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2026 Dryland Field Day Abstracts

Editors: Samantha Crow & Surendra Singh, Washington State University;

  • Washington State University, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Technical Report 26-1
  • Oregon State University, Department of Crop and Soil Science, Technical Report OSU-FDR-2026
  • University of Idaho, Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station, TR0026-1

Table of Contents

2026 Field Days and Tours

  • Western Wheat Workers Field Tour – June 4
  • Horse Heaven Crop Tour – June 4
  • Walla Walla Crop Tour – June 5
  • Lind Field Day – June 11
  • Harrington Crop Tour – June 12
  • Douglas County Crop Tour – June 16
  • Mayview (Spring Canola) Crop Tour – June 17
  • Mayview (Cereals) Crop Tour – June 17
  • Dayton Crop Tour – June 18
  • Fairfield Crop Tour – June 18
  • Spillman Farm Field Day – June 22
  • WSU Wilke Farm Field Day – June 23
  • Reardan Crop Tour – June 23
  • Almira Crop Tour – June
  • WSU Potato Field Day – June 25
  • Bickleton Field Day – July 3

For more information on Washington State University events, see the Events Calendar on the Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences site.

  • Wasco County Crop Tour – June 1
  • Sherman County Crop Tour – June 2
  • Walla Walla Crop Tour – June 5
  • Eureka Crop Tour – June 5
  • OrganicWinter Grains Field Day – June 5
  • Hermiston Field Day – June 8
  • Pendleton Field Day – June 9
  • Moro Field Day – June 10
  • Morrow County Crop Tour – June 11
  • Gilliam County Crop Tour – June 16
  • KBREC Winter Cereal Day – June 17
  • COAREC Field Day – June 18
  • NE Oregon Cereal Field Day – June 23

For more information on University of Idaho events, see the Events page on the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences site.

  • Prairie Area Winter Canola Tour with PNWCA; Craigmont, ID – May 27
  • Weed Science Field Day; UI Parker Farm – June 10
  • UI Extension Tammany Crop Tour – June 23
  • Prairie Area Crop and Conservation Tour – June 24
  • Boundary County Crop Tour – June 26

For more information on University of Idaho events, see the Events page on the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences site.

Cooperative Personnel and Area of Activity

Washington State University

  • Elizabeth Cantwell, President, Washington State University
  • Raj Khosla, Cashup Davis Family Endowed Dean of the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
  • Lynne Carpenter-Boggs, Chair, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
  • Vicki McCracken, Associate Dean & Director, Extension
  • Sieg Snapp, Associate Dean for Research
  • Nancy Deringer, Associate Dean of Student Success & Academic Programs

  • Dry Peas, Lentils, and Chickpeas
    • G. Vandemark, USDA, 509-335-7728
    • Technicians: T. Chen, J. Haines, S.L. McGrew, J. Pfaff, N. Pierre-Pierre, A. Stanley
  • Dry Beans
    • P. Miklas, USDA, 509-786-9258
    • Technician: P. Meagher

  • Wheat Breeding & Genetics
    • K. Garland-Campbell, USDA, 509-335-0582
    • A.H. Carter, 509-335-6198
    • K.S. Gill, 509-335-4666
    • M.M. Neff, 509-335-7705
    • M.O. Pumphrey, 509-335-0509
    • D.R. See, USDA, 509-335-3632
    • C. Steber, USDA, 509-335-2887
    • A. Thompson, USDA, 509-335-7850
    • Technicians: O. Ayegbidun, M. Baldrige, K. Balow, B. Bellinger, S. Conrad, B. Conway, J. DeMacon, P. DeMacon, J. Jenkins, V. Jitkov, J. Kaya, B. Kelley, E. Klarquist, M. Lenssen, K. Leonard, B. Libey, S. Lyon, G. Mikhaylenko, W. Nyongesa, R. Parveen, R. Person, M. Russo, S. Rynearson, R. Sloot, A. Waziri, J. Wheeler, M. White, M. Wood, D. Zborowski
  • Barley Breeding & Genetics

  • O. Landau, USDA-ARS, 847-345-5931
  • Technician: F. Sanchez-Izurieta

  • Wheat Quality
    • A. Kiszonas, USDA, 509-335-4062
    • Technicians: J. Braden, J. Jenkins, W. Kelley, E. Klarquist, M. Lenssen, K. Leonard, J. Luna, G. Mikhaylenko, G. Mutchie, G. Peden, R. Saam, S. Sykes, D. Zborowski
  • WSU Extension Cereal Variety Testing

  • WSU Lind Dryland Research Station
  • WSU Plant Pathology Farm, Spillman Farm and Cook Farm & WSU/USDA-ARS Palouse Conservation Field Station
  • WSU Wilke Farm
    • A. Esser, Adams County Director, 509-659-3210

University of Idaho

  • C. Scott Green, President, University of Idaho
  • Leslie Edgar, J.R. Simplot Endowed Dean, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
  • Matt Powell, Interim Associate Dean of Research & Director of Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Barbara Petty, Associate Dean & Director of Extension

  • J. Chen, 208-397-4162 x229
  • K. Khadka, 208-885-6710
  • J. Marshall, 208-529-8376
  • K. Schroeder, 208-885-5020
  • Y. Wang, 208-885-9110
  • Technicians: S. Argo Price, M. Bertram, G.S. Dhillon, C. Horsch, L. Jones, A. Kaur, A. Kinzer, S. LeBard, C. Poulson, C. Reynolds, L. Schroeder, J. Uhlenkott, S. Windes