Michael Pumphrey

PULLMAN, Wash. -– Washington State University spring wheat breeder Michael Pumphrey is a team leader in a $40 million, global effort to combat UG99, an evolving wheat pathogen that poses a dangerous threat to global food security, especially those in developing countries.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Michael Pumphrey, a research geneticist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service in Manhattan, Kansas, is Washington State University’s new spring wheat breeder. After visiting the Palouse to attend the Spillman Agronomy Farm in July, Pumphrey made his appointment official earlier this month. He will assume his new responsibilities in […]