Soil Health

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Plotting a route

By Trista Crossley
Editor

Leaders at the Washington Soil Health Initiative (WaSHI) now have a better understanding of the route ahead thanks to a recently released road map that outlines issues and concerns and sets milestones on the journey to improving the state’s soils. The road map, available at soilhealth.wsu.edu/washington-state-soil-health-roadmap/, divides the state into…

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Finding the right recipe

By Trista Crossley
Editor

In Eastern Washington, cover crops hold promise, but growers are still weeding out some issues. Ryan Poe, a grower from Grant County and president of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers, ran into one of those issues in 2019 and 2020 when he planted a cover crop at the same…

Grower involvement matters
By Jeff Malone
President, Washington Association of Wheat Growers
Turbulent economics: It’s a time to buckle up
By Dr. David Kohl
Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech
Trying for certainty in an uncertain world
By Jeff Malone
President, Washington Association of Wheat Growers