stripe rust

According to the latest numbers from Washington State University, stripe rust is forecasted to be in the moderate epidemic level in the eastern Pacific Northwest, which means 20-40% yield loss in the 2023 growing season.  Those estimates come from predication models using the weather data from November 2022 to February 2023.   ...

The University of Idaho confirmed late last week the detection of stripe rust in the southern portion of the state.  The rust was found in breeding plots near Buhl.  The breeding line was reportedly significantly infected, but isolated, meaning the infections were not widespread in the field. UI sa...

Washington State University said stripe rust was discovered around the Mt. Vernon area earlier this month. The wheat stripe rust, discovered April 13th-14th, was up to 60% severity on susceptible varieties, while barley stripe rust was up to 40% severity in susceptible varieties ...

Researchers at Washington State University say they expect less stripe rust in 2021 compared to last year’s numbers. Professor Tim Murray says the university has one of the foremost experts on the topic in Dr. Xianming Chen who released his most recent forecast in late March. “He said tha ...

Last month, the Idaho Wheat Commission announced the licensing of UI Cookie a new soft white spring variety. Casey Chumrau, IWC Executive Director said UI Cookie has excellent yield, superior end-use quality and easy threshing ability. She added there’s currently excellent demand for all soft whites, both winter and spring. ...

Syngenta is out with a new AgriPro wheat seed variety that company officials say will help with consistent performance. In early-September, Syngenta announced AP Venom, an AgriPro brand hard Red Spring Wheat that has been tested for both spring and falling plantings. ...

As winter wheat harvest has started across the Inland Northwest, Washington State University is warning growers of spring varieties to be on the lookout for Stripe Rust. Stripe rust has reached 100% severity on susceptible varieties of spring wheat in the school's experimental fields across the state ...

Based on weather data from November 1st to February 29th, Washington State University is forecasting the stripe rust level to reach the severe epidemic level this growing season for the inland Northwest. Dr. Xianming Chen says he predicts highly susceptible varieties to have 44% to 53% loss this growing season. Th ...

Thanks to the weather we saw in the last two months of 2019, wheat growers will need to be very vigilant in 2020.  According to Washington State University’s Dr. Xianming Chen stripe rust in the 2020 wheat growing season is forecasted to be in the severe epidemic level range, which means 40% to 60% yield loss.  Yield lo...

This year was the first season on the market for Washington State University’s newest spring wheat variety, Ryan.  Mike Pumphrey Chair of WSU’s Spring Wheat, Breeding and Genetics, said the wheat farming community has whole heartedly accepted Ryan.   “Grower...