By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington wheat farmers are being hit hard by low falling numbers in their grain. A sign of poor flour quality, low falling numbers are caused by severe temperature swings or rain before harvest.
By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences
LIND, Wash. – Washington State University’s two leading wheat breeders will advance the state’s $1 billion wheat industry as co-recipients of the O.A. Vogel Endowed Chair in Wheat Breeding and Genetics.
By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences
PULLMAN, Wash. – Experts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture at Washington State University will share the latest research on how soil health can improve farm profitability at the Cook Agronomy Farm Field Day Wednesday, June 22, in Whitman County, Wash.
LIND, Wash. – The annual Washington State University Lind Field Day will be Thursday, June 16, at the Dryland Research Station north of Lind.
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Rebuilding a regional grain economy west of the Cascade Mountains will be the focus of the 2016 Cascadia Grains Conference Friday-Saturday, Jan. 8-9, in Olympia and field-trip sites throughout Thurston County.
PULLMAN, Wash. – The new $15 million Washington Grains Plant Growth Facility on the Washington State University Pullman campus was dedicated Saturday.
By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences
PULLMAN, Wash. – When it comes to breeding new wheat varieties, efficiency is key.
“If we can be more efficient in the greenhouse, that translates into better genetic lines that we can look at in field conditions,” said Arron Carter, Washington State University’s winter wheat breeder. “That means better products get out faster with better information for growers.”
By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences
PULLMAN, Wash. – To bale or not to bale? That’s a question farmers face every year about wheat straw, which can be seen stacked in large quantities throughout Washington’s wheat country as harvest season ends.
PULLMAN, Wash. – You’ve got to know your dough. Whether you want chewy cookies or crispy dunkers, it’s all about chemistry. Especially when it comes to the flour.
By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences
PULLMAN, Wash. – Summer rains interrupted Washington’s heat wave last weekend, but more damp days could cause problems for some of the state’s wheat farmers.