Lind Field Day
The 108th Annual Lind Field Day will be held on June 11, 2026. Lind Field Day is free and open to the public. Two Washington Pesticide Credits will be available.
Schedule of Events
- 8:30 a.m. Registration
- 9:00 a.m. Field Tours
- 12:00 p.m. Hosted Lunch
- 12:30 p.m. Noon Program
- 1:15 p.m. Ice Cream Social
With Ice Cream Grabbers by Ferdinand’s!
108th Lind Field Day to help growers during challenging season
Scientists will walk dryland grain growers through discoveries that could save fuel, fertilizer, and other input costs at Washington State University’s longest-running field day.
The 108th annual Lind Field Day, Thursday, June 11, at Lind Dryland Station, gives producers in Washington’s low-rainfall grain country a look at new varieties and current research. A special focus for 2026 is on practices that may help farms stay competitive.
“Minimizing input costs and maximizing profitability is the unofficial theme for this year,” said Surendra Singh, Lind Station Director.
The 108th annual Lind Field Day, Thursday, June 11, at Lind Dryland Station, gives producers in Washington’s low-rainfall grain country a look at new varieties and current research. A special focus for 2026 is on practices that may help farms stay competitive.
“Minimizing input costs and maximizing profitability is the unofficial theme for this year,” said Surendra Singh, Lind Station Director.
2026 Field Tours
- Arron Carter
Winter Wheat Breeding - David Crowder
Understanding Insects in Dryland Winter Crops - Aaron Esser & Derek Schafer
No-till Drill and Weedit - Morgan Menaker
Fungicide Efficacy on Winter Pea - Mike Pumphrey
Spring Wheat Breeding - Surendra Singh
Commercial Products and Amendments
Noon Program
Lynne Carpenter-Boggs, CSS Chair, MC
- Dean Raj Khosla
CAHNRS Update - Senator Mark Schoesler
Washington State Legislature - Gil Crosby, President
Washington Association of Wheat Growers Update - Washington Grain Commission Update
Kevin Klein, Chairman
Lunch
Smoke Signals BBQ & Catering will be catering this year! Our menu will be:
- Barbecue chicken
- Pasta Salad
- Potato Salad
2026 Field Day Donors
Gold
- Adams County Wheat Growers
- AGPRO Marketing & Manufacturing, Inc.
- AgWest Farm Credit
- Highline Grain Growers
- Lincoln-Adams Crop Improvement Association
- Ritzville Warehouse
- SurePoint Ag Systems
- Western Community Insurance
- Williams
Silver
- Ag Enterprise Supply
- Best-Test Analytical Services
- Central Machinery
- Co-Energy/Bronco Farm Supply
- Ed Poe Agency Insurance
- Franklin County Association of Wheat Growers
- Helena Agri-Enterprises
- Progene Plant Research
- RDO
- Soiltest Farm Consultants
- Spokane House of Hose
- Wilbur-Ellis
- Zero Emissions Northwest
Would you like to become a Lind Field Day donor? Click the button below to donate now!
The Lind Dryland Research Station has hosted a Lind Field Day annually since 1916, with the exception of 1980 because of Mt. St. Helens and 2020 and 2021 because of COVID-19.
2025
Gold
- Adams County Wheat Growers
- AGPRO Marketing & Manufacturing
- AgWest Farm Credit
- Barr Tech
- Central Machinery Sales, Inc.
- Graybeal Group
- Highline Grain Growers
- Lincoln-Adams Crop Improvement Association
- Ritzville Warehouse
- VISION Bioenergy Oilseeds
Silver
- Ag Health Laboratories
- Best-Test Analytical Services, LLC
- Co-Energy/Bronco Farm Supply
- Ed Poe Agency Insurance
- Franklin County Association of Wheat Growers
- Progene Plant Research
- Soiltest Farm Consultants
- Tri-State Seed
- Umpqua Bank
- Wilbur-Ellis
2024
Gold
- Adams County Association of Wheat Growers
- AGPRO Marketing & Manufacturing
- AgWest Farm Credit
- Columbia Grain
- Ed Poe Agency
- Highline Grain Growers
- Lincoln-Adams Crop Improvement Association
- Ritzville Warehouse
- STCU
Silver
2023
Gold
- Adams County Wheat Growers
- AgWest Farm Credit
- CHS Sun Basin Growers
- Columbia Grain
- Ed Poe Agency
- HighLine Grain Growers
- Lincoln-Adams Crop Improvement Association
- Ritzville Warehouse
- Spokane Teachers Credit Union
Silver
2022
Gold
- Adams County Wheat Growers
- CHS Sunbasin
- Columbia Grain
- Highline Grain Growers
- Lincoln-Adams Crop Improvement Association
- Northwest Farm Credit Services
- Ritzville Warehouse
Silver
- Co-Energy/Bronco Farm Supply
- Columbia Bank
- Ed Poe Insurance Agency
- Progene, LLC
- RDO Equipment Co.
