Farms and Facilities

Overview

The laboratory and field facilities in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences are well-equipped for graduate study and faculty research. Greenhouses, growth chambers, mass spectrometry, controlled temperature germinators, low temperature storage facilities, seed technology laboratories, tissue culture laboratories, and equipment and facilities for histological, cytological, biochemical, physiological and molecular investigations are available for use. In addition, the Department has both turf, dryland and irrigated field laboratories and advanced field equipment. Extensive and unique facilities for radiation and chemical mutagenesis are available on the Washington State University campus.

We are excited about the future as we progressively move our laboratories to new facilities. The first building in the proposed biotechnology complex was completed May 2004. Known as the Vogel Plant Biosciences I building, it houses plant breeders, geneticists, and pathologists in the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, as well as a plant transformation core laboratory from the Center for Integrated Biotechnology, and a number of USDA-ARS scientists. The Biotechnology Life Sciences building was the second completed building. A total of five more buildings — all interconnected — may eventually be built.

Excellent facilities for research are also available at the research and extension centers in Prosser, Puyallup, Mount Vernon unit, and Wenatchee.

University facilities such as the WSU libraries, Information Technology, Franceschi Microscopy & Imaging Center, Geoanalytical Laboratory, and advanced facilities for molecular genetics research augment departmental facilities.

Policy and Forms for Cook Farm, Spillman Farm, and Palouse Conservation Field Station

If you are planning on doing research at Cook Farm, Spillman Farm, or PCFS, then please use the forms below so we can improve the quality of your research. The land use request form is designed to help us in the planning phase and to track field operations and chemical usage through a database. The request form should be submitted at least 3 weeks prior to your estimated start date. At the conclusion of your experiment, you will be expected to complete the End of Year report. You will need to record actual chemicals used and their rates, GPS coordinates of your plot, any deviations from details listed on your request form, and other such details.

• Land Use Request Form
• End of Year Report