Dryland Organic

The 2022-2023 Research Progress Reports and the 2022 WSU Weed Control Report are now available on the Wheat and Small Grains website.

Winter Wheat Evaluation of AggressorTM herbicide for the control of downy brome in the CoAXiumTM wheat production system (pdf) Weed control with Fierce® and RyzUp SmartGrass® (GA3) in winter wheat (pdf) Management of ALS-resistant Italian…

Selling: 200 tons of organic non-GMO corn grain and 8,000 bushels of organic soft white wheat available in October. Contact: Kayla White D & D Farm (509) 429-0862

Seeking: 200 Bales of organic straw bales by August 2020. Conditions Seeking: Organic straw bales that are good for construction of a straw bale house, preferably that hasn’t been sprayed with any fertilizers. At least…

Freshness: November 18, 2019 Selling: Dark Northern Spring Wheat Green Pea’s Golden Flax Crimson Clover Contact: Ted Lacy at Lacy Farms. Phone: (208) 231-5860 Email: ted@lacyfarm.com

Freshness: October 2, 2019 I have made the difficult but necessary decision to close the doors of Lentz Spelt Farms in Ephrata, WA. I need to sell off about 260,000 pounds of organically grown, field run einkorn. This was originally started by Gil Stahlknecht. The price is negotiable. I need it gone by Oct 31!…

Freshness: January 8, 2019 Seeking: DNS or HRW Wheat, peas, corn, or oats Details: Poultry grower currently feeding 5-6 tons a year and looking to grow. Contact: Christopher Galasso; ctgalasso@gmail.com; (509) 301-0610 Location: Walla Walla, Washington

Freshness: January 3, 2019 Seeking: Winter Rye, Field Peas, Oats, Buckwheat, Triticale Quantity: 150-200 lbs of each — interested in small quantities as well Contact: Rebecca Woollett; thompsoncreekfarm2016@gmail.com; (509) 701-7600 Location: Newman Lake, WA

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…

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 […]

WSU hosted a Dryland Organic Farming Research Review and Farm Tour on July 9th, 2014. Growers and researchers presented their recent experiences with dryland organic production of small grains, forages […]

Before being certified organic and being able to receive an attractive organic premium for their crops, growers must undergo a three-year period of transition that can be financially challenging. For […]

In our region where manure is hard to find, legumes are necessary to build soil fertility in organic production. But water can be scarce and the lack of moisture make it challenging to use cover crops (planting a legume then go into a small grain the same year) or intercropping (planting a legume between the…