Seminars

Spring 2024 Seminars

2:10 p.m.

Seminars will be held at FSHN 354 and via Zoom

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Meeting ID: 913 7904 5073
Passcode: 063520

Contact/Organizers: Kim Garland-Campbell

January 8

First day of semester

January 15

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – no seminar

January 22

Paul Galewski, Research Geneticist and Curator – USDA ARS Plant Introduction
“Genetic Resource Conservation at the Western Region Plant Introduction Station”

January 29

Ryan Behnke, USDA Headquarters Postdoc Bioinformatics
“Utilizing deep neural networks trained with long-term variety testing trials and historical weather conditions to predict future wheat performance”

Click here to view Ryan Behnke’s presentation.

February 5

Kim Garland Campbell, Crops Graduate Coordinator
“Review of Graduate Student Programs and Climate at WSU”

Click here for a recording of Kim Garland Campbell’s presentation.

February 12

CSS DEI Committee
“DEI Survey Results”

Click here for a recording of the “DEI Survey Results” presentation.

February 19

Presidents Day – no seminar

February 26

Steven Norberg, Regional Forage Specialist – WSU Extension
“Economics and Yield of P and K applications in Alfalfa”

Click here for a recording of Steven Norberg’s presentation.

March 4

Student Choice Speaker
Rex Bernardo, Professor Corn Breeding and Genetics, Univ. of Minnesota
“The People Part of Plant Breeding”

Click here for a recording of Rex Bernardo’s presentation.

March 11

Spring Break – no seminar

March 18

Corteva Plant Breeding Symposium
“Challenges in food production across diverse environments”

Click here for a recording of the Corteva Plant Breeding Symposium.

March 25

Doug Collins, Extension Specialist and Soil Scientist WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources
“Urban Underground: Agroecological Functions of Soils in the City”

April 1

Clare Coyne, Research Geneticist and Curator – USDA ARS Plant Introduction
“Around the World with 80 Legumes”

April 8

Bill Hendrix, Valent (Retired)
“Keeping your LGBTQ+ identity with a Career in the Ag Industry”

April 15

Leo Rivera, Meter Group
“Water Conservation Using Evapotranspiration (ET) ​& Soil Moisture in Sports Turfgrass Irrigation “

April 22

Josh Hagerty, U.C. Davis
“Triticale Grain Quality: It’s not just for animals anymore!”


Please consult our DEI calendar of events for further information and trainings offered each semester.

All trainings will be offered via zoom.