oilseed crops

With Raspberry Fumigation, Less May Be More Less fumigant may actually improve raspberry crops, as an ongoing study by Washington State University small fruits horticulturalist Thomas Walters indicates. Raspberry growers typically use broadcast fumigation to deal with root lesion nematodes and root rot, but increasing Environmental Protection Agency restrictions inspired Walters to research alternative methods. […]

PULLMAN, Wash. – Bright yellow flowering fields of winter canola are more prevalent in the Pacific Northwest this spring, and national statistics indicate that winter and spring canola acreage is expected to increase more than 50 percent in Idaho and Washington compared to last year. Several Washington State University and other university field days and […]

Oilseed growers are reporting improved wheat yields with an oilseed in rotation.  The details of those reports as well as every aspect of oilseed crop production from seed supply to end use will be the focus of workshops at the Community Center in Odessa Jan. 24 and at Hill Ray Plaza in Colfax Jan. 26. […]

Making the Case for Oilseed Production in Eastern Washington Farmers in eastern Washington’s high rainfall zone who are interested in producing oilseed crops now have an opportunity to learn from the experiences of those already doing so. A new, free publication relates the experiences of five eastern Washington farmers growing canola, mustard, and winter rape. […]

PULLMAN, Wash. – Mark your calendars now to attend the second annual Oilseed Crop Production Workshops scheduled at the Odessa Community Center in Odessa on Jan. 24, and the Hill Ray Plaza in Colfax Jan. 26, 2012.