washington grain commission

When talking about the proposed 25% tariffs against Mexico and Canada, much of the focus as been on the impact they will have when American producers want to export product.  But Casey Chumrau, CEO of the Washington Grain Commission said the impact would have been much larger than that.  She sai...

Earlier this week, the Washington Grain Commission announced the appointments of Nicole Berg as the WGC commissioner for Wheat District 5 (representing Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Yakima Counties) and Art Schultheis as the WGC commissioner for Barley District 6 (representing Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima Counties)... Read M

Back in August, the USDA gave the greenlight for a genetically modified wheat to be grown in the United States.  Does this mean growers across the Northwest will soon plant and grow HB4 wheat, which is modified to be drought tolerate?   ...

It will now be a bit easier for students working at Washington State University’s Spillman Agronomy Farm.  Thanks to a nearly $500,000 gift from the Washington Grain Commission, WSU purchased two new Zurn plot combine harvesters, which arrived earlier this year.   "...

As Casey Chumrau makes the move from the Idaho Wheat Commission to the Washington Grain Commission, she’s looking back on her time in the Gem state.  It was announced earlier this summer that Glen Squires would retire as CEO of the WGC November 1st, and Chumrau would take his place.  While hi...

Glen Squires, CEO of the Washington Grain Commission announced plans to retire November 1st. “Glen has guided the WGC through some big changes to our industry, especially in the last several years pivoting to keep things running through the pandemic. He h...

“This is the premier field day for WSU,” noted Washington State University's Drew Lyon. After a two-year absence, Washington State University’s Lind Field Day returns Thursday June 16th, near the Lind Dryland Research station. Lyon said the f ...

A July op-ed by the Washington Policy Center’s Pam Lewison is very critical of the Governor Jay Inslee’s Office and the Washington state Department of Ecology for failing to protect wheat farmers and other grain growers during this summer’s record heat. In her piece ti ...

Nearly 50 potentially impacted organizations recently penned a letter to Idaho Representative Mike Simpson opposing his proposal to breach the four Snake River dams. Washington Grain Commission CEO Glen Squires said there are better ways to handle issues with salmon recovery, particularly since roughly 90-95% of the fish safely make it through the dam. ...

Dryland growers will have an opportunity to learn about the newest crop varieties an practices during WSU’s Lind Field Day Thursday morning.  The Lind Dryland Research Station, WSU and USDA researchers will share the latest information on winter and spring wheat breeding efforts, soil microbes, winter pea varieties, agronomy, markets and much more.   I...