Sad news from the world of wheat. The U.S. wheat industry lost a pivotal member of the family last week. Dr. Craig Morris, director of the Western Wheat Quality Laboratory in Pullman, WA, for more than 30 years, influenced the quality of wheat in the Pacific Northwest. Industry experts say Morris had a significant impact on the region’s wheat breeding program, the Wheat Quality Council and outreach to the overseas milling industry.

Earlier this year, U.S. Wheat Associates asked Morris to take overseas buyers on a virtual tour of the WSU Plant Growth Facility as part of the PNW Wheat Quality Summit, explaining how the 49,000 square foot facility would revolutionize wheat breeding.

Morris was 64-years of age when he passed away.

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