With the leading wheat varieties in Oregon and Washington, OSU’s Wheat Breeding Program has a long standing reputation for success. Each year, OSU tests more than 40,000 genetically distinct lines specifically for the Pacific Northwest. With wheat breeding, quality testing, and extension, we are uniquely equipped to meet the needs of the farmer, the miller, and the baker. All of which grants Oregon State University as the most complete package for wheat research and variety development.

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In the News

“If you say to people, ‘This is good for you,’ they won’t eat it,” says professionally trained baker and Oregon State University cereal scientist Andrew Ross. “People like to enjoy what they eat. You need to focus on flavor and texture...


Oregon State University, University of Idaho and WSU recently released a publication about managing the wheat head armyworm “complex.” The true wheat head armyworm is an invasive species for the region. The false wheat head army worm i...


Early planters need to worry about the green bridge effect, when diseases such as stripe rust move into the fall-planted wheat from weeds or last year’s crop, particularly if the fall is warm and moist, said Mike Flowers, outgoing extension...

Eastern and Western Oregon wheat disease update. December 2016


The most recently revised fungicide efficacy chart for wheat.