falling numbers

For wheat growers across the Northwest, 2016 was a year many would like to forget, or at the very least never revisit. That year, growers across Washington, Oregon and Idaho struggled with low Falling Numbers, which brought into question the quality of the wheat by some customers ...

Falling Numbers has been an issue for Northwest wheat growers over the past couple of years.   How big of a problem will Falling Numbers be this harvest?   Washington State University’s Dr. Camille Steber said 2018 is a good news/bad news year.   “The b...

At the request of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers and the Washington Grain Commission, the Omnibus Bill passed last month includes $1 million for falling numbers research.  Michelle Hennings, Executive Direction of Wheat Growers, says falling numbers has become a major issue for Washington growers, especially in 2016, which cost growers between $30 million and $130 million.  ... Read M

It’s expected that wheat harvest across Washington will wrap up in the coming days, with the final Spring crops being cut.  How was 2017 for Washington growers?   Michelle Hennings Executive Director of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers said it was a good year for Winter Wheat, but there were some issues for the Spring crop.  She described...

It’s the kind of news Northwest wheat growers have been longing to hear.  After back to back seasons with low falling numbers, the 2017 crop looks to be back to normal.  USDA researcher Kim Campbell told the Washington Ag Network this year’s weather was much more favorable for growers than what we’ve seen the two prior years.   “The Low Falling N...

After a good spring, weather wise for Northwest wheat growers, Dr. Camille Steber with USDA says we are now entering the window in which LMA and Falling Numbers could become a problem.   “The next two weeks should be telling for Central Washington, and the first couple of weeks of July will tell us something about what is likely to happen in Eastern Washington.”   ...

For the past three season, the Northwest wheat industry has struggled with low falling numbers, impacting the grade given and in some cases the ability to sell the grains on the open market.  But, what's behind the recent increase in falling numbers problems?  ...

Washington State Department of Agriculture Director Derek Sandison says the statewide ag economy is “very strong”.  Sandison said while several commodities, including apples, hops and eggs are doing well, more must be done to help the struggling wheat industry.  He said he wan...

The National Association of Wheat Growers finds wheat plantings included in the Department of Agriculture’s Prospective Plantings report alarming.  The recent report anticipates that all wheat plantings will be at 46.1 million acres, which is down 8% from 2016.   F...

Outside of low prices, high falling numbers was one of the biggest stories for the wheat industry last year.  Many including Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers are calling for the test to be tweaked, and improved, to ensure growers are not hurt when trying to ship their crop overseas.  Al...