{"id":31,"date":"2014-01-09T16:54:54","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T00:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ext100.wsu.edu\/grant-adams\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2025-09-26T08:43:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:43:17","slug":"agriculture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-border--color-crimson wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border--add-top wsu-spacing-top--xmedium wsu-spacing-bottom--xxmedium\" >\r\n    \n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wsu-align-item--center wsu-spacing-top--medium\">Through educational programs and developmental activities, facilitation processes, and leadership development, Grant County Extension is working to increase agricultural profitability and competitiveness while preserving or enhancing the natural resource and rural environment. Grant County Extension office agricultural faculty specialize in producing better produce with technology, animal science programming, conservation through high residue farming, and integrated pest management.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-3\" >\r\n    \n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-border-top--color-crimson wsu-color-background--gray-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-6-4\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/agriculture\/potato-vegetable-production-systems\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Seeds-7.webp\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Seeds-7.webp 800w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Seeds-7-396x262.webp 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Seeds-7-792x525.webp 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Seeds-7-768x509.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Seeds-7-198x131.webp 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Seeds and grains.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/agriculture\/potato-vegetable-production-systems\/\">\t\t\t\tVegetable &amp; Seed Crops\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-align-item--center wsu-position--relative wsu-border-top--color-crimson wsu-color-background--gray-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-6-4\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/agriculture\/competitive-orchard-systems\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Orchard-3.jpeg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Orchard-3.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Orchard-3-396x223.jpeg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Orchard-3-792x445.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Orchard-3-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Orchard-3-198x111.jpeg 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Rows of apple trees in an apple orchard with big, ripe red apples hanging from each tree.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/agriculture\/competitive-orchard-systems\/\">\t\t\t\tCompetitive Orchard Systems\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-align-item--center wsu-position--relative wsu-border-top--color-crimson wsu-color-background--gray-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-6-4\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/agriculture\/forage-and-agronomy\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Onion-Crops-Carries-Pic-scaled.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Onion-Crops-Carries-Pic-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Onion-Crops-Carries-Pic-396x267.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Onion-Crops-Carries-Pic-792x533.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Onion-Crops-Carries-Pic-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Onion-Crops-Carries-Pic-1536x1034.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Onion-Crops-Carries-Pic-2048x1379.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Onion-Crops-Carries-Pic-198x133.jpg 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Large irrigation sprinkler in a field.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/agriculture\/forage-and-agronomy\/\">\t\t\t\tForage &amp; Agronomy\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-align-item--center wsu-border-top--color-crimson wsu-color-background--gray-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-6-4\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/andrew-mcguires-homepage\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/07\/Andrew-McGuire-.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Andrew McGuire.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 52% 49%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/andrew-mcguires-homepage\/\">\t\t\t\tAndrew McGuire&#8217;s Homepage\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-align-item--center wsu-border-top--color-crimson wsu-color-background--gray-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-6-4\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/livestockanimal-science\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/09\/Animal-Science-Background.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/09\/Animal-Science-Background.png 751w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/09\/Animal-Science-Background-396x236.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/09\/Animal-Science-Background-198x118.png 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Cows in a pasture.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 42% 41%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/livestockanimal-science\/\">\t\t\t\tLivestock\/Animal Science\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-centered wsu-spacing-before--xmedium\">Pests<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row  wsu-color-background--gray-10 wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wsu-spacing-top--xxmedium wsu-align-item--center wsu-spacing-before--small\">Pacific Northwest Online Guides of Weed, Insect, &amp; Plant Disease Management. These handbooks are intended to be ready reference guides for weed control practices, control and management of important insect pests, and management tactics for important plant diseases. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-text-align--center\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/agriculture\/potato-vegetable-production-systems\/pest-plant-diseases\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--size-large\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tPest &amp; Plant Diseases\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<ul>\n<li class=\"wsu-spacing-before--medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pnwhandbooks.org\/weed\">Pacific Northwest Weed Management Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pnwhandbooks.org\/insect\">Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pnwhandbooks.org\/plantdisease\">Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-left\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wsu-spacing-after--default wsu-spacing-before--xxmedium\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/09\/Pests-3-792x446.jpg\" alt=\"An infestation of small orange and brown bugs that are hanging on top of the green miny plant. \" class=\"wp-image-10835\" width=\"353\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/09\/Pests-3-792x446.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/09\/Pests-3-396x223.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/09\/Pests-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/09\/Pests-3-198x111.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/09\/Pests-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wsu-spacing-after--small\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iarec.wsu.edu\/\">The Washington State University, Prosser Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center (IAREC)<\/a>&nbsp;is the focal point for the University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture &#8211; Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), and the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) research, extension, and certification programs that address the concerns of irrigated agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantcountywa.gov\/400\/Horticultural-Pest-Disease-Board\">Grant County Horticultural Pest and Disease Board<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; The board investigates complaints filed by commercial growers concerning uncontrolled horticultural pests and diseases.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row  wsu-color-background--gray-10 wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-centered wsu-heading--mark-color-crimson wsu-spacing-before--medium\">WSU Urban IPM &amp; Pesticide Safety Education Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pep.wsu.edu\/studymaterials\/\">Study Materials<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pep.wsu.edu\/\">Recertification Courses<\/a>    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center wsu-align-item--center wsu-spacing-after--sxxsmall wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-centered wsu-heading--mark-color-crimson\">Additional Resources &amp; Relevant Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wsu-spacing-after--xsmall\"><a href=\"http:\/\/smallfarms.wsu.edu\/\">Washington State University Small Farms Team<\/a>&nbsp;provides research-based information and educational programs for farmers, consumers, decision-makers, and others involved in local food systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/planthardiness.ars.usda.gov\/PHZMWeb\/Default.aspx\">USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map<\/a> &#8211; Maps can be downloaded from the website or an interactive interface with zip-code-specific zone information can be used.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-overlap wsu-overlap-spotlight wsu-overlap-spotlight--style-right-middle wsu-spacing-after--default\">\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-overlap__container\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column\">\r\n            <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n                <div class=\"wsu-overlap-spotlight__image  \">\r\n                    <div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-3-4\">\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/Radar-792x597.png\"\r\n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/Radar-792x597.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/Radar-396x298.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/Radar-768x579.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/Radar-198x149.png 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/Radar.png 896w\"\r\n                        sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\"\r\n                        alt=\"A weather radar that displays weather conditions and data from Grant County. The radar displays a multitude of colors such as green, red, blue, yellow, orange, and pink. These patches of colors mean various things such as rain, wind, snow, sunshine, and others. The point of this picture is to display weather data from Washington State University&#039;s automated weather station network.\"\r\n                        style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n                        \/>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column wsu-overlap--surface-column\">\r\n            <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n                <div class=\"wsu-overlap-spotlight__caption \">\r\n                    \n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wsu-spacing-top--none wsu-spacing-bottom--none wsu-align-item--center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weather.wsu.edu\/index.php?p=88650\">AgWeatherNet<\/a> provides access to current and historical weather data from Washington State University\u2019s automated weather station network along with a range of models and decision aids.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_expiration_date":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13688,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions\/13688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}