107th Lind Field Day, June 12, to share WSU dryland crop advances
LIND, Wash. — Washington State University invites grain growers to see firsthand the latest research on new grain varieties, innovative crop rotations, and other practices serving one of the nation’s driest grain-producing regions at the 107th annual Lind Field Day, Thursday, June 12, 2025.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the field tours starting at 9 a.m. A complimentary lunch, ice cream social, and presentations follow.
“This event is an opportunity for us to showcase all of the progress being made at the station,” said Surendra Singh, director of Lind Dryland Research Station.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the field tours starting at 9 a.m. A complimentary lunch, ice cream social, and presentations follow.
“This event is an opportunity for us to showcase all of the progress being made at the station,” said Surendra Singh, director of Lind Dryland Research Station.
Field cam tracks wheat progress at WSU dryland station
LIND, Wash. — Washington State University researchers have installed a wheat field cam at the dryland research station in Lind, Wash.
The camera takes several pictures a day of a spring wheat field. Images can be viewed on the station’s website and the YouTube channel.
The camera takes several pictures a day of a spring wheat field. Images can be viewed on the station’s website and the YouTube channel.
Tour crop research for the dry lands at WSU’s 106th Lind Field Day, June 13
LIND, Wash. – Washington State University invites grain producers and partners to meet scientists at the Lind Dryland Research Station and learn about current research at one of the nation’s driest growing regions at the 106th annual Lind Field Day, Thursday, June 13, 2024.
“It’s an honor to showcase our ongoing research to growers,” said Lind Station Director Surendra Singh. “Lind Field Day is an excellent opportunity to hear feedback from stakeholders and better target our research to better serve local, emerging needs.”
“It’s an honor to showcase our ongoing research to growers,” said Lind Station Director Surendra Singh. “Lind Field Day is an excellent opportunity to hear feedback from stakeholders and better target our research to better serve local, emerging needs.”
WSU researchers to study feasibility of organic Inland Northwest wheat
Scientists will study the best way to shift to organic wheat farming through a new $1 million grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Organic Transitions Program.
Organic agriculture is becoming more common, often yielding products that can fetch a premium price, but it presents its own different set of challenges. For farmers interested in switching from conventional agriculture to organic systems, there is little research-based information available on how to best make that transition, especially in the Pacific Northwest’s dryland wheat growing region.
“Determining best practices and the economic impact of organic systems gives growers clear pros and cons to consider,” said team leader Surendra Singh, agronomist and director of Washington State University’s Lind Dryland Research Station.
The program includes scientists from WSU, Oregon State University, North Carolina State University, and the Rodale Institute.
Organic agriculture is becoming more common, often yielding products that can fetch a premium price, but it presents its own different set of challenges. For farmers interested in switching from conventional agriculture to organic systems, there is little research-based information available on how to best make that transition, especially in the Pacific Northwest’s dryland wheat growing region.
“Determining best practices and the economic impact of organic systems gives growers clear pros and cons to consider,” said team leader Surendra Singh, agronomist and director of Washington State University’s Lind Dryland Research Station.
The program includes scientists from WSU, Oregon State University, North Carolina State University, and the Rodale Institute.
A dynamic duo settles in
Crop and soil scientist Surendra Singh will lead research into better agriculture for the Inland Northwest’s arid country as the new dryland cropping systems agronomist and next director at Washington State University’s (WSU) Lind Dryland Research Station.
Starting in early April 2023, Surendra Singh replaced longtime agronomist and director Bill Schillinger, who retired in early 2022 after 29 years at the Lind Station.
Starting in early April 2023, Surendra Singh replaced longtime agronomist and director Bill Schillinger, who retired in early 2022 after 29 years at the Lind Station.
See research for the dry lands, new station members at WSU’s 105th Lind Field Day, June 15
LIND, Wash. – Washington State University invites grain producers and partners to meet the new director of Lind Dryland Research Station and learn about current science and practices for one of the nation’s driest growing regions at the 105th annual Lind Field Day, Thursday, June 15, 2023.
Surendra and Shikha Singh join WSU to lead Lind Dryland Station, long-term soil research
Crop and soil scientist Surendra Singh will lead research into better agriculture for the Inland Northwest’s arid country as the new dryland cropping systems agronomist and next director at Washington State University’s Lind Dryland Research Station.
Surendra’s spouse, Shikha Singh, also joins WSU as a research assistant professor and soil scientist, taking part in new long-term soil health research in eastern Washington.
Surendra’s spouse, Shikha Singh, also joins WSU as a research assistant professor and soil scientist, taking part in new long-term soil health research in eastern Washington.
