accomplishments here: news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/.../honorary...
#GoCougs #FFA
Five people stand in front of a WSU CAHNRS-themed background. The person in the center holds an award. In the foreground is a graphic of Butch T Cougar wearing an FFA jacket, illustrations of wheat stalks, the WSU cougar head logo, and the words "Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences." At the top of the photo are the words "98th National FFA Convention & Expo Indianapolis, IN." The photo is framed with an illustration of wooden boards.
November 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Get ready for the Auction of Washington Wines’ Bid for Bottles online auction! Bid on rare treasures from Washington’s top wineries Nov. 18-22. Every winning bid benefits @seattlechildrens.org, the #WSU viticulture & enology department, & VITAL Wines.
bidforbottles2025.ggo.bid/bidding/pack...
Event flyer with background of three wine bottle shapes. Words in foreground: Auction of Washington Wines Bid for Bottles Online Auction. November 18-22. Benefitting Seattle Children's, Washington Stat University Department of Viticulture & Enology, and VITAL Wines.
November 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Happy Halloween everyone! (Sorry Butch.)
#GoCougs #Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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The #WSU bee & pollinator program is working to help agriculture & our food supply now & into the future. WSU takes a holistic approach to addressing colony collapse, as shown in this story & video about the program. #GoCougs #SaveTheBees go.wsu.edu/bees-on-the-...
Three people, two in bee suits, stand next to wooden beehive drawers outside in a field.
October 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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We recently posted Confluence, our annual e-magazine for CAHNRS alumni & friends. One of our favorite features is the Student Spotlight. Read about a few of our amazing CAHNRS Cougs! We have so many great students, and this is just a small sample. #GoCougs
news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/newsletters/...
Six square photos of students.
October 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Mmm, the pine-y scent of Christmas trees. Wanna smell it for science? The #WSU Sensory Science Center is hosting a Christmas Tree Aroma Assessment on Monday on the
@pullman.wsu.edu campus. Sign up for a time now! And get a $5 Ferdinand's gift card! Must be 18 & give 30 minutes. #GoCougs
Event flyer with image of a cartoon Christmas tree on the left side. Words on the rest: WSU Sensory Science Center Christmas Tree Aroma Assessment. Monday, October 27, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the WSU Food Science and Human Nutrition Building, Room 146. To participate: • Be at least 18 years of age. • Be familiar with real Christmas trees. • Be able to attend a 30 minute in-person session. Interested, contact erin.macedo@wsu.edu. You will receive a $5 Ferdinand’s gift card for participation. This study has been approved by the Washington State University Institutional Review Board #25-0450.
October 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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We've got 2 important items for your #WSU Family Weekend to-do list. First, our Beef & Brews fundraiser has breakfast & beer (or wine or non-alcoholic drinks) starting at 9:30, Oct. 25. Second, Ferdinand's will be open for cheese & ice cream 9:30-12:30 that morning. #GoCougs
Event flyer is image of 2 mugs of beer with a football in between. Words: Beef & brews WSU Family Weekend. Present a blitz of brunch and beermosas. October 25, 9:30 until 12:30. $30 for breakfast and 2 drink tickets. $20 breakfast only, $5 for extra dink ticket. Ensminger Pavilion. Sponsored by CAHNRS Student Senate, Merry Cellars, Sparkman Cellars, Paradise Creek Brewery, Tyson Foods, and WSU Ag Technology and Production Management. Ferdinand's Ice Cream Shoppe from the outside. Several bushes with bright red leaves are in front of the building.
October 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Fall on the @pullman.wsu.edu campus, what a gorgeous sight. We hope the foliage hangs on through the upcoming #WSU Fall Family Weekend so more people can see it in person! We tried to capture some of the beauty here. #GoCougs
Trees on a university campus with green, bright red, yellow, and orange leaves. Trees with bright red leaves in the foreground, with a building in the background having a large WSU logo on it. A large statue of a cougar on a rock in the foreground. Several trees with a mix of red and green leaves in the background. Ferdinand's Ice Cream Shoppe from the outside. Several bushes with bright red leaves are in front of the building.
