The Spillman Farm Field Day will be held on June 22, 2026. Spillman Farm Field Day is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided.
Schedule of Events
- 8:30 am – Opening remarks by Dr. Raj Khosla
- 8:40 am – Plot tours start
2026 Field Tours
- Dr. Arron Carter, Winter Wheat Breeding Program – Herbicide tolerant wheat lines
- Morgan Menaker, Regional Extension Agronomist – Fungicides and alternative inputs for wheat health
- Dr. Amber Hauvermale, WSU Research Professor & Dr. Alison Thompson, Research Biologist USDA- ARS – The New Falling Number Test and screening for late maturity alpha amylase; Dr. Xianming Chen, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS – Spring wheat stripe rust variety yield loss, fungicide testing, 2026 stripe rust update
- Dr. Bob Brueggeman, Barley Research & Education – Program updates
- Dr. George Vandemark, Grain Legume Genetics and Physiology Research Unit – Spring Chickpea Production
- Kaur Gagandeep – Timing and method of micronutrients in winter wheat production. Lunch will be provided.