Welcome to the 2023 WSU Wheat Academy!

PULLMAN, Wash. Two days of comprehensive, hands-on learning await participants of the WSU Wheat Academy. Growers and industry professionals from all over the Pacific Northwest are invited to the WSU Pullman campus on December 12 and 13 to learn about disease diagnostics, insect pest management, herbicide decisions, soil health, and much more directly from the experts during intensive, 90-minute sessions.

Onsite registration for the Wheat Academy begins at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 12, with the first session starting at 8:30 a.m. in the teaching laboratories of the Vogel Plant Biosciences Building on the WSU Pullman campus. Registration is $85 for growers and $170 for industry representatives. Registration is limited to the first 72 registrants. The registration fee covers parking on campus, two lunches, a catered social hour, and light refreshments throughout the two-day event. For more information, visit smallgrains.wsu.edu/2023-wheat-academy/.

During the Academy, participants will select eight sessions to attend out of the twelve available. There will be six sessions each day from which to choose. This year’s sessions are:

Breeding Small Grains

Marketing

Postharvest Nitrogen Analysis & Nutrient Management

Diagnosing and Managing Diseases of Wheat

Canola 101

On-Farm Trials

Hessian Fly & Aphids

Wheat Quality Lab Tour

Agronomics of Dryland Grain Hemp Production

Managing Weeds with Less Herbicides

The Soil Microbiome & Soil Health

Interpreting Soil Test Results

Washington and Idaho Pesticide Recertification credits are pending for applicable sessions.

For more information, visit smallgrains.wsu.edu/2023-wheat-academy, contact Drew Lyon by phone 509-335-2961 or email at drew.lyon@wsu.edu, or contact the event manager at small.grains@wsu.edu.

We will not process refunds after 12/7/2023.

** If you need to park on the WSU Campus, an email with instructions on how to claim your parking permit will be sent out in November 2023. You will need to click the link and input your vehicle license plate number. If renting a vehicle, please do not claim the permit until you know the license plate of your rental. **