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Episode 210: Closing Time

Wheat All About It

Wheat All About It

Episode 210: Closing Time

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12.29.20 Four years and 210 episodes later, the first podcast devoted to wheat and wheat farming in the Pacific Northwest calls it quits. Starting in January 2017, the Washington Grain Commission-sponsored Wheat All About It! has introduced listeners to hours of information and entertainment about the industry and the grain chain that supports it. In episode 210 entitled, Closing Time, WGC commissioner Mike Carstensen interviews host Scott Yates about the podcast’s highs and lows and what he’s learned in the process of producing the vast archive of information which will remain on the commission’s website at wagrains.org for the foreseeable future.

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Bonus: The WSU Wheat Beat

Continuing the conversation on small grains

The Wheat All About It! podcast has been retired, but there’s still a lot talk about when it comes to Pacific Northwest small grains. Check out the WSU Wheat Beat Podcast with Drew Lyon. He explores the world of small grains production and research at Washington State University. In each episode, he speaks with researchers from WSU and the USDA-ARS to provide you with insights into the latest research on wheat and barley production.

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