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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 »

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington. Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 3% very poor 6% poor 16% fair 65% good 10% excellent Spring wheat: 1% very poor 3% poor 37% fair 54% good 5% excellent Barley: 1% very poor 1% poor 32% fair 63% good 3% excellent Washington crop progress: ... Read More »

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington. Temperatures were cool across the state with some precipitation received almost statewide.  Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 3% very poor 5% poor 15% fair 67% good 10% excellent Spring wheat: 2% very poor 4% poor 34% fair 56% good 4% excellent Barley: 1% very ... Read More »

From Dr. Xianming Chen Since the last stripe rust update on May 7, stripe rust has been developing in the Pacific Northwest (PNW), especially in Washington. After the update, we received a report of stripe rust in commercial fields of winter wheat in Franklin County. On May 9, we checked the fields planted with Piranha CL+ and Nova AX, and stripe ... Read More »

Since the end of August 2024, the Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) has been accepting applications for refunds for ag producers who paid taxes related to the state’s cap and trade program on fuel purchases. However, the program is set to end on June 2, 2025, to ensure that all funds are distributed to eligible applicants before July 1st. Thankfully, ... Read More »

From the National Agricultural Statistics Service According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 6.4 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington. Temperatures were near average across the state. Good progress was reported for spring planting and crop emergence.  Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 4% very poor 7% poor 11% fair 68% good 10% excellent Spring wheat: 1% very poor ... Read More »

By Dr. Xianming Chen On May 6, we were checking fields around Pullman, Wash. Winter wheat and barley ranged from Feekes 5 to 7. We were able to find stripe rust on susceptible checks in all our experimental fields at the Palouse Conservation Field Station, Plant Path Farm, and Spillman Farm. The incidence was low (<0.01%) in all locations, as ... Read More »