Much of the work of ensuring Pacific Northwest wheat farmers are successful happens behind the scenes by people who are rarely recognized for their contributions.
Ep. 152 Trista Crossley Is Having The Time Of Her Wheat Life Read More »
One of the most important activities the Washington Grain Commission (WGC) undertakes over the course of a year is hosting trade teams. More funding may be devoted to other line items in the budget, but the amount of time WGC staff and commissioners devote to planning, hosting and summarizing trade team visits, eclipses all other
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Hunger, no running water and hard manual labor are among Zhiwu Zhang’s memories of growing up in China before the country opened to the world. Now, an associate professor at Washington State University and a U.S. citizen, Zhang describes his upbringing in episode 151.
Ep. 151 Coming to America: From Peasant to Professor, Zhiwu Zhangs Journey to WSU Read More »
There’s plenty of challenges to choose from, but Squires limits himself to discussing several that cause him sleepless nights. No. 1 on his list is the second discovery of genetically engineered wheat plants in Washington State last spring.
Ep. 150 Ranking the Wheat Industries Challenges by Glen Squires Read More »
“The Little Things That Run the World” (insects, that is) was the intriguing title of an address by the famed biologist E. O. Wilson at the 1987 opening of the invertebrate exhibit at the National Zoological Park, in Washington D.C. Of course, no one group of organisms ‘runs’ the complex ecosystems of Earth. Still, insects
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The second RiverFest held in Columbia Park on the shore of the Columbia River on September 7, demonstrated that the first event was no fluke. More people, more exhibits, more food vendors and more entertainment meant more opportunities for educating families about the benefits of the Lower Snake River dams. The Washington Grain Commission (WGC)
RiverFest Keeps Flowing! Read More »
Molecular technology has been rapidly changing in the past 20 years, making my job as Washington State University’s winter wheat breeder more complicated, and more streamlined simultaneously…
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Fusarium crown rot of wheat is probably the most widespread of all root and crown diseases in the PNW. It is found in all precipitation zones and cropping systems–from conventional to no-till. It causes an…
Fusarium Crown Rot is Prevalent, Persistent & Pernicious Read More »
Since starting at Washington State University in 2010, I’ve seen Hessian fly infestations that caused significant losses in both production fields and test plots. The first time I wrote about Hessian flies in Wheat Life, was in April 2013 due to concern at that time. Fast forward six years. Now, when I visit spring wheat
The Hessian Flies Are Coming! What Are Researchers Doing About It? Read More »