Wheat & Small Grains

Blue Mountain-region WSU Extension experts will virtually host the regional Weed Board and Cereal Grain Conference

State-of-the-art research hub virtually dedicated through commemorative video.

WSU announces $3 million gift to establish the Rosalie & Harold Rea Brown Distinguished Endowed Chair in Plant Pathology.

  CAHNRS Dean André-Denis Wright joined members of the Washington Grain Commission at their annual review of commission-endowed research into better wheat and barley varieties, production and defenses. The commission’s annual review of industry-funded research into wheat and barley breeding, weed science, plant pathology, economics, and wheat genetics was held Thursday, Jan. 10, at Lewis […]

Created to spur basic and applied research into crop yields, the Vogel Wheat Research Fund has become an important nursery for new ideas.

Each week, we showcase one of our CAHNRS Ambassadors, a student leadership organization that encourages students to pursue higher education and serves as a liaison between the college and the greater community. This week, we’re featuring Maya Wahl, a senior from Lind, Wash. What are you studying? I’m majoring in Agricultural Education. Favorite Show/Movie: The Big Bang Theory […]

Plant pathologist, emeritus professor and former dean of the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences R. James Cook received Washington State University’s highest honor of an honorary doctorate, in recognition of over 40 years of research on soil‑borne pathogens and his service to WSU and the agricultural community of the Pacific Northwest. The […]

As the first culinary director of the Bread Lab — Washington State University’s Burlington-based research center for bread and grains — Niels Brisbane is pioneering foods and flavors that help Washington farmers, chefs and communities thrive. Hired earlier this year, the former sous chef at Seattle’s landmark Canlis restaurant develops dishes that bring Bread Lab […]

The newest Fellow of the Mycological Society of America, award-winning Washington State University scientist and teacher Lori Carris helps us understand the incredible impact that fungi have on our crops, our lives and our world. One of only three scientists around the world to receive the Fellow Award in 2018, Carris received her fellowship at […]

Washington State University Extension educators work alongside Washington farmers, artisans, communities and families, creating knowledge that helps improve our crops, foods and beverages, develop young leaders, and power our economy. Every month, Extension faculty share the results of their work through peer reviewed online publications. This month’s publications include: • A guide to conservation tillage […]