WSU Wheat Beat Podcast WSU Wheat Beat Podcast

USDA-ARS' Dr. Garett Heineck joins the Wheat Beat Podcast to share the results of alternative crop trials in wheat-based agroecosystems.

Resources:
USDA-ARS Northwest Sustainable Agroecosystems Research Unit: ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/pullman-wa/northwest-sustainable-agroecosystems-research/
PNW Herbicide Resistance Initiative: pnwhri.org
The Land Institute: landinstitute.org
Kernza®: kernza.org

Contact information:
Dr. Garett Heineck, garett.heineck@usda.gov, 608-397-9207

Episode transcription: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp180

USDA-ARS' Dr. Ryan Benke joins the Wheat Beat podcast to explain how artificial intelligence and machine learning are being used to predict crop performance.

Resources:
USDA-ARS Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research Unit: ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/pullman-wa/whgq/

Deep Learning with R: manning.com/books/deep-learning-with-r-second-edition
WSU Variety Testing Data: smallgrains.wsu.edu/variety/2023-variety-data/

Episode transcription: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp179

WSU Extension's Aaron Esser returns to the Wheat Beat Podcast to share tips for efficiently and effectively managing a small grains farm in today's market.

Resources:
Wheat Nitrogen Application Calculator: wheattools.wsu.edu/Applications/Fertilizer%20Use%20Calculator/NitrogenRecommendation
Post-harvest Nitrogen Use Efficiency Calculator: wheattools.wsu.edu/Applications/Fertilizer%20Use%20Calculator/PostHarvestEfficiency
Variety Selection Tool: varietyselection.cahnrs.wsu.edu
Wilke Farm: extension.wsu.edu/lincoln-adams/agriculture-2-farm-stress-suicide-prevention/wilke-research-and-extension-farm/

Contact information:
Aaron Esser, Regional Extension Agronomist, Lincoln-Adams Extension, aarons@wsu.edu

Transcription: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp178

Dr. Karen Sanguinet returns to the Wheat Beat podcast to introduce a genetic discovery that could help future wheat varieties make more efficient use of the nitrogen that's applied to soils.

Resources:
New Phytologist article: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.19079
Gene required for root hair growth, nitrate foraging found in grasses: news.wsu.edu/press-release/2023/09/19/gene-required-for-root-hair-growth-nitrate-foraging-found-in-grasses/
Sanguinet lab members: css.wsu.edu/sanguinet-lab-members/
Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL): pnnl.gov
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL): emsl.pnnl.gov

Contact information:
Karen Sanguinet, WSU Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, 509-335-3662, karen.sanguinet@wsu.edu, mps.wsu.edu/dr-karen-sanguinet/

Episode transcription: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp177

In this episode, WSU's Dr. Clark Neely shares seed size impacts and ideal seeding rates for maximizing dryland spring wheat production.

Resources:
NEW! Agronomic Trial Data: smallgrains.wsu.edu/agronomic-trials/
WSU Variety Selection & Testing: smallgrains.wsu.edu/variety/

Contact information:
Dr. Clark Neely, smallgrains.wsu.edu/meet-the-team/, clark.neely@wsu.edu, 509-335-1205

Episode transcription: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp176

In this episode, USDA-ARS' Dr. Alecia Kiszonas explains why wheat quality is so important for PNW growers.

Resources:
USDA-ARS Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research: ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/pullman-wa/whgq/
Western Wheat Quality Laboratory: wwql.wsu.edu
WSU Small Grains Variety Selection & Testing: https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/variety/
Preferred Wheat Varieties Lists: wwql.wsu.edu/pacific-northwest-wheat-quality-council/preferred-wheat-varieties/

Contact information:
Dr. Alecia Kiszonas, ars.usda.gov/people-locations/person/?person-id=49578, 509-335-4062, alecia.kiszonas@usda.gov

Episode transcription: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp175