CRP frustrations mount By Trista Crossley Editor Reflections on Olympia Days By Guest Author Luke Goetz Policy 2026May 2026 FSA’s Bell responds to grower CRP concerns By Trista Crossley Editor Wheat Life reached out to Patrick Bell, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) state executive director, to ask him about growers’ concerns with the Conservation Reserve Program. These are the written answers Bell provided. As rental rates continue to decrease in Eastern Washington, CRP is becoming less attractive to growers. What… Education 2026May 2026 Wheat College to commence By Trista Crossley Editor The 2026 Agricultural Marketing and Management Organization’s (AMMO) Wheat College will be held June 2, in Colfax, Wash., at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds. The keynote speaker will be Dennis Pennington, a wheat systems specialist at Michigan State University (MSU). His presentation is titled, “Stacking the Bushels: Small Decisions, Big Yield.”… Toolbox 2026April 2026 Taking the long view By Guest Author When William Jasper Spillman began applying Mendel’s Laws of genetics and inheritance to wheat improvement in the 1890s, he set in motion a tradition of agricultural research that has defined Pacific Northwest farming ever since. By 1958, the industry’s needs — for new varieties, tools, practices, and education — had… Your Wheat Life Gallery Latest Articles 2026May 2026 Don’t overlook mental health wellness By Gil Crosby President, Washington Association of Wheat Growers 2026May 2026 Meet the 2030 agricultural CEO By Dr. David Kohl Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech 2026April 2026 Remembering why we farm By Gil Crosby President, Washington Association of Wheat Growers Read More AboutAg Viability, AMMO, Carbon, Climate, Conservation, Convention, Crop Insurance, Dams, Economics, Farm Bill, General, Harvest, Inputs, Legal, Legislature, NAWG, Pesticides, Pests/Disease, Regulation, Research, Soil Health, Taxes, Trade, Transportation, USDA, Weather, Weeds
