Dr. Xianming Chen’s (USDA-ARS Plant Pathologist) brief stripe rust update from May 1, 2023, states stripe rust pressure is currently low, similar to last year at this time.
Relying only on glyphosate for Italian ryegrass control in glyphosate-resistant canola is effective; however, this approach is likely to quickly result in the selection of Italian ryegrass biotypes that we can no longer control with glyphosate.
Because of its preference for wet soil conditions, it is advisable to check symptomatic plants in low spots in the field for yellowing, speckling, or mosaic-like patterns developing.
Dr. Xianming Chen’s (USDA-ARS Plant Pathologist) March 10, 2023, stripe rust forecast says that stripe rust will be in the moderate range for the 2023 growing season.
Dr. Xianming Chen, USDA-ARS plant pathologist, is predicting stripe rust severity to be in the lower range of a moderate epidemic in his first forecast for the 2023 growing season released January 10. These predictions…
Planning for the 2023 small grains crop is set to begin. In anticipation of the next season here is an overview of what small grains problems that were diagnosed by the WSU Plant Pest Diagnostic.
During the summer of 2020, WSU Field Days went virtual due to the pandemic. Despite having in person field days the past two years, the Variety Testing Program, with assistance from the WSU division of…
Oregon Weed Science Society is a non-profit organization founded in 1951 and dedicated to promoting weed science scholarship, education, and knowledge dissemination. Our primary goal is to organize an annual meeting for growers, agronomists, and…
What happened? Wheat fields throughout Eastern Washington are full of downy brome (a.k.a cheatgrass). Many of those that aren’t, are full of Italian ryegrass. Why didn’t herbicides perform better than they did this year?
Dr. Xianming Chen (ARS Plant Pathologist) released an updated stripe rust forecast Thursday, June 2, 2022 focusing on Whitman County, WA and Latah County, ID. In contrast to previous reports, stripe rust was common on…
By Dr. Xianming Chen. Stripe Rust in the Palouse Region Yesterday, I was checking fields in the Palouse region (Whitman County, WA and Latah County, ID). Winter wheat ranged from Feekes 7 to Feekes…
Stripe Rust in the Pacific Northwest By Dr. Xianming Chen On April 13 and 14, we were planting spring cereal nurseries and taking the first notes of the winter nurseries at Mount Vernon, Washington. The…
Dr. Xianming Chen’s (ARS Plant Pathologist) March 7, 2022 stripe rust update says that stripe rust will be in the moderate range for the 2022 growing season. His predicted yield loss of 20-40% is based…
By Dr. Xianming Chen Stripe rust is forecasted to be in the moderate epidemic level in the eastern Pacific Northwest Based on the predication models using the weather data from November to February, wheat stripe…
The Washington Grain Commission held its 2022 Wheat and Barley Research Review on February 15th in Pullman. This annual review provides growers and other industry members the opportunity to see results from research the Commission funded the…
What a difference a year makes! It is not an understatement to say that 2021 was a challenging year for wheat production across Washington state due to the drought, and that was particularly true for…
The 2021 WSU Weed Control Report is now available on the Wheat and Small Grains website. Drew Lyon and Ian Burke, WSU weed scientists, manage numerous field studies to evaluate new herbicides, and new uses…
As the snow begins to fall, memories of the 2021 crop season begin to fade and thoughts about what lies ahead in 2022 start to take center stage. I would like to use this Timely…
Date: November 11, 2021 Author: Clark Neely Contact: clark.neely@wsu.edu; (814) 571-5628. Date: November 11, 2021It’s no secret that 2021 will go down in the record books as one of the driest years on record for…
It’s no secret that 2021 will go down in the record books as one of the driest years on record for Washington State and the PNW as a whole. In fact, yields were down on…
I do not need to tell anyone in the farming community that it has been a very dry spring, but I wanted to put some context to the spring of 2021 and how it compares to other years.
The 2020 season turned out to be pretty favorable for most winter wheat production in Washington. In the high rainfall zones, yields and test weights were up across the board. Farmington stood out with a…
Dr. Xianming Chen, ARS Plant Pathologist, released his most recent stripe rust forecast for the coming season on March 15 and it’s good news: his models predict stripe rust severity in the coming season will…
By Dr. Xianming Chen Stripe Rust is Forecasted to be in the Normal Epidemic Level in the Eastern Pacific Northwest Based on the prediction models using the weather data from November 1, 2020, to February…
The addition of winter and spring canola to the crop rotations of Eastern Washington has provided growers with increased options for weed control, particularly for some of the most troublesome grass weeds such as downy…