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WSU researchers, local farmers stress importance of agriculture research to visiting congresswomanWSU researchers, local farmers stress importance of agriculture research to visiting congresswoman
Washington, DC,
March 28, 2013
Since the Washington State University Mount Vernon Research Center was built in 1947, local farmers have relied on it to provide methods of controlling disease, research into new markets and ways to improve crop quality and yields. On a tour through the center Wednesday afternoon, U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., looked in on some of the agricultural research carried out there and heard the plight of researchers, industry professionals and local farmers anxious for funding to return. |