State Updates

By Xianming Chen Stripe rust has been continually developing in the Pacific Northwest. The relatively dry conditions between the middle of April and middle May slowed the rust development little bit, but the periodical showers and relatively low temperatures in the last couple of weeks have been pushing for stripe rust…

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 6 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington last week. Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 2% very poor 4% poor 12% fair 59% good 23% excellent Washington crop progress: Winter wheat headed: 24% this week 10% last week 19% last year 15%…

From the Capital Press The Pacific Northwest crop tour season kicks off May 29 in Wilbur, Wash., and runs through July 3, ending in Bickleton, Wash. “Obviously an interesting winter with the warmth and openness, with atypical insect pressure and pretty severe rust overwintering,” Washington State University spring wheat breeder…

From small grains.wsu.edu With all the spring sites in the ground and well on their way to becoming beautiful plots, we wanted to share that the spring variety trial plot maps and GPS coordinates are now available on the small grains website: https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/26springmaps/ There are a few changes to the spring…

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington last week. Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 2% very poor 4% poor 10% fair 62% good 22% excellent Washington crop progress: Winter wheat headed: 10% this week 3% last week 6% last year 4%…

By Tim Murray(Reprinted from 2018) High-temperature adult-plant resistance, frequently referred to as HTAP resistance, is used widely in PNW winter and spring wheat varieties to help reduce the impact of stripe rust. This time of year, when we’re transitioning into warmer spring temperatures, is when I often get the question…

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…

From the Capital Press The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index rose in late 2024 and early 2025 with the fortunes of President Donald Trump, whom many farmers viewed favorably. But for much of 2026, survey results have been more in line with pessimistic scores from the previous administration. Producer…

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington last week. Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 2% very poor 4% poor 10% fair 63% good 21% excellent Washington crop progress: Winter wheat headed: 3% this week 2% last week 1% last year 1%…

By Ben Tindall, in the Washington State Standard As the 2026 Washington state legislative session came to a close, there was at least one thing worth noting: some of the worst anti-farm ideas introduced this year did not make it across the finish line. That is the good news. The bad…