Category: Timely Topics
It’s Mustard Hunting Season
Mustards need to be controlled by late winter or early spring, while they are still in the rosette stage of growth. Fields need to be…
Variety Selection Tool: New ratings help growers with variety decisions
The WSU Variety Selection Tool was recently updated with the newest yield and rating data available for all classes of wheat and barley.
From the Field: Introduction
From the Field updates are a new addition to the Timely Topics lineup. Dr. Clark Neely will share his field and variety trial observations this…
2022 Spring Wheat Variety Performance
Clark Neely shares a summary of 2022 spring wheat variety performance.
How to replace damaged or missing pesticide labels or help with the ever so small print
If you hold a pesticide or applicators license, you’re likely to have heard the phrase “Label is the LAW” or have been reminded at workshops…
It’s Report Season: 2022 Research Progress and Weed Control Reports Are Now Available
The 2022-2023 Research Progress Reports and the 2022 WSU Weed Control Report are now available on the Wheat and Small Grains website.
First Stripe Forecast of the 2023 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…
2022 Plant Diagnostic Clinic Wrap-up
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…
Videos of Wheat Variety Descriptions Posted Online
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…
Is Something Still Eating My Wheat?
The days of worrying about insects such as Aphids, Hessian fly, or Wireworms damaging the wheat crop will likely be an afterthought until next spring…