Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

Almira Crop Tour
2025-06-24 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | McKay Seed Almira, 39355 Sorensen Rd N, Almira, WA, United States

Reardan Crop Tour
2025-06-24 11:00 - 13:00 | 47°42’02.0″N 117°54’25.5″W

Waitsburg Crop Tour
2025-06-23 15:00 - 17:00 | 46°10’52.6″N 118°18’19.1″W

Walla Walla Crop Tour
2025-06-23 15:00 - 17:00 | 46°07’10.2″N 118°13’41.4″W
WSU/OSU joint tour.

Eureka Croup Tour
2025-06-23 09:00 - 11:00 | 46°17’34.3″N 118°35’40.6″W

Whitman County Growers Campus Tour
2025-06-20 14:30 - 17:00 | WSU Wheat Facilities Tour

Cook Agronomy Farm Spring Canola Tour
2025-06-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Cook Research Farm, 4001 Whelan Rd, Pullman, WA, United States

Palouse Crop Tour
2025-06-20 10:00 - 12:00 | 46°55’58.4″N 117°13’12.2″W

USDA Genebank Tour - June 18
2025-06-18 14:00 - 16:00 | WSU/ARS Pullman Plant Intro Station, 4900 Terre View Dr., Pullman, WA, United States
Please RSVP to Marilyn the day you would like to attend. marilyn.warburton@usda.gov
You’re invited to tour the USDA genebank in Pullman, WA, a national treasure where we grow, conserve, and share seeds with breeders and researchers across the US and around the world.
This genebank contains our national collections of chickpea, lentil, peas, beans, other legumes, lettuce, garlic, rhubarb, medicinal and ornamental plants, safflower, grasses, alfalfa, clover, other forages, their wild relatives, and useful native plants. The genetic diversity conserved in these seeds is what has been used and will continue to be used to create crop varieties adapted to emerging markets and changing growing conditions.
We curate and distribute over 100,000 lines and populations, and we would be delighted to show you our regeneration fields, drying and cleaning facilities and equipment, with optional tours of our seed storage and distribution and greenhouse facilities. Unit staff and scientists will give brief explanations of the facilities and the plants in the fields, as well as an indication of our impacts on U.S. and global agriculture and food security.
All demonstrations are live, some are hands on and interactive, and we have seeds, plants, and information to give away! Come see behind the seeds of the genebank and take away ideas on how you could participate as well! Photos are very welcome.
When: June 18th, 2025, 2:00-4:00 pm field tour, 4:00 – 5:00 seed storage and greenhouses
Where: WSU/ARS Pullman Plant Intro Station, Terre View Dr.
What to bring/wear: Camera, hat, sturdy closed-toed shoes, water bottle, cool clothing (but preferably long pants and long sleeves or use sunscreen).
Who: All recipients of this email and all their friends, but please RSVP an approximate number in your group. If you are a member of the media, please let us know in advance who you are and that you are coming.
Official Names and Acronyms: We are the USDA ARS Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research Unit (PGITRU) working at the Western Regional Plant Introduction Station (WRPIS) located at Washington State University (WSU) in Pullman, WA. #PullmanPlantIntro #SeedGuardians

Farmington Crop Tour
2025-06-18 13:00 - 15:00 | 47°02’20.0″N 117°02’55.4″W

Fairfield Crop Tour
2025-06-18 07:00 - 09:00 | Harvest Moon Restaurant, Rockford, WA, United States

Mayview Crop Tour (Spring Canola)
2025-06-17 13:00 - 15:00 | 46°35’49.8″N 117°24’15.7″W

Mayview Crop Tour (Winter and Spring Cereals)
2025-06-17 09:00 - 11:00 | 46°35’19.9″N 117°23’50.7″W

Moses Lake Crop Tour
2025-06-16 09:00 - 11:00 | CHS Wheeler Office, 3132 Rd O, Moses Lake, WA, United States

Douglas County Winter Wheat Field Day
2025-06-13 10:00 - 13:00 | 47°36’42.2″N 119°58’42.6″W

USDA Genebank Tour – June 12
2025-06-12 13:30 - 15:30 | WSU/ARS Pullman Plant Intro Station, 4900 Terre View Dr., Pullman, WA, United States
Please RSVP to Marilyn the day you would like to attend. marilyn.warburton@usda.gov
You’re invited to tour the USDA genebank in Pullman, WA, a national treasure where we grow, conserve, and share seeds with breeders and researchers across the US and around the world.
This genebank contains our national collections of chickpea, lentil, peas, beans, other legumes, lettuce, garlic, rhubarb, medicinal and ornamental plants, safflower, grasses, alfalfa, clover, other forages, their wild relatives, and useful native plants. The genetic diversity conserved in these seeds is what has been used and will continue to be used to create crop varieties adapted to emerging markets and changing growing conditions.
We curate and distribute over 100,000 lines and populations, and we would be delighted to show you our regeneration fields, drying and cleaning facilities and equipment, with optional tours of our seed storage and distribution and greenhouse facilities. Unit staff and scientists will give brief explanations of the facilities and the plants in the fields, as well as an indication of our impacts on U.S. and global agriculture and food security.
All demonstrations are live, some are hands on and interactive, and we have seeds, plants, and information to give away! Come see behind the seeds of the genebank and take away ideas on how you could participate as well! Photos are very welcome.
When: June 12th, 2025, 1:30-3:30 pm
Where: WSU/ARS Pullman Plant Intro Station, Terre View Dr.
What to bring/wear: Camera, hat, sturdy closed-toed shoes, water bottle, cool clothing (but preferably long pants and long sleeves or use sunscreen).
Who: All recipients of this email and all their friends, but please RSVP an approximate number in your group. If you are a member of the media, please let us know in advance who you are and that you are coming.
Official Names and Acronyms: We are the USDA ARS Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research Unit (PGITRU) working at the Western Regional Plant Introduction Station (WRPIS) located at Washington State University (WSU) in Pullman, WA. #PullmanPlantIntro #SeedGuardians

