WAWG
The 2026 WSU Variety Testing Program crop tour schedule is available on the WSU Small Grains website.
Many of the traditional tours put on by the WSU Extension Dryland Cropping Systems Team on the schedule again, including the Lind Field Day, the WSU Spillman Farm Field Day, and the Wilke Farm Field Day. These field days offer a chance to see trials on multiple crops, discuss a variety of topics, and interact with WSU and USDA-ARS researchers.
Small grains crop tours will feature plant breeders and representatives from public and private sector breeding programs, other industry stakeholders, and members of the WSU Extension Dryland Cropping Systems team. Dr. Alison Thompson and Dr. Amber Hauvermale will give presentations about falling numbers research and an update on the quickscan test at the grain tours at Walla Walla, Eureka, Harrington, Douglas, Mayview, Spillman Farm, Reardan, and Almira.
Winter and spring canola tours of variety testing plots and strip trials led by Jesse Ford are also happening this year. On May 29 near Wilbur, there will be a multi-stop tour with PNWCA (check the PNWCA calendar for more information). A tour of the Mansfield winter canola strip trial will be hosted on June 2 at 10 a.m. A stop at the spring canola testing at Mayview will precede the Small Grains tours for that location on May 17.
We look forward to seeing new faces (and old ones!) at the tours and welcome everyone to join us and discuss variety performance and future directions of the WSU Variety Testing Program. We will send reminders with updated details about crop tours each week throughout June–make sure you are subscribed to our Prelimdata listserv to receive these reminders.
Before each tour, be sure to check the CSS Events Calendar and the Small Grains Event Calendar for any changes, or feel free to reach out to the contacts listed for each location for specific tour information.
Schedule available here.