By Dr. Xianming Chen Based on the weather data of the November and December 2025, stripe rust in the 2024 wheat growing season is predicted to be in the range of severe epidemic level (40-60% yield loss on susceptible varieties). Using a set of forecast models based on this winter weather data so far (November and December 2024), highly susceptible ... Read More »

From the Capital Press Group 1 and Group 2 herbicides are still useful for farmers under some circumstances, but nearing the end of their lifespan, several Washington researchers say. “It’s pretty sobering to think about,” said Ian Burke, weed science professor at Washington State University.  Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

From Progressive Farmer Just three days after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated a rule requiring businesses, including farms, to file Beneficial Ownership Information, the same court has now reversed itself, giving businesses a reprieve from filing requirements. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

From world grain.com With Inauguration Day approaching, media attention has focused principally on President-elect Donald Trump’s selections for cabinet posts and questions over whether his more controversial choices will secure Senate confirmation. Less attention has been directed to the question of whether the incoming administration’s proposed agenda for aggressive change will be adopted. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

Have you purchased your floor tile for the Washington Wheat Foundation annex? Money raised for this project will be used for the Ambassador Scholarship program, which grants $4500 and $5000 scholarships to high school students entering their senior year, research equipment grants at WSU, Ag in the Classroom, Northwest Natural Resources Institute, and the FFA foundation. You can find information on ... Read More »

From the Capital Press A coalition of regional power, navigation and agricultural organizations is asking the federal government to withdraw its decision to initiate new environmental reviews of the Columbia and Snake River dams, announced Dec. 18. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

A coalition of regional leaders calls on the federal government to withdraw its decision to initiate new environmental reviews of the Columbia and Snake River dams. The coalition contends that a new National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis would be both premature and unlawful, warning that it would be incomplete and could mislead the public about these dams’ vital role in ... Read More »

It wasn’t all fun and games at last month’s Tri-State Grain Growers Convention. Washington Association of Wheat Growers (WAWG) took the opportunity to discuss challenges facing the industry at both the state and national level and take care of association business. “The convention is a great opportunity to engage with members who might otherwise be unable to attend county or ... Read More »

From Farm Journal’s Ag Web As the ag industry prepares to flip the calendar and head into a new year, even experts and insiders have more questions than answers. The long-delayed farm bill and 45Z biofuels tax credit guidance have kept the industry in a frustrating limbo, while high interest rates and low commodity prices push it toward recession. Read ... Read More »

From the Capital Press A Seattle law firm leading state-funded talks has presented several more ideas to force farmers and other rural landowners to widen riparian buffers to shade and purify salmon-bearing waterways. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »