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PNW Farmers' Network

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For the iPNW ag community interested in soil health and cropping system innovation. #OFE
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Washington State Department of Agriculture (@wsdagov) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Washington Department of Ecology is expanding the drought emergency to include areas in the North and Central Cascade Mountains and parts of the Puget Sound area. Read more about why in their blog: ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-w…

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Yesterday was the 107th annual Lind Field Day, hosted WSU Lind Dryland Research Station. #WSU researchers talked about the impactful work they are doing to help growers & our state. Here are a few photos, but click the link to see many more: flickr.com/photos/cahnrs-… #GoCougs WA Grain Commission

Yesterday was the 107th annual Lind Field Day, hosted <a href="/WSULindStation/">WSU Lind Dryland Research Station</a>. #WSU researchers talked about the impactful work they are doing to help growers &amp; our state.
Here are a few photos, but click the link to see many more: flickr.com/photos/cahnrs-…
#GoCougs <a href="/WashingtonGrain/">WA Grain Commission</a>
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On Farm Trials ft. Chris and Andre Rauch and Leon Luna is now live! Hear the trials of Starvation Farms and their experiences with soil health over 22 years of no-till practices, alternative crops and much more! Find it all at with the link: rss.com/podcasts/pnwfa…

Washington Soil Health Initiative (@wasoilhealth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The new wave of soil data is opening exciting doors for growers, BUT it can also be a bit overwhelming to interpret! If you're navigating the evolving world of soil insights, this is a must-read: growingproduce.com/production/com… #GrowingProduce #Nitrogen #SoilHealth #AgTech

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Are you interested in calculating the 'right rate' of lime for your soil? Check out this brand new WSU Extension pub FS398E and its accompanying calculator on the WSU Small Grains website WSU Small Grains pubs.extension.wsu.edu/product/lime-r…

Are you interested in calculating the 'right rate' of lime for your soil? Check out this brand new WSU Extension pub FS398E and its accompanying calculator on the WSU Small Grains website <a href="/WSUSmallGrains/">WSU Small Grains</a> 
pubs.extension.wsu.edu/product/lime-r…
WSU Small Grains (@wsusmallgrains) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Catch the remaining WSU Extension #pnwcroptour stops @ #eureka, #wallawalla, #waitsburg, #reardan, #almirawa, #daytonwa, #stjohnwa, and the #wilkefarm, some that include presentations about new #fallingnumbers technology. smallgrains.wsu.edu/secondhalftour… WSU Crop and Soil Sciences WSU CAHNRS #canola

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🦠Synthetic #microbialcommunities, aka #syncoms, studied at #WSU could become the future of #SustainableAgriculture. Listen to the #wheatbeat podcast to learn more: āÆ smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp211/ #sustainableag #rhizosphere #washingtonag WSU CAHNRS #plantpathology #soilscience

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#Cheatgrass is challenging to control in #drylandwheat due to widespread #herbicideresistance, and cause #winterwheat yield losses of up to 92%. Oregon State University shares how cultural practices at seeding time might help on #weedersofthewest. smallgrains.wsu.edu/weeders-of-the… #downybrome

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Dry conditions this spring allowed #fieldbindweed, aka #morningglory, to thrive in spring-seeded #pulsecrops. While little can be done at this time to control it, now is a good time to create #weedmangement plan. smallgrains.wsu.edu/bindweed/ WSUweeds WSU Crop and Soil Sciences #pnwweeds #pulses

Food and Agriculture Organization (@fao) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hunger is a crisis of financing, not just one of food. 10 years after global pledges, 1 in 11 people still go hungry. Food and Agriculture Organization’s David Laborde and Lauren M. Phillips explain why bold investments in agrifood systems are not optional—they're essential. fao.org/newsroom/fao-b… #FFD4

Hunger is a crisis of financing, not just one of food.

10 years after global pledges, 1 in 11 people still go hungry.

