WSU receives USDA grants for agricultural innovation

Washington State University has been awarded two grants for a total of nearly $916,000 in funding through the Conservation Innovation Grants program administered by the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced this month the investment of $26.6 million by the U.S. Department of Agriculture into 45 projects on both rural and urban farms across the country. The investment is made through the Conservation Innovation Grants program, which fosters innovation in conservation tools and strategies to improve things like on-farm energy and fertilizer use, as wel...