October 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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We had a lot of fun representing CAHNRS & #WSU at the National Association for College Admission Counseling (@nacac.bsky.social) college fair in Spokane earlier this week! Thanks to everyone who stopped by to talk with us! #GoCougs
3 long tables that say Washington State University on them in a large room. 5 people are visible behind the tables, talking with several other people on the other side. 4 people stand behind a table covered in red banners talk to 2 people on the other side of the table. 1 person behind a table talks to 2 people holding bright yellow bags.
October 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Fruit sales are back! Come get #WSU-grown apples, plums, & (new this season) pears! Friday noon-6, Saturday, 10-4 at the WSU Horticulture Center. Bulk pricing available. We'll see you there. #GoCougs horticulture.wsu.edu/event/fruit-...
A large plastic bin half full of bright yellow apples sits next to a sign that says WSU FRUIT SALE, Spillman Farm, Friday 12-6 pm, Saturday 10 am - 4 pm.
October 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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It's smoky-winged ash aphids season again. In this archived story, #WSU entomologist Richard Zack explains what these fuzzy white gnat-like bugs are & why they're so active right now. We recommend sunglasses & closed mouths while walking! archive.news.wsu.edu/press-releas...
Hundreds of tiny white bugs fly around.
October 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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We had over 150 students at our CAHNRS Career Fair & Networking Night yesterday! We loved seeing our students connecting w/potential future employers! Many of those companies are also at today's #WSU Career Expo.
More pics here: www.flickr.com/photos/cahnr...
#GoCougs
3 people stand behind a table covered with various giveaway items talking to 2 other people. A sign behind the table says Beef Northwest Feeders and has an image of a cow's head. 2 different floors of a building full of dozens of people talking. 5 people talk while standing around a table that says Simplot. At least 2 dozen people stand together in a crowded hallway.
October 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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In 2018, #WSU alumnus Gordon Davis established the Cashup Davis Family Endowed Deanship. Gordon Davis visited the @pullman.wsu.edu campus last week & met with many people including Raj Khosla, the newest recipient of the Davis family endowment. #GoCougs
More pics: www.flickr.com/photos/cahnr...
6 people pose standing next to a very old refurbished tractor. 3 people stand inside talking. 2 people stand next to a very old, but refurbished, tractor.
October 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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CAHNRS students looking to connect with future employers, our Career Fair & Networking Night is Monday, Oct. 6 from 5-7 pm in Lighty. Register in advance, bring resumes, & dress for success! Employers are looking to meet future interns & career employees! #GoCougs
Event flyer with details in post and the following: • Explore career and internship opportunities. • Get on-site interviews. • Gain industry connections. • Sign up for scholarship raffles.
October 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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#WSU fight song as a #polka? Yes please! We loved the Crave! Oktoberfest celebration in Lynnwood. Our “CharCOUGterie” display had Cougar Gold® cheese, Cosmic Crisp® apples, & more. Thanks to Zirkle Fruit Company for donating Cosmic Crisp® apples & WSU Regent Enrique Cerna for the video. #GoCougs
September 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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We should clarify, the corn maze & some other produce will be on sale. This week will just have fewer items than the harvest festival last weekend. #GoCougs
3 people walk through a corn maze.
September 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Still need a pumpkin for pies or jack-o-lanterns? The #WSU Eggert Family Organic Farm hosts their final u-pick pumpkin sale this Saturday, Oct. 4 from 10-4. It's only pumpkins this week, no other events. #GoCougs 🎃🎃🎃
Foreground in focus is a tiny pumpkin held in a hand. Background is a pumpkin patch with over a dozen people walking around. Dozens of people walk around in a pumpkin patch with pumpkins of various sizes laying around on the ground. Dozens of pumpkins lay on the ground in a pumpkin patch as several people walk around in the background.
September 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM