2014

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.

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 […]

Contribution Of Grain Production Washington Economy The following slide shows have been developed to aid in the understanding of basic market dynamics. Introduction to Understanding Markets Understanding Basis Formation and […]

Wheat & Barley Production in Washington For decades Washington has been known throughout the world as the home of high quality soft white and club wheat production. Washington farmers also […]

Also Known As Dog Fennel, Stinkweed Description Mayweed Chamomile, Anthemis cotula L., is native to the Mediterranean region, but has been widely introduced as a weed in the temperate zones. […]

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…