{"id":44,"date":"2014-12-11T23:56:35","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T23:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2026-05-08T18:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T01:55:02","slug":"events-and-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/events-and-new\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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May 27, 2026
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\r\n\t\t\t\tJoin us for a field tour and grower talks highlighting soil health innovations in residue management, weed control, pasture management, and cover cropping in Western Washington organic vegetable systems.\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/a><\/article>\n\n
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCompost Facility Operator Training (CFOT)
October 19-23, 2026
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\r\n\t\t\t\tWashington Organic Recycling Council (WORC) leads this annual, 3-day training and certification for compost facility operators, managers, and officials involved with composting. Hands-on composting, field trips, and examination.\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/a><\/article>\n\n
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCompost Professionals Training
March 16-18, 2026
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\r\n\t\t\t\tWashington Organic Recycling Council (WORC) will lead a 3-day event designed for professionals, modeled after the Compost Facility Operator Training \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/a><\/article>\n\n
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March 27 & April 3, 2026
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\r\n\t\t\t\tPierce Conservation District and WSU Puyallup Soils and Organic Farming Team are offering a two-day short-course in on-farm composting\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew WSU\u2011led paper shows promising cover crop benefits<\/a>\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Doug Collins and other WSU researchers found certain cover crops can improve soil health during the off-season while also serving as a promising source of biofuel.\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/a><\/article>\n\n
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\r\n\t\t\t\tWSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources (CSANR) highlights this annual compost professionals training hosted by WSU Puyallup.\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/a><\/article>\n\n
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWSU Puyallup compost facility generating first-of-its-kind emissions data\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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The new experimental compost plant at the WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center provides valuable data on the impact of composting on air quality.\u00a0

Related article on WSU’s Compost Air Emissions Research in Biocycle<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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