The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts the Pacific Northwest will produce less winter wheat than usual. Drought is a big cause of this issue, with “48 percent of the production estimated to be...

Researchers from WSU and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are working to combat stripe rust, a fungus that can devastate wheat crops and harvests in the Pacific Northwest. The aim...

A WSU doctoral student conducted a study to test which type of wheat locals prefer for their pasta: soft durum wheat or hard durum wheat.  Traditionally, hard durum wheat is used to make pasta, but...