The WSU projects that received funding from the Washington Grain Commission in fiscal year 2024 are summarized in the 2023-2024 WSU Wheat and Barley Research Progress Report.
This publication breaks down the hidden environmental and market condition costs associated with straw removal: learn how this widespread practice might benefit you financially.
Many conservation goals can benefit both productivity and revenue. Learn more about programs that can offset the cost of trying new conservation practices and explore qualifying conservation practices around nutrient management, IPM, and soil health.
Farmers have been planting winter peas in the Inland Pacific Northwest since the 1930’s. While the practice may not be new to dryland farmers, our growing understanding of how incorporating winter pea…
Summer fallow is a common strategy for producing winter wheat in the drier regions of the inland Pacific Northwest. Farmers have historically used summer fallow every third year in the intermediate rainfall zone of the…
Spring crops are quickly going into the ground and herbicide applications are being applied to winter wheat, and a lot of difficult decisions are being made during this unprecedented time. Unprecedented times included input scarcity…
With record high fertilizer prices, it is more important than ever to efficiently use our fertilizer resources. The WSU Small Grains website has a number of useful tools and calculators for assisting in developing nitrogen…
Are you a dryland producer impacted by the 2021 drought? The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) needs your help! We humbly request your participation in a survey of soil management practices, and how those practices…
Soil health is often defined as the ability of the soil to function as a vital living ecosystem. When the underlying functionality of soil is supported within the agroecosystem it often results in many benefits on…
Soil health is often defined as the ability of the soil to function as a vital living ecosystem. When the underlying functionality of soil is supported within the agroecosystem it often results in many benefits on…
Soil health is often defined as the ability of the soil to function as a vital living ecosystem. When the underlying functionality of soil is supported within the agroecosystem it often results in many benefits…
The Wheat and Small Grains Extension team is happy to announce the development of a new Spring Canola Nitrogen Rate Calculator. The calculator estimates the (nitrogen) N fertilizer rate required to grow a particular yield…
“On-Farm Trials help producers improve the health of their operations while at the same time helping NRCS build data to show the benefit of innovative conservation systems and practices applied on the land,” NRCS Acting…
Soil health is the ability of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem. Many questions arise regarding the impact of management decisions on soil chemical, physical, and biological health. How do herbicides, fertilizers, and…
Soil fertility practices can enhance or limit crop growth and affect plant health, crop yield, and quality. Best practices for fertilizer applications are summarized by the ‘4Rs’ guideline: right source, right rate, right timing, right placement.
Now that the 2020 harvest is wrapped up, it’s a great time to review and assess your fertilizer program across the farm. We have a Post-Harvest Nitrogen Efficiency Calculator that, with a few pieces of information…
Why are we concerned about soil structure? Soil structure stabilizes our soil to resist erosion by wind and water while aiding in nutrient holding capacity and cycling. Over the past century, we have observed high…
Over the past week, we have seen some pretty cold weather throughout many areas of eastern Washington. Temperatures in the teens and low 20s with some below 10 degrees and often with associated wind have…
It is time to think about top dressing wheat, but not only with nitrogen. There are other nutrients, which can be very beneficial to crop production. Most soils of Eastern Washington are deficient in some…
With funding from the Washington State Soil Health Initiative, we are organizing three upcoming work sessions to hear what is on everyone’s minds and create a forum to connect producers, science, industry, conservation, and policy.