WSU Wheat Beat Podcast

Dr. Surendra Singh joins the Wheat Beat Podcast to share some findings from long-term research about tillage practices and biosolids application.

Resources:

Lind Dryland Research Station: lindstation.wsu.edu

Lind Field Day: lindstation.wsu.edu/lind-field-day/

Contact information:

Dr. Surendra Singh, [email protected]. cahnrs.wsu.edu/people-directory/people/wsu-profile/surendra.singh/

Episode transcription: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp195

USDA-ARS cropping system agronomist Dr. Garett Heineck shares the results of a peaola (peas and canola) and garbola (chickpeas and canola) intercropping project on the Palouse.

Resources:

Cook Agronomy Farm LTAR: cafltar.org

USDA-ARS Northwest Sustainable Agroecosystems Research Unit: ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/pullman-wa/northwest-sustainable-agroecosystems-research/

Wilke Research and Extension Farm: extension.wsu.edu/lincoln-adams/agriculture-2-farm-stress-suicide-prevention/wilke-research-and-extension-farm/

Contact information:

Dr. Garett Heineck, cafltar.org/about/people/, [email protected]

Episode transcription: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp194

WSU graduate student Diana Salguero shares her research into soil compaction and soil properties that impact crop performance.

Resources:

Soil Health: soilhealth.wsu.edu

Soil Health, Compaction: soilhealth.wsu.edu/compaction

Contact information:

Dr. Haly Neely: cahnrs.wsu.edu/people-directory/people/wsu-profile/h.neely/

Episode Transcription: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp193

WSU graduate student Anna Carroll joins the Wheat Beat Podcast to share a progress update on the new falling numbers rapid test technology.

Resources:

FFAR project information: smallgrains.wsu.edu/ffar (coming soon!)

The upsides of a Falling Numbers immunoassay rapid test with Dr. Amber Hauvermale: https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp165/

Evaluating Grain Quality and Mitigating Economic Loss with Dr. Hauvermale and Dr. Thompson: smallgrains.wsu.edu/evaluating-grain-quality-and-mitigating-economic-loss-with-dr-hauvermale-and-dr-thompson/

New grant to help grain farmers find low falling numbers sooner: news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/new-grant-to-help-grain-farmers-find-low-falling-numbers-sooner/

Building a new alpha amylase test with Adam Johnson: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp185

Washington Grain Commission: wagrains.org/articles/falling-number-research-receives-ffar-grant/

EnviroLogix: envirologix.com

Contact information:

Dr. Amber Hauvermale: [email protected], 509-288-1584

Episode transcription: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp192

The Washington State Crop Improvement Association visits the Wheat Beat podcast to share why certified seed and ensuring varietal purity are important for maintaining high-quality grain in the PNW.

Resources:

Washington State Crop Improvement Association: washingtoncrop.com

Contact information:

Aaron Jeschke, Assistant Manager, Washington State Crop Improvement Association: washingtoncrop.com/staff

Cheyan James: Foundation Seed Manager, Washington State Crop Improvement Association: washingtoncrop.com/staff

Episode transcription: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp191

This episode digs into the use of biosolids as a soil amendment and how they improve soil functioning and crop productivity with Dr. Deirdre Griffin LaHue.

Resources:

https://labs.wsu.edu/soilhealth-nwrec/home-page/research-projects/research-biosolids/

PNW 508: Fertilizing with Biosolids: extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/pnw-508-fertilizing-biosolids

Contact information: Deirdre Griffin LaHue, [email protected]; labs.wsu.edu/soilhealth-nwrec/home-page/people/

Episode transcription: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp190

WSU Extension's Aaron Esser shares results from a long-term fungicide and fungicide alternative study in winter wheat production.

Resources:

Wilke Research and Extension Farm: extension.wsu.edu/lincoln-adams/agriculture-2-farm-stress-suicide-prevention/wilke-research-and-extension-farm/

Pacific Northwest Direct Seed Association: directseed.org

Contact information:

Aaron Esser, Agronomist Lincoln/Adams Area, 509-659-3210, [email protected]

Episode transcript: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp189

WSU Ph.D. student Adele Jamalzei discusses research being done at WSU about the relationships between cold tolerance and optimal spring growth on winter wheat.  

Resources:

Dr. Arron Carter’s webpage: cahnrs.wsu.edu/people-directory/people/wsu-profile/ahcarter/

WSU Crop Breeding: css.wsu.edu/research/crops/breeding/

Contact information:

Adele Jamalzei: cahnrs.wsu.edu/people-directory/people/wsu-profile/adele.jamalzei/

Episode Transcription: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp188

Ph.D. student Melinda Zubrod joins the Wheat Beat podcast to share research conducted as part of the WSU Winter Wheat Breeding Program.

Resources:

Lind Dryland Field Day abstracts: s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3122/2024/05/FDA-2024-complete.pdf

WSU Phenomics Lab: labs.wsu.edu/sankaran-phenomics/undergrad-research-exp/phenomics-in-wheat-breeding-programs/

Dr. Arron Carter’s webpage: ahnrs.wsu.edu/people-directory/people/wsu-profile/ahcarter/

Sensors, Drones, and the Internet of Things: wagrains.org/articles/sensors-drones-and-the-internet-of-things/

Transcript: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp187

This episode introduces Dr. Olivia Landau, a new research weed scientist with the USDA-ARS Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research in Pullman, Washington.

Resources:

USDA-ARS Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research: ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/pullman-wa/whgq/

Pacific Northwest Herbicide Resistance Initiative: pnwhri.org

Contact information:

Dr. Olivia Landau, [email protected], 509-335-6264

Episode transcription: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp186