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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 »

The Asotin County wheat growers have awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Cooper Thomas, a senior at Asotin High School. Thomas is the son of Brian and Angie Thomas. Thomas is the vice president of his senior class. He is active in FFA and plays baseball. In his spare time, he likes to hunt and fish. He is planning a career ... Read More »

By Andrew McGuire Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources Think about this. If a cash crop provides all the benefits of a cover crop and generates a profit, should we consider it a cover crop? The National Association of Wheat Growers thinks so. They are petitioning the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to issue a technical note recognizing winter wheat ... 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 9% poor 20% fair 60% good 8% excellent Spring wheat: 2% very poor 5% poor 35% fair 53% good 5% excellent Barley: 1% very poor 3% poor 32% fair 61% good 3% excellent Washington crop progress: ... Read More »

From the Capital Press The leaders of the Pacific Northwest wheat farmer organizations are hoping for little impact as temperatures turn hotter before harvest. “We’re hopeful for an average to above-average harvest this year,” said Erin Hansell-Heideman, Oregon Wheat Growers League president and Ione, Ore, farmer. “If we can avoid extreme heat spikes and get some timely rain, we’ll be ... Read More »