Wheat All About It

7.10.18 If you’ve never been there, or if even if you have, episode 81 of Wheat All About It!, entitled: A Virtual Visit to the Wheat Marketing Center, will update you to changes that have occurred recently at one of the industry’s international technical crossroads. Join Scott Yates, director of communications and producer relations for the Washington Grain Commission, as Janice Cooper, managing director of the Portland-based WMC, leads the way through the various pilot scale pieces of equipment that fuel the center’s innovative research and product development agenda. Subscribe on iTunes and other podcast apps or go to wagrains.org to access Wheat All About It. Connect by Wifi or a four bar cellular link for quick downloads which can be listened to later in the tractor, truck, combine or easy chair.

6.26.18 Randy Fortenbery, comes on strong in episode 79 of Wheat All About It! entitled: Giddy Up! A Ride With Randy Fortenbery, agricultural economist. In the first of two parts, Fortenbery’s rapid fire answers to questions posed by Scott Yates, director of communications and producer relations for the Washington Grain Commission, provides farmers, landlords and agribusiness associates the inside scoop on economic issues which affect them all. Receive a semester full of knowledge in a little more than 20 minutes as the Washington State University economist addresses the accuracy of USDA reports, his forecast for the year ahead, how the absence of GMO wheat impacts acreage and more! Subscribe on iTunes and other podcast apps or go to wagrains.org to access Wheat All About It. Connect by Wifi or a four bar cellular link for quick downloads which can be listened to later in the tractor, truck, combine or easy chair.

6.11.18 “The Dryland Doctor, Bill Schillinger" is the title of episode 77 of Wheat All About It!, the first part of a two-part conversation with the research station professor and principal scientist at the Lind Dryland Research Station. Listen in as Schillinger talks about a major decision he made at 18, his experiences working overseas, summer fallow practices used by farmers in Eastern Washington’s eight to 12 inch precipitation zone, as well as the latest research investigating the wheat coleoptile. Connect by Wifi or a four bar cellular link for quick downloads which can be listened to later in the tractor, truck, combine or easy chair.

5.29.18 In episode 75, entitled, “A Few of My Favorite Podcasts” Scott Yates, director of communications and producer relations for the Washington Grain Commission, ranks his Top 10 Wheat All About It! podcasts. Just as children are loved the same, but differently by parents, Yates’ favorites podcasts have assorted reasons for being included on his list. Longtime listeners are free to disagree, while newer listeners may want to visit the podcast archive to find out for themselves. Older podcasts are available for streaming or download on the WGC website, wagrains.org, go to the bottom of the page and click on summaries. Connect by Wifi or a four bar cellular link for quick downloads which can be listened to later in the tractor, truck or easy chair.

5.15.18 Are you one of the hundreds of farmers hit with low falling number discounts in the 2016 harvest? Then you’ve got to listen episode 73 of Wheat All About It! entitled, Falling Numbers, Rising Optimism, about how the Pacific Northwest wheat industry navigated the tricky political waters of Washington, D.C. to secure funding for a $1 million a year position at the Agricultural Research Service in Pullman focused on researching the phenomenon. Listen in as WGC CEO Glen Squires and Vice President Mary Palmer Sullivan describe how the two year effort unfolded and their joy—and surprise—that it was successful so soon. Access the podcast at the WGC website at wagrains.org or subscribe on iTunes, Overcast or Pocket Cast. Connect by Wifi or a four bar cellular link for quick downloads which can be listened to later in the tractor, truck or easy chair.