WSU Agricultural and Food Systems students interview Dr. Doug Collins and Dr. Andrew McGuire about organic matter and carbon sequestration in agricultural soils.

Transcription: http://smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp154

Resources:

Soil and Water Resources: https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/soil-and-water-resources/

WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources: https://csanr.wsu.edu/about-csanr/

WSU Agricultural and Food Systems program: https://afs.wsu.edu/

Hear the ins, outs, ups, and downs of soil acidity from guest Dr. Melissa Letourneau with the USDA-ARS Northwest Sustainable Agroecosystems Research team.

Transcription:

Resources:

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

Cook Agronomy Farm: https://css.wsu.edu/farms-and-facilities/cook-agronomy-farm/

USDA-ARS Long-Term Agroecosystems Research Network (LTAR): https://ltar.ars.usda.gov/

Timothy Paulitz publications: https://pubs.extension.wsu.edu/paulitz-timothy

Dr. Tara Sullivan publications: https://pubs.extension.wsu.edu/sullivan-dr-tara-s

Small Grains site publications: https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/soil-and-water-resources/publications/

Hartemink, A.E., Barrow, N.J. Soil pH - nutrient relationships: the diagram. Plant Soil (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05861-z

Slessarev, E., Lin, Y., Bingham, N. et al. Water balance creates a threshold in soil pH at the global scale. Nature 540, 567–569 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature20139

Daniel C. Schlatter, Kendall Kahl, Bryan Carlson, David R. Huggins, Timothy Paulitz, Soil acidification modifies soil depth-microbiome relationships in a no-till wheat cropping system, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Volume 149, 2020, 107939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107939

Hear about co-learning and co-innovation between the research and greater ag communities and how to join the WSU Farmers' Network with guest Carol McFarland.

Transcription: https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp153-carol-mcfarland

Resources:

WSU Farmers' Network: farmersnetwork.wsu.edu (site coming soon)

USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network: https://ltar.ars.usda.gov/network/

USDA-ARS: https://www.ars.usda.gov/

SoilCon: https://soilhealth.wsu.edu/soilcon/

Listen as WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences students interview Washington State Tree Fruit Association President Jon DeVaney about the impacts of the new overtime in ag work rules.

Transcription: https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/the-costs-of-overtime-rules-in-agriculture-with-wtfa-president-jon-devaney

Resources and links:

Washington State Tree Fruit Association, https://wstfa.org/

Washington State Senate Bill 5172, https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5172&Year=2021

WSU Agricultural and Food Science program, https://afs.wsu.edu/

WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences' Dr. Yingxue Yu talks the potential impacts of microplastics in agricultural soils.

Transcript: http://smallgrains.wsu.edu/potential-impacts-of-microplastics-in-agricultural-soils-with-dr-yingxue-yu/

Resources and links:

Puyallup Research and Extension Center: puyallup.wsu.edu

WSU Department of Crop and Soil Sciences: css.wsu.edu

Listen as Natalie Sturm, WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences Ph.D. student, shares an update about her research into the effects of soil compaction on soil function, and crop growth and yield.

Transcript: https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/how-bad-is-soil-compaction-for-crop-growth-with-natalie-sturm/

Resources:

Soil health resources: soilhealth.wsu.edu

Haly Neely, WSU Department of Crop and Soil Sciences: css.wsu.edu/people/faculty/haly-neely/

Soil and Water Resources: smallgrains.wsu.edu/soil-and-water-resources/

Hear how you can see results within the first year of harvest weed seed control, as shared by Dr. Michael Walsh with the University of Western Australia on this episode of The WSU Wheat Beat podcast.

TRANSCRIPTION: https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/lessons-from-weed-seed-control-in-australia/

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

WSU Small Grains website: smallgrains.wsu.edu

The University of Western Australia: http://www.uwa.edu.au/

Weed science research at WSU: https://css.wsu.edu/research/weed-science/

Australian professor shares herbicide resistance knowledge during WSU visit: https://news.wsu.edu/news/2022/11/16/australian-professor-shares-herbicide-resistance-knowledge-during-wsu-visit/

Listen to WSU Wheat Beat podcast featuring Dr. Amber Hauvermale and Dr. Alison Thompson about falling numbers and a new immunoassay method for evaluating grain quality.

TRANSCRIPTION: https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/evaluating-grain-quality-and-mitigating-economic-loss-with-dr-hauvermale-and-dr-thompson/

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Hagberg-Perten Falling Number test: http://steberlab.org/project7599.php

Falling numbers project: https://news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/wsu-wheat-researchers-tackle-widespread-quality-problem/#:~:text=Since%202013%2C%20the%20Grain%20Commission%20has%20funded%20Camille,across%20regions%2C%20are%20available%20online.%20Numbers%20fall%20statewide

Washington Association of Wheat Growers Falling Number Update (Camille Steber): https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/washington-association-of-wheat-growers-falling-number-update/

USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS): https://www.ars.usda.gov/

WSU Small Grains website: smallgrains.wsu.edu

Steber Laboratory: steberlab.org

This week we have Dr. Dani Gelardi with the WSDA discussing the link between the WSDA and the Soil Health Initiative.

TRANSCRIPTION:

https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/wsu-wheat-beat-podcast-episode-146/

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Soil Health Initiative

https://soilhealth.wsu.edu/soil-health-initiative/

Soil & Water Resources

https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/soil-and-water-resources/

The Soil Health Roadmap with Chris Benedict

https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/wsu-wheat-beat-episode-121/

Saving Tomorrow’s Agricultural Resources – STAR

https://starfreetool.com/home

Washington Soil Health Initiative website

https://soilhealth.wsu.edu/soil-health-initiative/

Washington Soil Health Initiative Twitter

https://twitter.com/WSU_SoilHealth

Washington Soil Health Initiative Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/WashingtonSoilHealth

Washington Soil Health Initiative SoilCon Event

https://soilhealth.wsu.edu/soilcon/

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For questions or comments, contact Dani via email at [email protected].

We have Cassandra Bates in her inaugural WSU Wheat Beat podcast episode this week. Join us as she and Drew Lyon discuss the Plant Pest Diagnostic Clinic Roundup from 2022.

TRANSCRIPTION:

https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/wsu-wheat-beat-episode-145/

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

WSU Plant Pathology Diagnostic Clinic

https://plantpath.wsu.edu/diagnostic-clinic/

2022 Plant Diagnostic Clinic Wrap-up Timely Topic

https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/2022-plant-diagnostic-clinic-wrap-up/

Stripe Rust

https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/disease-resources/foliar-fungal-diseases/stripe-rust/

Pythium

https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/metalaxyl-resistant-pythium/

Soilborne Wheat Mosaic Virus

https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/disease-resources/virus-diseases/soilborne-wheat-mosaic/

Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus

https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/disease-resources/virus-diseases/wheat-streak-mosaic/

Rhizoctonia Root Rot (pdf)

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/smallgrains.wsu.edu/uploads/2013/12/Rhizoctonic-Bare-Patch-and-Root-Rot-Distribution-and-Management.pdf

Snow Mold

https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/concern-over-snow-mold-of-wheat-in-eastern-washington/

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For questions or comments, contact Cassandra via email at [email protected].