<a href="/FAO/">Food and Agriculture Organization</a>’s David Laborde and <a href="/LM_Phillips/">Lauren M. Phillips</a> explain why bold investments in agrifood systems are not optional—they're essential.

fao.org/newsroom/fao-b…

#FFD4
Take Action Herbicide-Resistance Management (@takeactionhrm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Herbicides have complex interactions with the soil. Watch this Take Action video by United Soybean Board and K-State Weed Science Extension to unpack some of these dynamics, which can affect herbicide performance. growiwm.org/tavideos/herbi… #herbicideresistancemanagement #farming #agriculture

Herbicides have complex interactions with the soil. Watch this Take Action video by <a href="/UnitedSoy/">United Soybean Board</a> and <a href="/KStateWeedSci/">K-State Weed Science Extension</a> to unpack some of these dynamics, which can affect herbicide performance. 

growiwm.org/tavideos/herbi…  

#herbicideresistancemanagement #farming #agriculture
GROW.IWM (@getridofweeds) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join a GROW Farmer Forum on weed electrocution in the field on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 11 a.m. ET! Registration is free. Bring your questions for a panel of farmers from Maryland and Ohio, who will discuss their experience with the Weed Zapper. growiwm.org/join-a-grow-fa…

Join a GROW Farmer Forum on weed electrocution in the field on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 11 a.m. ET! Registration is free.

Bring your questions for a panel of farmers from Maryland and Ohio, who will discuss their experience with the Weed Zapper.

growiwm.org/join-a-grow-fa…
WSU CAHNRS (@wsucahnrs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

With WSU Extension offices in every county, a #WSU prof. sees more opportunities to provide behavioral health help where it’s most needed. "Behavioral health" often includes substance use disorders, mental health conditions, & suicide prevention. #GoCougs news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/wsu-ex…

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On Farm Trials ft. Mark Hall and Mark Thorne is now live! Hear about their collaboration doing On-Farm research on managing Smooth Scouring Rush - hear more at the link below! rss.com/podcasts/pnwfa…

On Farm Trials ft. Mark Hall and Mark Thorne is now live! Hear about their collaboration doing On-Farm research on managing Smooth Scouring Rush - hear more at the link below!

rss.com/podcasts/pnwfa…
WSU Small Grains (@wsusmallgrains) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#Cheatgrass, #downybrome always seems to survive regardless of the management techniques used. Dr. Ian Burke discusses his research into what makes it adaptive on the new #wheatbeat podcast episode: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp212/ #weedmanagement #pnwweeds #weedscience #weedscientist

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On Farm Trials ft. Eric Odberg and Joni Kindwall-Moore is now live! Listen to Eric and Joni talk about growing, marketing, and eating millet in the iPNW. In this episode, they discuss alternative cropping and marketing, risk, and more at the link below! rss.com/podcasts/pnwfa…

On Farm Trials ft. Eric Odberg and Joni Kindwall-Moore is now live! Listen to Eric and Joni talk about growing, marketing, and eating millet in the iPNW. In this episode, they discuss alternative cropping and marketing, risk, and more at the link below!
rss.com/podcasts/pnwfa…
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A new study published in Nature uses soil from Pullman's Cook Agronomy Farm- USDA-ARS Long-term Agroecosystem Research site- to measure the impact and model soil pH changes on microbial conversions of nitrate. A summary from UChicago: biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/soil-micr…

WSU Small Grains (@wsusmallgrains) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New information for managing #feralrye in #winterwheat has been published in an updated WSU Extension publication. Download your free copy: smallgrains.wsu.edu/feralryepub/ #CoAXium #WheatProduction #herbicides #weedmanagement #drylandcropping #smallgrains WSUweeds #weedscience

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On Farm Trials ft. Eero Kovero and Mark Sheffels is now live! Hear about Eero’s on-farm trials in Finland, and his years of experience connecting and learning with PNW direct seed farmers including Mark Sheffels and Russ Zenner- link below to listen! rss.com/podcasts/pnwfa…

On Farm Trials ft. Eero Kovero and Mark Sheffels is now live! Hear about Eero’s on-farm trials in Finland, and his years of experience connecting  and learning with PNW direct seed farmers including Mark Sheffels and Russ Zenner- link below to listen!

rss.com/podcasts/pnwfa…
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Check out this story about the REEU work we've been involved in - did you see (or talk with) some of this year's great student cohort at one of the field days? Many of the students shared how much they enjoyed learning about the realities of ag in the iPNW news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/resear…