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According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington. Washington crop condition Spring wheat: 5% very poor 16% poor 41% fair 34% good 4% excellent Barley: 2% very poor 15% poor 45% fair 37% good 1% excellent Washington crop progress: Winter wheat harvested: 5% this week 3% last week 5% last year 6% ... Read More »

The Washington Association of Wheat Growers (WAWG) applauds Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) for his work as part of the House Agriculture Committee on the reconciliation bill that strengthens the farm safety net and modernizes agricultural policy. These measures will help ensure the continued success and sustainability of wheat farming in Washington and across the nation.  A number of WAWG’s national ... Read More »

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington. Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 4% very poor 9% poor 33% fair 46% good 8% excellent Spring wheat: 3% very poor 14% poor 38% fair 40% good 5% excellent Barley: 1% very poor 11% poor 42% fair 44% good 2% excellent Washington crop progress: ... Read More »

It was a busy week in the media department. Michelle Hennings, WAWG executive director, appeared on OPB to talk about the recent Columbia-Snake River System tour with members of the Upper Mississippi Waterway Association. You can listen to that interview here. Then Andy Juris, Klickitat County grower and a WAWG past president, was interviewed on Western Ag Media to talk ... Read More »

By Andrea Cox Conservation Coordinator, Washington Association of Wheat Growers In late May, Franklin County growers met with Roylene Comes At Night, Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) state conservationist, to continue brainstorming conservation practice ideas for dryland growers. Producers previously met with Comes At Night and other state staff in February to express their concerns about having utilized most practices ... Read More »

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington. Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 3% very poor 11% poor 23% fair 54% good 9% excellent Spring wheat: 3% very poor 11% poor 30% fair 49% good 7% excellent Barley: 1% very poor 9% poor 34% fair 52% good 4% excellent Washington crop progress: ... Read More »

From The Columbian A group of Mississippi River shipping industry figures were treated to a tour of the Columbia-Snake river grain export system last week by the Washington Association of Wheat Growers alongside other local groups. The Columbia River is the third largest grain export gateway in the world behind only the Mississippi and Brazil’s Paraná. Nearly 30 million tons ... Read More »

By Dr. Xianming Chen So far, we have completed recording stripe rust data of our winter crop nurseries in various locations including Central Ferry, Mount Vernon, Wallla Walla, Lind, and Pullman (Palouse Conservation Field Station, Plant Path Farm, and Spillman Farm) in Washington and Hermiston, Ore. Wheat stripe rust developed to 90-100% severities on susceptible varieties in all locations except the ... Read More »

Next week, a group of upper Mississippi River stakeholders will be traveling Marine Highway 84, from Astoria, Ore., to Lewiston, Idaho, to see firsthand the critical role the river system plays in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. “Last year, a group of Columbia-Snake River System advocates spent a week traveling the length of the Mississippi River to understand the challenges ... Read More »

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington. Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 3% very poor 12% poor 22% fair 55% good 8% excellent Spring wheat: 2% very poor 8% poor 31% fair 53% good 4% excellent Barley: 1% very poor 7% poor 330% fair 59% good 3% excellent Washington crop progress: ... Read More »