Whittemore, A., Kruger, C.E., Rajagopalan, K., Doonan, K., Phelps, M.P., Hall, S.A., LaHue, G., Gelardi, D.L., and Yorgey, G.G., 2025. Anticipated Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture in Washington State. Washington State University Extension. Synthesizes current research on how climate change is expected to affect agriculture across Washington state’s diverse production systems.
Higginbotham, A.J.K., Brown, C., Porter, J., Stoermann, M., David, W., Vander Molen, J., Gearhart, T., Neibergs, S., Nyoni, N.M.B., Gibson, K., Yorgey, G.G., 2025. A Climate Roadmap for Washington State Dairy. Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Washington State University. Evidence-based strategies to help Washington dairies lower emissions, improve water and air quality, and strengthen environmental stewardship statewide.
DeVetter, L.W., S. Savalkar, B. Singh, M. Evalt, P. Rojas-Barros, and D.R. Bryla. 2025. Beat the heat: Protecting northern highbush blueberry from extreme heat. WSU Extension FactSheet FS40E. A guide to current and future heat risks for Washington blueberries, detailing damage thresholds and strategies to reduce crop losses.
Hall, S.A., McLarty, S., Padowski, J.C., Boll, J. 2025. Engaged! A Conversation on Enabling Community Engaged Research at WSU. Center for Environmental Research, Education and Outreach (CEREO). Washington State University. The Engaged! report summarizes a 2025 WSU summit that identified barriers and proposed university-wide actions to strengthen, coordinate, and elevate community-engaged research across disciplines and […]
Santosa, D. M., Potter, T., Pierobon, F., Göreke, D., Meyer, P. A., Kruger, C. E., Norberg, S., Collins, D., & Male, J. (2025). Unlocking the biofuel power of cover crop in Washington State: Enhancing potential through hydrothermal liquefaction. Biomass and Bioenergy, 203, 108311. Study explores whether Washington cover crops can serve as profitable, low-carbon feedstocks […]
Kirkpatrick, A. W. (2025). Scientist versus nonscientist: identity, threat, derogation and agreement with the knowledge deficit hypothesis among STEM students in the US. International Journal of Science Education, Part B, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/21548455.2025.2516268. Study finds that scientists’ identification with their group—and perceived public threat—reinforce beliefs that nonscientists simply lack knowledge about science.
Kirkpatrick, A. W. (2025). Media Richness as a Peripheral Cue of Trustworthiness in Posts Communicating Publicly Funded Artificial Intelligence Research. International Journal of Strategic Communication, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/1553118X.2025.2515277 Study explores how richer media like video and audio enhance social presence and trust in AI scientists, systems, and public research support.
Washington State University Extension. (2025). The Pacific Northwest gardener’s handbook: Growing for the future. Washington State University Extension. A comprehensive, science-based training manual from WSU Extension covering horticulture, soil, pests, and sustainable gardening practices for Pacific Northwest climates.
Washington farmers can help tackle climate change—if they have the right support.
Hall, Sonia A., Aaron Whittemore, Julie Padowski, Matthew Yourek, Georgine G. Yorgey, Kirti Rajagopalan, Sasha McLarty et al; 2024. “Concurrently Assessing Water Supply and Demand is Critical For Evaluating Vulnerabilities to Climate Change.” JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association 60 (2): 543–571. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13192.