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From The Western Producer A company in the United States is commercializing a new falling number test it believes is more accurate than the existing method. Amber Hauvermale, research assistant professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at Washington State University, developed the test in collaboration with several…

The National Association of Wheat Growers has been around for 75 years. Their mission remains the same, advocating for wheat growers coast to coast! RFD TV has a video on their website celebrating this milestone. There’s a couple of familiar faces scattered through it! Watch the video.

From agriculture.com Today (March 12), USDA released the March 2025 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. While the average trade expectation was for decreased 2024/2025 U.S. corn ending stocks, and slightly higher soybean ending stocks, USDA held both estimates steady month-over-month. U.S. wheat ending stocks, however, were increased…

From the Capital Press The U.S. is officially cutting 83% of the programs at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) following a six-week review, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on X.com. It is unclear whether the Food for Peace program is one of those being eliminated. Read the…

From the National Agricultural Statistics Service The statewide temperatures for February were mostly below normal to normal for this time of year. Producers in central Washington received much needed precipitation in the form of snow. Crop activity was low, with some acres of orchards and hop yards torn out since…

By Diana Carlen Lobbyist, Washington Association of Wheat Growers  March 9 was day 56 of the 105-day regular session. With the deadline to pass bills out of their house of origin fast approaching, legislators have been focused this past week on floor action, debating, and voting on bills. The house…

By Xianming Chen Wheat stripe rust is forecasted to be in the low epidemic range (1-20% yield loss) for the 2025 growing season for the eastern Pacific Northwest, based on the predication models using the weather data from November 2024 to February 2025. The models predicted highly susceptible varieties to…

From Brownfield Ag News An Oregon wheat farmer remains concerned about exports in 2025. Former president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, Brent Cheyne, says there aren’t enough markets domestically to support the current U.S. wheat crop. “Eighty-nine percent of our crop is exported to the Pacific Rim, so…

This week, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) welcomes Anthony Peña as the new Policy Manager. Anthony brings valuable experience from his nearly three-year tenure as Government Relations Manager at the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association (PNWA). Before PNWA, Peña served for years with U.S. Sen. Patty Murray as Regional…

By Diana Carlen Lobbyist, Washington Association of Wheat Growers The Legislature has completed the seventh week of session. Friday, Feb. 28 was the 47th day of the 105-day session. The focus of the past week was on fiscal and transportation committees working late into the night hearing hundreds of bills…