- Tri State Seed
- Wilbur-Ellis
Bronze
- Sloan Leavitt Insurance Company
- St. John Hardware & Implement Co.
- The McGregor Company
- Wheatland Bank
2019
Gold
- Adams County Wheat Growers
- CHS Sunbasin
- Highline Grain Growers
- Lincoln-Adams Crop Improvement Association
- Progene, LLC
- Ritzville Warehouse
- Washington State Conservation Commission
Silver
- Co-Energy/Bronco Farm Supply
- Columbia Bank
- Ed Poe Insurance Agency
- Helena Chemical
- Northwest Farm Credit Services
- RDO Equipment, Co.
- Tri-State Seed Co., LLC
- Wilbur Ellis
Bronze
- B&R Aerial Crop Care
- Sloan Leavitt Insurance Company
- St. John Hardware
- The McGregor Company
2018
Gold
- Adams County Wheat Growers
- Highline Grain Growers
- Lincoln-Adams Crop Improvement Association
- Washington State Conservation Commission
Silver
- Co-Energy/Bronco Farm Supply
- Columbia Bank
- Ed Poe Insurance Agency
- Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC
- Northwest Farm Credit Services
- Tri-State Seed Co., LLC
- Wilbur Ellis
Bronze
- B&R Aerial Crop Care
- Gavilon Grain dba Union Elevator
- Progene, LLC
- Ritzville Warehouse
- Sloan Leavitt Insurance Agency
- St. John Hardware
- The McGregor Company
Starting in 2018, the contribution levels changed to Gold – $500, Silver – $250, and Bronze – $100.
2017
Gold
- Adams County Wheat Growers
- Helena Chemical Company
- Lincoln-Adams Crop Improvement Assn.
- Washington State Conservation Commission
Silver
- Ag Ventures NW, LLC
- Columbia Bank
- Connell Grain Growers
- Connell Oil
- Gavilon Grain dba Union Elevator
- Tri-State Seed Co., LLC
- Wilbur Ellis
Bronze
- The McGregor Company
- Progene, LLC
- Ritzville Warehouse
- St. John Hardware & Implement
Starting in 2017, the contribution levels changed to Gold – $500, Silver – $200, and Bronze – $100.
2016
Gold
- Adams County Wheat Growers
- Ag Ventures NW, LLC
- Columbia Bank
- Connell Grain Growers
- Connell Oil
- Helena Chemical Company
- Gavilon Grain dba Union Elevator
- Lincoln-Adams Crop Improvement Assn.
- McGregor Co.
- Ritzville Warehouse Co.
- Tri-State Seed Co., LLC
- Wilbur Ellis
Bronze
- St. John Hardware & Implement
2015
Gold
- Adams County Wheat Growers
- Ag Ventures NW, LLC
- Columbia Bank
- Connell Grain Growers
- Connell Oil
- Helena Chemical Company
- Lincoln-Adams Crop Improvement Assn.
- Ritzville Warehouse Co.
- Tri-State Seed Co., LLC
- Union Elevator & Warehouse
- Washington Assn. of Professional Crop Consultants
- Wilbur Ellis
Silver
- The McGregor Company
Bronze
- St. John Hardware & Implement
2014
Gold
- Adams County Wheat Growers
- Ag Ventures NW, LLC
- Columbia Bank
- Connell Grain Growers
- Connell Oil
- Lincoln-Adams Crop Improvement Assn.
- Ritzville Warehouse Co.
- Tri-State Seed Co., LLC
- Union Elevator & Warehouse
- Washington Assn. of Professional Crop Consultants
- Wilbur Ellis
Silver
- The McGregor Company
Bronze
- St. John Hardware & Implement
From 2014-2016, contribution levels were: Gold – $250, Silver – $200, and Bronze – $100.
