As a young girl growing up near Beltsville, Maryland, Gwen Hoheisel didn’t like getting dirty and she hated bugs. Today, the Washington State University Extension educator spends her workdays in the fields and her vacation time camping in the Mexican desert collecting insects and cactus specimens. Hoheisel began her role as extension educator for Benton and Franklin Counties last September, succeeding Jack Watson, who retired. She is responsible for educational programs related to viticulture, tree fruit, and high-value specialty crops, which include blueberries and raspberries grown in eastern Washington. Total acreage for commercial blueberries in eastern Washington is not known, […]