Lind Field Day
2025-06-12 08:00 - 14:30 | Lind Dryland Research Station, 781 E. Experiment Station Rd Rd, Lind, WA, 99341, United States

WSU Weed Tour
2025-06-11 13:00 - 17:00 | Palouse Conservation Field Station, Pullman, WA, United States

Ph.D. Proposal Defense - Nayab Gull
2025-06-11 09:00 - 10:00 | NWREC Art B 115, 16650 State Route 536, Mt. Vernon, WA, 98273, United States
“Impacts of Soil-Biodegradable Plastic Mulches on Soil Health and Horticultural Outcomes in Diverse Climate Conditions“9:00 a.m., NWREC Mt. Vernon, WA, ArtB 115 and via Zoom

Harrington Crop Tour
2025-06-09 10:00 - 12:00 | 47°23’42.1″N 118°24’00.6″W

Ritzville Crop Tour
2025-06-05 09:00 - 11:00 | 47°09’42.1″N 118°25’35.8″W

Horse Heaven Crop Tour
2025-06-03 08:00 - 10:00 | Horse Heaven Community Hall, 37301 County Well Rd, Prosser, WA, United States

USDA Genebank Tour - May 29
2025-05-29 15:30 - 17:30 | WSU/ARS Pullman Plant Intro Station, 4900 Terre View Dr., Pullman, WA, United States
Please RSVP to Marilyn the day you would like to attend. marilyn.warburton@usda.gov
You’re invited to tour the USDA genebank in Pullman, WA, a national treasure where we grow, conserve, and share seeds with breeders and researchers across the US and around the world.
This genebank contains our national collections of chickpea, lentil, peas, beans, other legumes, lettuce, garlic, rhubarb, medicinal and ornamental plants, safflower, grasses, alfalfa, clover, other forages, their wild relatives, and useful native plants. The genetic diversity conserved in these seeds is what has been used and will continue to be used to create crop varieties adapted to emerging markets and changing growing conditions.
We curate and distribute over 100,000 lines and populations, and we would be delighted to show you our regeneration fields, drying and cleaning facilities and equipment, with optional tours of our seed storage and distribution and greenhouse facilities. Unit staff and scientists will give brief explanations of the facilities and the plants in the fields, as well as an indication of our impacts on U.S. and global agriculture and food security.
All demonstrations are live, some are hands on and interactive, and we have seeds, plants, and information to give away! Come see behind the seeds of the genebank and take away ideas on how you could participate as well! Photos are very welcome.
When: May 29th, 3:30 to 5:30pm
Where: WSU/ARS Pullman Plant Intro Station, Terre View Dr.
What to bring/wear: Camera, hat, sturdy closed-toed shoes, water bottle, cool clothing (but preferably long pants and long sleeves or use sunscreen).
Who: All recipients of this email and all their friends, but please RSVP an approximate number in your group. If you are a member of the media, please let us know in advance who you are and that you are coming.
Official Names and Acronyms: We are the USDA ARS Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research Unit (PGITRU) working at the Western Regional Plant Introduction Station (WRPIS) located at Washington State University (WSU) in Pullman, WA. #PullmanPlantIntro #SeedGuardians

Western Wheat Workers Meeting Field Tour
2025-05-29 08:00 - 17:00 | 46°41’45.5″N 117°08’50.0″W

Final Examination - Hatem Younes
2025-05-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Clark Hall 331
“Water and Soil Quality Management for Root Health and Management of Verticillium Wilt in Potato”Clark Hall 331 and via Zoom

Final Examination - Aichatou Djibo Waziri
2025-05-08 09:00 - 10:00 | ITB 3050
“Genomic-Assisted Breeding for Biofortified Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)“

Final Examination - Michael Mullins
2025-05-07 10:00 - 11:00 | via Zoom
“Using Local Spectral Libraries to Create Prediction Models for Soil Physical Property Assessment in Washington State”

Seminar - Michael Neff
2025-04-21 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354

Seminar - Markus Flury
2025-04-14 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
“The Role of Air-Water Interfaces in Colloid Transport in Porous Media”

Seminar - Camille Steber
2025-04-07 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
