Michael D. Flowers, Dept. of Crop and Soil Science Oregon State University, 107 Crop Science Building, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-3002 T 541-737-9940 | F 541-737-1589 | Mike.Flowers@oregonstate.edu March 16, 2017 To: […]
Stripe Rust Forecast and Update- March 9, 2017 Xianming Chen Stripe rust will be likely severe in eastern Pacific Northwest Based on the forecast models using the temperature data from […]
January 3, 2017 Xianming Chen A. First forecast for the eastern PNW in 2017 The current forecast is that highly susceptible winter wheat varieties would have 6% yield loss, in […]
January 3, 2017 Xianming Chen A. First forecast for the eastern PNW in 2017 The current forecast is that highly susceptible winter wheat varieties would have 6% yield loss, in […]
Stripe Rust Forecast and Update- March 9, 2017 Xianming Chen Stripe rust will be likely severe in eastern Pacific Northwest Based on the forecast models using the temperature data from […]
Michael D. Flowers, Dept. of Crop and Soil Science Oregon State University, 107 Crop Science Building, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-3002 T 541-737-9940 | F 541-737-1589 | Mike.Flowers@oregonstate.edu March 16, 2017 To: […]
‘DNS’ is a common term when referring to the production of hard red spring wheat. Around the coffee shop you may hear your neighbor say, “I’m growing DNS.” What is DNS? DNS is short for…
What are wheat and barley royalties? Royalties are payments made on each pound of seed sold from proprietary wheat varieties developed by corporations and universities or research institutions. Royalties are […]
2016 Washington Wheat Industry Resources for Understanding the Low Falling Number Issue The following resources were assembled to help growers and wheat industry members understand issues surrounding low falling number […]
Despite their name and characteristic male chirping, Mormon crickets are not true crickets, but rather shield-backed katydids. These pests got their name by endangering the livelihood of Mormon pioneers in the mid-1800s. Pest outbreaks are…
Spring is in the air in some areas of the Pacific Northwest with others still under snow. Planting season is almost here, bringing with it the latest seed buying resources. The Washington State Crop Improvement…
By Xianming Chen First forecast for 2016 The current forecast is that highly susceptible winter wheat varieties would have about 30% yield loss, in the middle of moderate epidemic range […]
Organic small grains farmers have lamented the lack of information available on organic management of weeds and soil fertility. “My experience, once we went organic we basically fell off the […]
Organic small grains farmers have lamented the lack of information available on organic management of weeds and soil fertility. “My experience, once we went organic we basically fell off the […]
By Xianming Chen Stripe rust in Washington Based on field observations in this week, winter wheat ranged from milk to ready to harvest and spring wheat from heading to soft […]
By Xianming Chen Stripe rust in eastern Washington We were checking wheat and barley fields in eastern Washington yesterday and today. Winter wheat ranged from flowering (Feekes 10.5) to dough […]
By Xianming Chen Stripe rust in the PNW Yesterday, we were checking wheat and barley fields in eastern Washington. Winter wheat ranged from late jointing (Feekes 8) to flowering (Feekes […]
By Xianming Chen Stripe Rust Occurring in the Palouse Region Stripe rust was first observed as a single rusting leaf in the susceptible spreader rows in one of our winter wheat […]
You can calculate Fahrenheit Growing Degree Days (F-GDD) from weather data on the internet. Visit uspest.org/wea/. If a page will not load, try refreshing it. Click on Map Index. This will […]
Use the information in this newsletter to collect the data needed to enter for the AFPC Decision Aid. Use one data form for each farm unit. You should create a farm unit in the Your Farm Units area of the web site for each unique FSA#−crop−practice combination in your operation.
Biology and Management of Wireworms in Cereals David Crowder, WSU Entomologist, and Aaron Esser, WSU Extension Agronomist Herbicide Injury and Symptomology Ian Burke, WSU Weed Scientist Managing Nematodes to […]
This lady beetle has been repeatedly introduced to North America from Europe as a biological control agent. It was established in the early 1970s in New Jersey and has been spread naturally throughout North America. Both the adults and the larvae are voracious predators of aphids. C. septempunctata may be a more effective predator than some native lady beetle species, displacing them in some areas. These predator are found in aphid infested crops, including potatoes, legumes, sweet corn, alfalfa, wheat, sorghum, etc.