Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

Final Examination - Bishal Lamsal
2026-06-25 08:00 - 09:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | PSB 405, Pullman, WA, 99164, United States
“Optimizing Soil Base Saturation for Enhanced Canola (Brassica napus) Production”

Reardan Crop Tour
2026-06-23 13:30 - 15:30
Starting location: VT Winter Site: 47.66418, -118.0348

Wilke Farm Field Day
2026-06-23 08:30 - 13:30 | Wilke Research and Extension Farm, 39440 St Rt 2 East, Davenport, WA, United States

Final Examination - Ekom-Obong Idio
2026-06-22 14:30 - 15:30 | PSB 301
“Elucidating the Response of Pennycress and Canola to Metal Lactates, an Emerging Plant Biostimulant”

Spillman Farm Field Day
2026-06-22 08:30 - 14:00 | Spillman Farm, 1452 Johnson Rd, Pullman, WA, United States

Dayton Crop Tour
2026-06-18 09:00 - 11:00
Starting location: VT Winter Site 46.38785, -117.88225

Fairfield Crop Tour
2026-06-18 07:30 - 09:30 | Harvest Moon Restaurant, Rockford, WA, United States

Mayview Cereals Crop Tour
2026-06-17 09:30 - 11:30
Starting location: NWGG Spring Wheat Plots: 46°37’05.6″N 117°26’31.7″W

Mayview Spring Canola Crop Tour
2026-06-17 08:30 - 10:30
Starting location: SC VT Plots: 46°37’04.0″N 117°24’40.7″W

Douglas County Crop Tour
2026-06-16 10:00 - 12:00
Starting location: VT Winter Site: 47°35’04.2″N 119°37’07.3″W

Harrington Crop Tour
2026-06-12 10:00 - 12:00
Starting location: VT Winter Site: 47°23’57.6″N 118°24’02.7″W

Lind Field Day
2026-06-11 08:30 - 14:30 | Lind Dryland Research Station, 781 E. Experiment Station Rd Rd, Lind, WA, 99341, United States
Schedule of Events

8:30 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. Field Tours
12:00 p.m. Hosted Lunch
12:30 p.m. Noon Program
1:15 p.m. Ice Cream Social
With Ice Cream Grabbers by Ferdinand’s!

2026 Field Tours

Arron Carter
Aaron Esser & Derek Schafer
Morgan Menaker
Mike Pumphrey
Shikha Singh
Surendra Singh

Eureka Crop Tour
2026-06-05 13:30 - 15:30
Starting location: VT Winter Wheat Site: 46°19’31.2″N 118°35’58.0″W

Walla Walla Crop Tour
2026-06-05 10:00 - 12:00
Starting location: VT Winter Wheat Site: 46.01416, -118.32101

Western Wheat Workers Meeting Field Tour
2026-06-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Holiday Inn Express, 1433 West Pine Street, Walla Walla, WA, United States

Horse Heaven Crop Tour
2026-06-04 08:00 - 10:00 | Horse Heaven Community Hall, 37301 County Well Rd, Prosser, WA, United States

Wilbur Crop Tour
2026-05-29 16:00 - 18:00
WSU/PNWCA Canola Tour
Starting location: 47°47’54.5″N 118°54’58.4″W

PhD Research Proposal Seminar - Romuald Rambikarison
2026-05-28 09:00 - 12:00 | ITB 3050
“From Policy to Performance: Applied Studies in School Meal Economics, Supply Feasibility, and Enterprise Data Systems”
9:00 am – 12:00 p.m., ITB 3050

Seminar - Tarah Sullivan and Mary Engels
2026-04-27 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
“Community-Engaged Research and Scholarship in Bioresilience – A Case Study in BioRISE”
Please click here for a WSU Insider article on BioRISE and for more information see the NSF-RaMP BioRISE website.

Final Examination - Janel Poisson
2026-04-24 15:00 - 16:00
“Deciphering the Role of BUZZ Cyclin Dependent Kinase-like Genes for Pollen Tubes and Root Hairs in Zea mays”

Seminar - Nicole Capizzi
2026-04-20 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
“Sea to Soil: Effects on soil fertility, soil salinity, and crop growth from nuisance green seaweed (Ulva) as an agricultural soil amendment”

Final Examination - Faishal Khan
2026-04-15 11:00 - 14:00 | PSB 401
“Assessing Traffic Tolerance and Recovery in Sports Turfgrass”Exit Seminar at 11:00 a.m followed by final exam at 12:00 p.m.PSB 401 and via Zoom

Seminar - Kanwardeep Rawale
2026-03-30 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
“Targeted Crop Improvement Using Crop Wild Relatives”
Dr. Rawale is a founder and research director at Biotech Naturale, Inc, a Pullman based startup company specializing in alien gene transfer.

Seminar - Sohaib Chattha
2026-03-25 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
“Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation: New Insight for Weed Management and Adoption Potential in Washington”

PhD Research Proposal Seminar - Sadikshya Poudel
2026-03-24 12:00 - 13:00 | ITB 3050
“Bio-fortification for Enhanced Nutritional Content in Barley”

Seminar - Drew Lyon
2026-03-23 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
“A Career Conundrum: Does Tillage Have a Role in Sustainable Integrated Weed Management Systems?”

Seminar - Jason Streubel
2026-02-23 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354

Seminar - Zhiwu Zhang
2026-02-09 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
“Towards the ChatGPT Moment of Molecular Breeding with Artificial Intelligence”

Seminar - Morgan Menaker
2026-02-02 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
“Herbicide Resistant Italian Rye: Lessons In Managing 4-Way Resistant Biotypes”
Italian ryegrass is a major challenge in U.S. small grain systems, reducing yields and complicating crop establishment. This session showcases how Extension researchers and growers in North Carolina are using integrated management strategies to successfully control this weed.

Morgan Menaker is currently serving as a Regional Extension Specialist – Agronomy based out of the Whitman County Extension office in Colfax. He has regional responsibility for counties in the Blue Mountain Region and is a member of the WSU Extension Dryland Cropping Systems Team and Pacific Northwest Herbicide Resistance Initiative.

Seminar - Olivia Landau, USDA-ARS
2026-01-26 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
“Developing Tools for Weed Science Research”
