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Capital Press: Western Innovator: From Nepal to robotic pioneer

Posted by jamie.meek | May 13, 2019
Some 30 years ago, he was a lad tending rice, sugarcane, goats and other crops on his family’s subsistence farm in the mid-hill region of Bhojpur, Nepal. Last December, Manoj Karkee (pronounced Maw-nose Car-key) was among 11 U.S. and Canadian professors named 2019 pioneers in artificial intelligence and the internet by Connected World, a business and technology publication.
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WSU News: Moyer leads $4.75M effort to address mildew in grapes

Posted by kmkniep | May 8, 2019
As the grape growing season gets underway, Michelle Moyer, a WSU associate professor and Extension specialist, is leading a diverse and multi-disciplined team to address the challenge of fungicide resistant, powdery mildew. Grapevine powdery mildew is a perennial challenge grape growers face that can decimate crops if left unchecked, costing the industry hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
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WSU Magazine: A partial history of Prosser IAREC

Posted by kmkniep | May 1, 2019
The early days of what is now the Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center (IAREC) were bare bones. Until 1930, the station owned only a Model T runabout and a Model TT one-ton truck. Electricity didn’t get to the station until 1926. Photo credit: WSU MASC
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Irrigated Agriculture Center

The Washington State University, Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center (WSU Prosser IAREC) is the focal point for the University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), and the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) research, extension, and plant certification programs that address the concerns of irrigated agriculture.

An estimated two-thirds of the agricultural production in the state comes from irrigated land, making such research of vital interest to Washington’s economy, both for intrastate distribution and exportation.

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2017 Annual Report

IAREC scientists had a productive 2017 with numerous reviewed publications and very strong commodity and federal grant support. Our significant contributions to graduate education continued during 2017, hosting students from 12 countries.

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