The typical field design for herbicide-tolerant trials has plots split in half: one side is not sprayed, and the other is sprayed. This allows visual observations of crop injury by comparing the sprayed to the nonsprayed plots.Weeds are among the most …
U.S. Wheat organizes trade teams from all around the world. The trade teams that visit Washington, though, are most often specifically interested in soft white wheat. Because Washington grows world-class soft white wheat, countries with high-quality …
Total Wheat: 2.3 million acres, -1.1% year over year, -0.2% vs. 5-year average (2.3 million acres). Washington accounts for 5.3% of U.S. prospective wheat plantings. Winter Wheat: 1.85 million acres, 0% year over year, +2.2% vs. 5-year average (1.81 …
Sockeye CL+ had the best yield among the Clearfield lines in the low-rainfall CLOAX trials (Table 3). A group of lines with the CoAXium trait, LCS Hydra AX, Nova AX, and LCS Kraken AX, performed similarly. In the high rainfall zone, Sockeye CL+, VI Voodoo …
The Washington Grain Commission is pleased to provide the 2026 wheat quality rankings for the Pacific Northwest (PNW). Considering about 80% of PNW wheat production is exported each year, producing a high-quality crop that meets customer demands is …
Under certain environmental conditions, both wheat and quinoa are vulnerable to a physiological problem that directly threatens grain soundness: preharvest sprouting (PHS). PHS occurs when mature seeds begin to germinate before harvest, typically following …
Acreage reporting from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimated 80% of Washington’s spring wheat acres were soft white market class, and a total of 910,000 spring wheat acres were seeded in Washington and Idaho. Barley acres harvested …
One of the most tangible successes this year comes from South Asia. In January, U.S. wheat shipments arrived at Bangladesh’s main port in Chattogram as part of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in mid-2025 between USW and the government of Bangladesh …
Washington Grain Commissioner Mike Carstensen (far right) attends a U.S. Wheat Associates’ (USW) Unified Export Strategy meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This meeting process helps USW plan, justify, and secure federal cost-share dollars for overseas market …
For nearly two decades, Kara Kaelber has been a driver of agricultural and conservation education in Franklin County and across Washington state. From the start of her career, Kaelber understood that agriculture is more than a livelihood — it is a legacy …
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