Reducing fuel use: Grad demonstrates diversified farming
Eric Zakarison, a '81 agronomy graduate, has discovered the benefits of “solar tractors." The Zakarison Partnership, a participant in a recent series of educational farm walks, is a diversified crop and livestock farm situated on 600 acres north of Pullman. Wheat, barley, oats, hay, locker lambs and pastured poultry are produced on the family-run farm. Read more about the farm walk here, and a followup stories and pictures are posted here and posted here.
Turf program alum are coming up green
Todd Lupkes’ return to the Palouse began soon after receiving word of a job opening late one Friday night, with a Monday closing date. Days later, Lupkes, a ’92 graduate of the turf program at WSU, was hired as superintendent of the Palouse Ridge Golf Club. Read more.
The aroma of fresh cut grass fills the air as a warm breeze sweeps across the field. Clean swept white mounds peak out from the rust-colored dirt as the final minutes of day head towards the horizon. To some, this scene tickles the senses, while others may think of this as the end to a beautiful day, but for Joe Hill, this is what his job is all about. Read more,
Rick Adams is 2007 WSU Dad of the Year!
Rick Adams, a WSU alum and educator, has been named Washington State University's Dad of the Year for 2007. Read more.
Also, find out more about Rick in this CAHNRS interview.
Let us hear from you!
Drop us a line and let us know what is happening with your life and career since graduation! Read the archive...
More alumni interviews:
Rick Adams
'75, Ag Education
Cami Browne
'02, Ag Education
R.M. "Mac" Crow
'51, General Agriculture
Tina DeVault
'97, General Agriculture
Dan Ellwood
'84, Ag Education
David Granatstein
'86 M.S. Soil Science
Jerry Glover
'01 Ph.D. Soil Science
Jeff Gullikson
'85 Turfgrass Management
Beth Hammerberg
'02, Ag Education
Joe Hill
'07, Turfgrass Management
Elizabeth Kirby
'86 M.S. Soil Science
Brian Long
'03, Ag Education
Todd Lupkes
'92, Turfgrass Management
Jessica Moore
'95, Horticulture and Ag Education
Nathan Moore
'95, Ag Education
C. James Quann
'54, General Agriculture
Harley Tuck
'50, Horticulture, '54, Ag Ed
Mike Youngquist
'66, Agriculture, '68, Agriculture Education
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