
WSU 2019 Crop Tour Schedule Released
Washington State University will soon start the 2019 crop tour. This series of events allows growers to view field trials and interact with WSU personnel and others about cereal varieties and crop management practices. Cereal breeders, extension agronomists, plant pathologists, and other scientists will be presenting information at various events.
The tour has 26 stops and will get underway June 4th in Horse Heaven, and wraps up July 9th in Palouse.
| Date | Tour | Time | Contact |
| 4-Jun | Horse Heaven | 8:00 AM | Aaron Esser, 509-659-3210 |
| 5-Jun | Ritzville Field Tour | 1:00 PM | Aaron Esser, 509-659-3210 |
| 6-Jun | Western Whitman Co. – LaCrosse | 8:30 AM | Steve Van Vleet, 509-397-6290 |
| 6-Jun | Connell | 5:00 PM | Aaron Esser, 509-659-3210 |
| 11-Jun | Pendleton Field Day | 7:30 AM | Stewart Wuest, 541-278-4381 |
| 12-Jun | Moro Field Day | 7:30 AM | Stewart Wuest, 541-278-4381 |
| 13-Jun | Lind Field Day | 8:30 AM | Bill Schillinger, 509-235-1933 |
| 13-Jun | Harrington | 4:00 PM | Aaron Esser, 509-659-3210 |
| 14-Jun | St. Andrews | 5:00 PM | Dale Whaley, 509-745-8531 |
| 18-Jun | Moses Lake – irrigated | 8:00 AM | Andy McGuire, 509-754-2011 |
| 19-Jun | WSU Weed Science – Pullman | 1:00 PM | Drew Lyon, 509-335-2961 |
| 19-Jun | St. John | 10:00 AM | Steve Van Vleet, 509-397-6290 |
| 19-Jun | Lamont | 1:30 PM | Steve Van Vleet, 509-397-6290 |
| 20-Jun | Bickleton | 11:00 AM | Hannah Brause 509 773-5817 |
| 21-Jun | Mayview | 9:00 AM | Mark Heitstuman, 509-243-2009 |
| 21-Jun | Anatone | 3:30 PM | Mark Heitstuman, 509-243-2009 |
| 24-Jun | *Eureka | 3:00 PM | Aaron Esser, 509-659-3210 |
| 25-Jun | *Walla Walla (cereals) | 1:00 PM | Aaron Esser, 509-659-3210 |
| 26-Jun | Wilke Farm Field Day | 8:00 AM | Aaron Esser, 509-659-3210 |
| 26-Jun | Reardan | 2:00 PM | Aaron Esser, 509-659-3210 |
| 27-Jun | Univ. of Idaho/Limagrain – Lewiston | 8:30 am | Doug Finkelnburg, 208-799-3096 |
| 27-Jun | *Dayton (cereals & legumes) | 8:00 AM | Paul Carter, 509-382-4741 |
| 27-Jun | Almira | 3:00 PM | Aaron Esser, 509-659-3210 |
| 28-Jun | Fairfield | 8:00 AM | Aaron Esser, 509-659-3210 |
| 9-Jul | Farmington | 8:00 AM | Steve Van Vleet, 509-397-6290 |
| 9-Jul | Palouse | 3:30 PM | Steve Van Vleet, 509-397-6290 |
*Cooperative trials/tours with Oregon State University and Northwest Grain Growers.
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