Growing Information

USDA Bulletin: Historic Wheat Varietals - Classifications of American Wheat varieties, that include a description, history, and distribution.

Incorporating Grain into a Whole Farm - Farmers grow certain crops as an integral part of their farm business, but some enterprises are important to the small farm only when part of a longer rotation. Grains are a terrific example of an enterprise that can be integrated into a whole farm system.

ATTRA Newsletter on Growing Organic Small Grains - This ATTRAnews considers the best methods for growing organic small grains. (PDF)

Barley Stripe Rust - A team of OSU researchers and extension educators is helping Kalamath Basin barley growers fight a disease that rides the wind.

Tillage and Sowing Rate - Some farmers in the Inland Pacific Northwest have reported lower grain yield of spring cereals with no-till (NT) compared to conservation tillage (CT). A 4-year field studywas conducted in a 12-inch annual precipitation zone to determine tillage method and sowing rate effects on seed-zone water, seed-zone temperature, plant stand, grain yield, grain yield components, and straw production for three spring-sown cereal species. (PDF)

Southern Willamette Valley Bean and Grain Project - The Southern Willamette Valley Bean and Grain Valley Project is a step by step strategy to rebuild the local food system by increasing the quantity and diversity of the food crops that are grown in the Willamette Valley.

Wheat Harvest, Drying, and Storage - The Southern Willamette Valley Bean and Grain Valley Project is a step by step strategy to rebuild the local food system by increasing the quantity and diversity of the food crops that are grown in the Willamette Valley.

Grain Page - Grain resources on production, fertilization, soil management, disease and pests, varieties, and other Washington State publications.

Oregon State University Barley World - This site is an evolving gateway to resources on a most amazing plant – barley – provided by the Oregon State University Barley Project. Principal area of research is in genetics and breeding, but fascination with barley is wide-ranging.