Schillinger honored by state Senate
ODESSA – Native son William F. (Bill) Schillinger retired Jan. 1, 2022 from his position at Washington State University as a professor and research agronomist. Much of his time over the past 30 years has been devoted to his work at the WSU Dryland Research Station near Lind, Wash., where test plots are studied over several years to ascertain their suitability for the low-rainfall regions of the Pacific Northwest.
WSU’s Lind Field Day returns June 16
May 19, 2022. Growers can learn about the latest research on crops and practices for dryland farming at the 104th annual Lind Field Day, Thursday, June 16, 2022, at Washington State University’s Lind Dryland Research Station.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with field tours starting at 9 a.m. A complimentary lunch and program will follow the tours.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with field tours starting at 9 a.m. A complimentary lunch and program will follow the tours.
Longtime WSU dryland research station director to retire
December 14, 2021. LIND, Wash. — As of Nov. 30, Washington State University’s dryland research station has received 297.24 inches of precipitation in the form of rain, snow and hail since Bill Schillinger first arrived Jan. 1, 1993.
That’s about 10 inches a year.
During that time, Schillinger has devoted his professional life to helping farmers flourish on the scant precipitation the region gets each year.
Schillinger will retire Jan. 7 after 29 years as a scientist and director at the 1,320-acre station.
That’s about 10 inches a year.
During that time, Schillinger has devoted his professional life to helping farmers flourish on the scant precipitation the region gets each year.
Schillinger will retire Jan. 7 after 29 years as a scientist and director at the 1,320-acre station.
Wildfire claims WSU Lind Station’s international collection of pine trees
August 3, 2021. By Seth Truscott
College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
A stand of nearly 100 pine trees collected from around the world survived 45 years at Washington State University’s Lind Dryland Research Station, before succumbing to wildfire in June.
College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
A stand of nearly 100 pine trees collected from around the world survived 45 years at Washington State University’s Lind Dryland Research Station, before succumbing to wildfire in June.
Sharing improved crops, practices for Washington’s dry lands: 103rd Lind Field Day
Crop scientists, breeders and plant pathologists from WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences and the U.S. Department of Agriculture welcomed growers and industry partners to the 103rd annual Lind Field Day, held June 13 at WSU’s Lind Dryland Research Station.
Learn about falling numbers, wheat, pea varieties at Lind Field Day, June 15
May 24, 2017. LIND, Wash. –Farmers can learn about the latest Washington State University discoveries in solving low falling numbers, perennial wheat, pea varieties, and more at the annual Lind Field Day, Thursday, June 15, at the WSU Dryland Research Station.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the field tour starting at 9 a.m. A complimentary lunch and program will follow the field tour.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the field tour starting at 9 a.m. A complimentary lunch and program will follow the field tour.
Horned larks undeterred by efforts to protect canola
June 21, 2016. By Sylvia Kantor, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences
LIND, Wash. – A mystery in east-central Washington has canola farmers vexed and researchers scratching their heads. Horned larks are turning up in droves and decimating newly planted winter and spring canola fields despite multiple efforts to deter them.
LIND, Wash. – A mystery in east-central Washington has canola farmers vexed and researchers scratching their heads. Horned larks are turning up in droves and decimating newly planted winter and spring canola fields despite multiple efforts to deter them.
June 16: Learn about dryland farming at Lind Field Day
June 2, 2016. LIND, Wash. – The annual Washington State University Lind Field Day will be Thursday, June 16, at the Dryland Research Station north of Lind.
Free to the public, registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and a field tour starts at 9 a.m. A complimentary lunch and noon program will feature talks by WSU administrators, state legislators and wheat industry leaders. An ice cream social will follow.
Free to the public, registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and a field tour starts at 9 a.m. A complimentary lunch and noon program will feature talks by WSU administrators, state legislators and wheat industry leaders. An ice cream social will follow.
100-year weather watching award for Lind Dryland Station
June 30, 2015. Staff at the Washington State University Dryland Research Station at Lind earned kudos for logging 100 years of official weather data that helps farmers and scientists understand the past and prepare for the future.
In June, the National Weather Service presented the Lind Station with the “100-Year Honored Institution Award,” honoring the century of observations made at Lind.
In June, the National Weather Service presented the Lind Station with the “100-Year Honored Institution Award,” honoring the century of observations made at Lind.
Dryland roots: Lind station looks back on century
June 2, 2015. The Washington State University Dryland Research Station will celebrate its 100th anniversary at the annual Lind Field Day on Thursday, June 11.
With six faculty and staff, the Lind station is small. But as the driest state or federal dryland agriculture research facility in the United States – it averages 9.52 inches of annual precipitation – it has made many contributions to dryland farming in its first century.
With six faculty and staff, the Lind station is small. But as the driest state or federal dryland agriculture research facility in the United States – it averages 9.52 inches of annual precipitation – it has made many contributions to dryland farming in its first century.