Timely Topics

Be on the lookout for Soilborne Wheat Mosaic Virus as more fields near Walla Walla have been showing symptoms this spring.

The EPA has new mitigation requirements for pesticide applicators. Here are tips and step-by-step instructions for how to comply.

Dr. Tim Murray provides recommendations to consider for the most recent stripe rust forecast.

A WSU Extension publication explains how to perform the crown viability test to help determine if your wheat survived freezing temperatures.

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.

Dr. Clark Neely shares his observations of cold injury in Southeastern Washington.

Dr. Clark Neely shares cold injury observations in wheat and barley from frigid temperatures in January 2024.

The first forecast of the 2024 crop year is predicting stripe rust to be severe.

Dr. Clark Neely has released the final report of the 2023 cereal variety performance trials.

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.

New Endangered Species Protection Requirements are coming to pesticide labels. This article shares how applicators can comply with the new rules.

A reminder for applicators that paraquat has a closed-system container requirement.

Utilize the Post-Harvest Nitrogen Use Efficiency Calculator to assess your nitrogen management program and help guide future applications.

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.

Dr. Amber Hauvermale discusses a new FFAR-funded project aimed at combating low Falling Numbers in wheat.

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.

Controlling volunteer wheat is important to minimize the survival of various insects and diseases from one season’s wheat crop to the next.

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).

Dr. Clark Neely summarizes results from 2022-23 new winter wheat variety trials.

With harvest happening across much of eastern Washington, WSU Extension’s Dale Whaley shares some tips for preventing fires.

Grasshoppers have moved into canola fields from nearby maturing wheat fields and are amassing in large numbers.