Wheat

Get agronomy advice from planting to harvest on winter and spring wheat. This section covers the latest advancements in weed, pest, and disease control as well as improved production techniques for wheat.

Q&A: Catherine Feuillet, Geneticist and Molecular Biologist

Catherine Feuillet’s passion for pushing new frontiers, challenging herself, and building something that could benefit others has always propelled her forward.

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A Century of Milling Flour

I wonder what stories the walls and floor of Boonville Flour and Feed Mill could tell after more than a century of milling flour.

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Farming 101: Planting Wheat

What you need to know about planting spring or winter wheat, including determining what seed and inputs to use plus when to start planting.

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Pork Powerhouses

Meet a Closed Cooperative That Works

By Pork Powerhouses

Allied Producers’ Cooperative is a Pork Powerhouse.

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Q&A: Catherine Feuillet, Geneticist and Molecular Biologist

By Women in Agriculture

Catherine Feuillet’s passion for pushing new frontiers, challenging herself, and building something that could benefit others has always propelled her forward.

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All Around the Farm

Storage for a Backhoe

By All Around the Farm

Hooking up the three-point backhoe is probably my least-favorite job on the farm. To make it easier, I welded trailer jacks on both sides of the backhoe and fabricated a saddle to use with a third trailer jack for the boom to rest on. Now, I can h

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Disease Concerns Necessitate Thorough Cleaning of Seed Wheat

A high incidence of Fusarium head blight (also known as head scab) can affect the quality of seed for the 2019-2020 growing season

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Fusarium Head Blight Taking Hold in Winter Wheat Fields

Wheat producers who see head scab in their fields are encouraged to boost combine airflow or segregate grain if possible.

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Glyphosate Resistant Wheat Found in Washington State

Genetically engineered wheat plants have been discovered in Washington State. The discovery appears to be remnants of a since-scrapped GE wheat program.