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Scalable strategies to minimize soil disturbance in potato production, drawing from published research and first-hand grower accounts.
Lauren Stubbs, a PhD student in soil science, received the 2026 Lawrence Hickman Fellowship to study pea-canola intercropping as an alternative cropping system for eastern Washington.
Washington’s Comprehensive Climate Action Plan recognizes that healthier soils are not only critical carbon sinks, but also key to sustaining food systems, improving water quality, reducing climate vulnerabilities, and strengthening rural economies.
Six sites are operating with the end goal of identifying agricultural practices that benefit the soils of Washington State.
A new grant program supports farmers and the environment by making conservation practices easier and cheaper to implement.
Through WAZIP, Climate Commitment Act Funding is available to eligible farmers for point-of-sale savings on eligible commercial vehicles and equipment.
Learn what’s happening at WaSHI’s long-term research site focused on irrigated potato cropping systems in the Columbia Basin.
Learn how one Washington raspberry grower is using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to improve soil biology, plant vigor, and long-term farm resilience.
Learn from Shahnnen Elizabeth-Head and Alex Head of Estelbrook Farms & Vineyard about using drone technology to reduce soil compaction and build resilience in a vineyard system.
A new, cost-free course provides a comprehensive introduction to soil science and its application to agricultural management.