Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

Harrington Crop Tour
2026-06-12 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
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 | WA
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 | WA
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 | WA
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 | WA
“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”

Exit Seminar and Final Examination - Evan Domsic
2026-01-05 13:00 - 14:00 | NWREC Art B 115, 16650 State Route 536, Mt. Vernon, WA, 98273, United States
“Unlocking Quinoa’s Budding Potential: Overcoming Barriers to its Adoption as a Rotational Crop in Western Washington and Beyond”

Proposal Seminar - Peter Weston Maughan
2025-12-15 11:00 - 11:30 | WA
“Using Environmental Factors to Understand Patterns in Weed Emergence Timings in the Inland Pacific Northwest”11:00 a.m., ITB 305 and via Zoom

Exit Seminar and Final Examination - Peter Schmuker
2025-12-12 09:00 - 10:00 | WA
“Improving Spring Wheat Breeding Efficiency through Genomic, Phenomic, and Multi-Environment Modeling Strategies”9:00 a.m., via Zoom

Exit Seminar and Final Examination - John Kelly
2025-12-10 10:30 - 11:30 | Clark 151
“Pre-harvest Sprouting and Late Maturity Alpha-Amylase in Wheat, a Proteomics Perspective”

Seminar - Sarah Whitley
2025-12-01 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
“Cultivating Connections: Sociology, Agriculture and Food Systems, The Quest for Food Justice and Sustainable Food Futures, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration”

Final Examination - Aaron Appleby
2025-11-19 08:00 - 09:00 | Clark 393, Pullman, WA, United States
“Plant-Derived Herbicides and their Use in the Dryland, Inland Pacific Northwest”8:00 a.m., Clark 393 and via Zoom

PhD Research Proposal Seminar - Jonathan Schnore
2025-11-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Clark Hall 331
“Evaluation of the Potential of Eragrostis tef to produce Hybrid Crosses and Use in Seed Production in Central Washington”2:00 p.m., Clark 331 and via Zoom

Seminar - Bryan Carlson
2025-11-17 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
“Building a Flexible Data Management System for Agricultural Research”

Exit Seminar - Natalie Sturm
2025-11-03 14:00 - 15:00 | VBRB 305
Please note that this seminar will be held in VBRB 305.
“Addressing Soil Compaction Management Knowledge Gaps in Eastern Washington Cropping Systems”2:00 p.m., VBRB 305- exit seminar; 3:15 p.m., Clark 331- final exam

Seminar - Landon Charlo
2025-10-27 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