2025
- Winter Wheat Breeding- Arron Carter, WSU
- Sustainable Intensification with Camelina & PeaLina – Wilson Craine, WSU
- Managing Winter Annual Grass Weeds in Winter Wheat – Drew Lyon, WSU
- Does Glyphosate Impact Soil and Wheat Microbiomes? – Tim Paulitz, USDA-ARS
- Spring Wheat Breeding – Mike Pumphrey, WSU
- Soil & Crop Quality in Rotations – Surendra Singh, Shikha Singh, and Solomon Amissah, WSU
2024
- Winter Wheat Breeding- Arron Carter, WSU
- Let’s Talk about Falling Numbers – Amber Hauvermale, WSU & Alison Thompson, USDA-ARS
- Residual Herbicides for Fallow Weed Management- Drew Lyon, WSU
- Spring Wheat Breeding – Mike Pumphrey & Clark Neely, WSU
- Biosolids Research – Surendra Singh, WSU
- Demonstration of a CO2 Analyzer – Shikha Singh
2023
- Meet the New Researchers- Rich Koenig, WSU, Surendra Singh, WSU, and Shikha Singh, WSU
- ESA Buletins Live! Two and it’s Impact on You- Rachel Bomberger, WSU
- Winter Wheat Breeding- Arron Carter, WSU
- Spring Wheat Breeding- Mike Pumphrey, WSU
- Russian Thistle Management- Drew Lyon, WSU
- Winter Pea Research Updates- Lyndon Porter, USDA-ARS
2022
- WEEDit Sprayer Technology- Aaron Esser, WSU Extension and Ian Burke, WSU
- Evaluating Alternative Oilseeds for Dryland Wheat Rotation- Wilson Craine, WSU
- Winter Wheat Breeding- Kim Garland-Campbell, USDA-ARS and Gary Shelton, WSU
- Spring Wheat Breeding- Mike Pumphrey, WSU and Clark Neely, WSU
- Wheat Disease Update and the Plant Diagnostic Clinic- Tim Murray, WSU and Cassandra Bates, WSU
There was no Field Day held during 2020 or 2021 due to COVID-19.
2019
- Making Soil Health Assessments Useful for Farmers- Shannon Cappellazzi, Soil Health Institute
- Winter Pea- Howard Nelson, Highline Grain and Rebecca McGee, USDA-ARS
- Winter Wheat Breeding- Kim Garland-Campbell, USDA-ARS and Gary Shelton, WSU
- Spring Wheat Breeding- Mike Pumphrey, WSU
- Biosolids: Wheat Agronomy and Soil Microbes- Bill Schillinger, WSU and Tim Paulitz, USDA-ARS
2018
- Fake News vs. Facts: Glyphosate and Soil Microbes- Tim Paulitz, USDA-ARs
- Winter Pea
- Varieties- Rebecca McGee, USDA-ARS
- Agronomy and Markets- Howard Nelson, Highline Grain
- Weed Control- Drew Lyon, WSU
- Winter Wheat Breeding- Arron Carter, WSU
- Spring Wheat Breeding- Mike Pumphrey, WSU
- Winter Triticale vs. Winter Wheat- Bill Schillinger, WSU
2017
- Perennial Wheat- Kevin Murphy, WSU and Ian Clark, WSU
- Falling Numbers in Wheat- Camille Steber, USDA-ARS
- Winter Pea- Rebecca McGee, USDA-ARS
- Winter Wheat Breeding- Arron Carter, WSU
- Spring Wheat Breeding- Mike Pumphrey, WSU
- Application of Biosolids- Bill Schillinger, WSU
2016
- Winter Pea- Stephen Guy, WSU and Rebecca McGee, USDA-ARS
- Russian Thistle Research- Drew Lyon, WSU
- Winter Wheat Breeding- Arron Carter, WSU
- Spring Wheat Breeding- Mike Pumphrey, WSU
- Winter Triticale Agronomy and Varieties- Bill Schillinger, WSU
- REACCHing Towards Adaptive Crop Manangement- Erin Brooks, UI
2015
- CAHNRS Highlights, and the First 100 Years at the Lind Dryland Research Station- Dean Ron Mittelhammer
- Historic Dryland Wheat Farming Milestones- Bob Papendick, USDA-ARS (retired)
- Winter Wheat Breeding- Arron Carter, WSU
- Spring Wheat Breeding- Mike Pumphrey, WSU
- Club Wheat Breeding- Kim Campbell, USDS-ARS
- Winter Pea- Stephen Guy, WSU and Rebecca McGee, USDA-ARS
- Winter Triticale Agronomy- Bill Schillinger, WSU
2014
- A Bioherbicide for Downy Brome Managment- Ann Kennedy, USDA-ARS
- Winter Wheat Breeding- Arron Carter, WSU
- Spring Wheat Breeding- Mike Pumphrey, WSU
- Club Wheat Breeding- Kim Campbell, USDS-ARS
- Russian Thistle Control in No-Till Fallow- Drew Lyon, WSU
- Drought Stress Tolerance in Wheat- Scot Hulbert, WSU
- Alternative Crops- Bill Schillinger, WSU