Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

Pie Friday
2022-10-07 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Clark 393, Pullman, WA, United States
Bring a pie, eat pie, bring other desserts, eat other desserts.

Seminar - Steve Culman
2022-10-03 14:10 - 15:00 | Clark 149
“Steve Hearts Soil: Highlights from Past Research and Future Directions”
Steve Culman joined Crop and Soil Sciences on Aug 1st as an Associate Professor and Distinguished Endowed Chair of Soil Health in Potato Cropping Systems. This talk will highlight Steve’s past soil health research, discuss challenges with developing soil health tools and frameworks and chart a course for future research directions at WSU.

WSU CAHNRS & 4-H Tailgate
2022-10-01 12:30 - 14:30 | Ensminger Pavilion, 455 Lincoln Drive, Pullman, WA, 99163, United States
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2022 AT 12:30 PM PDT
Ensminger Pavilion, WSU Pullman
Ferdinand’s ice cream, Cosmic Coug Pops & 4-H fun for all! Join WSU Extension 4-H and CAHNRS at the Ensminger Pavilion 2 hours before kickoff of the WSU football game against Cal. The game starts at 2:30 pm, so you’ll have plenty of time come have fun with us!
The WSU homecoming game against Cal will be an opportunity to showcase 4-H Youth presentations from small animals, robotics, sewing & leather work to livestock judging. We’ll provide Ferdinand’s ice cream, Cosmic Coug Pops (cuts of Cougar Smokies, Cosmic Crisp apple, and Cougar Gold cheese), and 4-H fun plus WSU AgTM student club members helping out.

Seminar for Adjunct Nomination - Claire Philips, USDA-ARS
2022-09-26 14:10 - 15:00 | Clark 149
We will be hosting Dr. Claire Philips a Research Soil Scientist at the USDA-ARS Northwest Sustainable Agroecosystems Research Unit. Dr. Philips will be providing her seminar as a nominee to become a CSS adjunct faculty member titled, “Are lawns bad? What turfgrass can teach us about employing soil carbon sequestration as a nature-based climate solution”.
The seminar will be held in Clark Hall 149, with snacks and coffee, at 2:10 pm.

Seminar for Adjunct Nomination - Danielle Gelardi
2022-09-19 14:10 - 15:00 | Clark 149
We will be hosting Dr. Danielle Gelardi a Senior Soil Scientist with the Washington State Department of Agriculture and lead of the Washington Soil Health Initiative on behalf of the WSDA. Dr. Gelardi will be providing her seminar as a nominee to become a CSS adjunct faculty member titled, “Soil health, biochar, and carbon markets: Building defensible programs amidst the hype”.
Please join us for seminars in Clark Hall 149, with snacks and coffee, at 2:10 pm or via zoom.

Dr. Danielle Gelardi bio:
As the Senior Soil Scientist, Dr. Dani Gelardi leads the Washington Soil Health Initiative on behalf of WSDA. In this role she researches topics such as how to measure and improve soil health, how to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and sequester soil carbon, and how to address regional soil management challenges. She received her Ph.D. and M.S in Soils & Biogeochemistry from the University of California, Davis, as a Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellow, and her B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley. Her dissertation was on the use of biochar as a soil amendment. Prior to graduate school, Dani worked with farmers through agricultural nonprofits and advocacy groups.
