This episode digs into the use of biosolids as a soil amendment and how they improve soil functioning and crop productivity with Dr. Deirdre Griffin LaHue.
WSU Extension’s Aaron Esser shares results from a long-term fungicide and fungicide alternative study in winter wheat production.
WSU Ph.D. student Adele Jamalzei discusses research being done at WSU about the relationships between cold tolerance and optimal spring growth on winter wheat.
Ph.D. student Melinda Zubrod joins the Wheat Beat podcast to share research conducted as part of the WSU Winter Wheat Breeding Program.
In this episode, Drew Lyon introduces Dr. Olivia Landau, a new research weed scientist with the USDA-ARS in Pullman, Washington.
In this episode, Drew Lyon talks with Adam Johnson about the new alpha amylase test being developed through public-private collaboration.
Dr. Joaquin Casanova joins the Wheat Beat Podcast to discuss using remote sensing and minimal soil sampling to generate maps of soil acidity and lime requirements, as well as mapping weeds for prescription application of herbicides.
Drs. Ian Burke and Nick Bergmann join the Wheat Beat Podcast to discuss why herbicide resistance can be considered a transboundary resource problem.
USDA-ARS’ Dr. Claire Phillips discusses soil carbon sequestration at the Cook Agronomy Farm.
Dr. Amber Hauvermale, Dr. Andy McCubbin, and Master’s student Jack Kelly join the Wheat Beat Podcast to give an update on the FFAR falling numbers rapid test development project.
USDA-ARS’ Dr. Garett Heineck joins the Wheat Beat Podcast to share the results of alternative crop trials in wheat-based agroecosystems.
USDA-ARS’ Dr. Ryan Benke joins the Wheat Beat podcast to explain how artificial intelligence and machine learning are being used to predict crop performance.
WSU Extension’s Aaron Esser returns to the Wheat Beat Podcast to share tips for efficiently and effectively managing a small grains farm in today’s market.
Dr. Karen Sanguinet returns to the Wheat Beat podcast to introduce a genetic discovery that could help future wheat varieties make more efficient use of the nitrogen that’s applied to soils.
In this episode, WSU’s Dr. Clark Neely shares seed size impacts and ideal seeding rates for maximizing dryland spring wheat production.
In this episode, USDA-ARS’ Dr. Alecia Kiszonas explains why wheat quality is so important for PNW growers.
In this episode, USDA-ARS’s Dr. Marilyn Warburton discusses the importance of the major U.S. gene bank on WSU’s campus that contains over 100,000 accessions of 5,200 crops and plants.
In this episode, WSU’s Dr. Arron Carter discusses how genotyping and phenotyping help predict the future success of winter wheat varieties.
In this episode, USDA-ARS’s Dr. Timothy Paulitz discusses just how widespread Fusarium crown rot is and how genetic tolerance may be the best way to manage the pathogen in the future.
Dr. Clark Neely gives an update about the results of 2023 spring wheat variety trials.
In this episode, USDA-ARS’s Dr. Xianming Chen discusses the progress being made in his stripe rust research program.
WSU Ph.D. candidate Elliott Marston shares recent findings about late-maturity alpha amylase, one of the causes of low falling numbers.
In this episode, Dr. Kim Garland-Campbell gives an update on her club wheat breeding and cold tolerance programs.
In this episode, Drew Lyon and Dr. Ian Burke discuss the issues with Russian thistle and why it is a significant problem this year.
Two undergraduate students who participated in the REEU program discuss drought resilience and how plants use hormone signaling to contribute to growth and maintenance in low water climates.