Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

Moses Lake Crop Tour
2023-06-13 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 3132 Rd O NE, 3132 Rd O NE, Moses Lake, WA, 98837, United States

Adams County Crop Tour
2023-06-02 15:00 - 17:00 | 47.161512, -118.426341
Starting location for the crop tour is 47.161512, -118.426341.

Connell Crop Tour
2023-06-01 17:00 - 19:00 | 46.620627, -118.720953
Starting location for the crop tour is 46.620627, -118.720953.

Horse Heaven Crop Tour
2023-06-01 10:00 - 12:00 | 46.209856, -119.580939
Starting location for the tour is 46.209856, -119.580939.

Proposal Defense Seminar - Laura Valli
2023-05-22 10:00 - 10:30 | WSU Breadlab, Burlington, WA, United States
“The Meaning of Rye”
WSU Breadlab and via Zoom

Special seminar - Uruguay Study-Abroad: Lessons Learned and Moving Forward
2023-05-08 13:00 - 14:00 | FSN 354
Jessica Goldberger and Holly Henning co-led a study-abroad program titled Exploring Agriculture, Community, and Sustainable
Livelihoods to Colonia Valdense, Uruguay, in March 2023. In this presentation, they will share their experiences with program development, student recruitment,
fundraising, learning assessment, course development, and more! FSHN 354 and via Zoom

Proposal Defense Seminar- Laura Valli
2023-05-04 09:00 - 09:30 | WSU Breadlab, Burlington, WA, United States
“The Meaning of Rye”9:00-9:30 a.m., WSU Breadlab, Burlington, WA and via Zoom

Final Examination - Atit Parajuli
2023-05-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Clark 393, Pullman, WA, United States
“Understanding Complex Traits in Alfalfa through Transcriptomics, Genomics, and Proteomics”10:00 a.m., Clark 393 and via Zoom

Seminar - Caitlin Price Youngquist and Stephen Bramwell
2023-04-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Clark 151
“CSS Graduates, Where are They Now? University Extension as a Profession”

Final Examination- Jesse Ford
2023-04-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Plant Science Building 305, Pullman, WA, 99164, United States
“Optimizing Agronomic Production of Winter Canola for Plant Growth and Winter Survival”
10:00 a.m., Plant Science Building 305 and via Zoom

PhD Exit Seminar- Merri Metcalfe
2023-04-21 09:00 - 09:30 | WSU Breadlab, Burlington, WA, United States
“Wheat for Community Foods Systems and Equitable Nutrient Availability”9:00-9:30 a.m., WSU Breadlab, Burlington, WA and via Zoom

April CAHNRS for All Get Together
2023-04-20 13:00 - 15:00 | WA
A reminder to our community to attend the April CAHNRS for All Get Together to honor and celebrate Arab American History Month on Thursday, April 20 at 1:00 p.m. Let’s continue building a community of people of color, LGBTQIA+, and other underserved communities that thrive at CAHNRS. This will be a safe space for community building, engagement, support, and empowerment. We encourage all to participate and you are welcome to show up, voice your questions/concerns, or just be.

Join Zoom Meeting from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/96941453709?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 969 4145 3709

Passcode: [REDACTED]

All are welcome!

Final Examination- Marija Savic
2023-04-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Clark Hall 331
“Smooth Scouringrush (Equisetum laevigatum) Control with Glyphosate is Affected by Surfactant Choice and Time of Application”

Seminar - Shahbaz Ahmed
2023-04-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Clark 151
“Investigating the role of At-hook containing nuclear localized (AHL) genes in Arabidopsis and Brassica napus”

Final Examination - Kenton Lyman
2023-04-14 13:00 - 14:00 | PSB 405, Pullman, WA, 99164, United States
“Response of Italian Ryegrass to Crop Rotation and Indaziflam in Eastern Washington”

Final Examination - Arjun Upadhaya
2023-04-14 10:00 - 11:30 | Clark Hall 331
“Genetic Characterization of Virulence in a Pacific Northwest Stem Rust Population and Mapping of New Sources of Resistance in Barley”
Clark 331 and via Zoom

Proposal Seminar - Robin Morgan
2023-04-12 13:00 - 14:00 | WA
“Can Plant Breeders Change Food Systems”
1:15-1:45 p.m., WSU Bread Lab and via Zoom

Final Examination- Patrick Freeze
2023-04-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Clark Hall 331
“Attenuation of Arsenic in Soil and Water Using Iron-Enriched Compost”
1:00 p.m., Clark 331 and via Zoom

Final Examination- Morgan Hasler
2023-04-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Clark Hall 331
This final examination will be held in Clark 331 and via Zoom.

Final Examination - Harmony Varner
2023-04-11 09:00 - 10:00 | NWREC Art B 115, 16650 State Route 536, Mt. Vernon, WA, 98273, United States
“Irrigation Scheduling for High-Value Annual Specialty Crops in the Face of Climate Change: Two Research Approaches”
Location: NWREC Art B 115 and via Zoom

Student Choice Seminar - Dr. Carrie Laboski
2023-04-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Clark 151
Dr. Laboski served as an associate professor and soil extension specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she focused on soil fertility and nutrient management. She is now a Supervisory Soil Scientist and Research Leader at the USDA-ARS station in University Park, Pennsylvania. There she leads the Pasture System and Watershed Management Research program, and is engaged in multiple projects regarding crop-livestock systems and water resources. She will present on “The power of networks, regional projects, and long-term projects to advance our understanding of soil fertility and promote sustainable cropping systems.”
Join us in 151 Clark or zoom at 1:10 pm.

Seminar - Andrew Spiskakoff
2023-04-03 13:00 - 14:00 | Clark 151
“Soil Microbial Community under Pennycress”

Proposal Seminar - Chris Benedict
2023-03-31 11:00 - 12:00 | WA
“Tracking the Changes in Weed Populations in Response to Tillage”
11:00 a.m., via Zoom

CAHNRS Lab Crawl
2023-03-28 17:00 - 19:00 | Ensminger Pavilion, 455 Lincoln Drive, Pullman, WA, 99163, United States

Seminar - Bill Kabasenche
2023-03-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Clark 151
“Research Ethics and Institutional Review”
Dr. Bill Kabasenche is a Professor of philosophy in the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs and the Ethics Education Director in the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University. He is also a Fellow in the Center for Reproductive Biology. His research focuses on a variety of ethical issues in the sciences and biotechnology and in health care.

Preliminary Examination - Matthew Brooke
2023-03-27 09:00 - 10:00 | Clark 393, Pullman, WA, United States

Seminar - Sarah Dohle
2023-03-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Clark 151
“Development and Maintenance of Bean (Phaseolus spp.) Genetic Resources”

Preliminary Examination - Katherine Smith
2023-03-07 11:00 - 12:00 | Clark 393, Pullman, WA, United States

Final Examination- Cassidy Shamseldin
2023-03-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Clark Hall 331

Three Minute Thesis competition
2023-03-06 08:00 - 17:00 | Clark 151
