{"id":13426,"date":"2026-04-21T11:05:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/?p=13426"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:58:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:58:37","slug":"wsu-extension-blue-mountain-region-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/wsu-extension-blue-mountain-region-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"WSU Extension Blue Mountain Region Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Walla Walla, and Whitman Counties<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"1408\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2026\/04\/wildflower-id-792x1408.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2026\/04\/wildflower-id-792x1408.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2026\/04\/wildflower-id-396x704.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2026\/04\/wildflower-id-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2026\/04\/wildflower-id-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2026\/04\/wildflower-id-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2026\/04\/wildflower-id-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-spacing-padding-left--xsmall wsu-spacing-padding-right--xsmall\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"#Agriculture-News\">Agriculture<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Tell Us Your Story&#8221;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Women farmers are invited to share their stories for research study<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"#Master-Gardeners\">Master Gardeners<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Planting the Right Plant in the Right Place&#8221;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Master Gardeners key to success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Tales from the Clinic&#8221;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"#4-H-Happenings\">4-H<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"#Food-Safety\">Home Food Safety and Preservation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" id=\"AgricultureNews\">\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\" id=\"Agriculture-News\" style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Agriculture News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tell us your Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You are invited to participate in a research study examining women farmers&#8217; knowledge of, experiences with, and engagement in U.S. agricultural policy programs. It&#8217;s open to women who own, manage, or are employed on a farm in Oregon, Washington, or Idaho (any type of agricultural production and any size) . Questions in this survey relate to general agricultural policy programs, as well as policy programs focused on conservation. 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