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.
Results of field studies conducted by WSU researchers to help dryland farmers in eastern Washington manage weeds of concerns are now available in the 2023 Weed Control Report.
Scientists will study the best ways to shift to organic wheat farming through a new $1 million grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Organic Transitions Program.
This publication breaks down the hidden environmental and market condition costs associated with straw removal: learn how this widespread practice might benefit you financially.
In anticipation of the next growing season, Cassandra Bates shares an overview of what small grains problems were diagnosed in 2023 by the WSU Plant Pest Diagnostic Clinic.
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.
With a new WSU Extension publication, producers will benefit from learning how to identify pea weevil, when and how to best sample for it, and the control options if outbreak numbers are detected.
Carol McFarland (PNW Farmers’ Network) announces the new On-Farm Trials podcast, explains the on-farm experimentation continuum, and discusses how cropping systems co-innovation can bring abundant opportunities.
Washington State University will develop a new test that could save wheat growers millions of dollars thanks to a grant from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR).
Growers who want to move away from using Beyond in Clearfield wheat after multiple years of using the technology, may want to consider testing for soil residues before planting a non-Clearfield wheat variety. Use this step-by-step guide to test for herbicide residues by conducting a bioassay.
The Herbicide Resistance Screening Program helps farmers determine if the lack of efficacy of herbicides in their fields is due to herbicide resistance.