As wheat harvesting season comes to an end, farmers brace for a potential threat to their crop that costs tens of millions of dollars each year. High levels of alpha-amylase protein in wheat can lead ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — In the large team of Northwest researchers seeking solutions for low falling number in wheat, Amber Hauvermale leads efforts to develop a new rapid test. Hauvermale points to “huge ...

But falling number test results for a crop may not be available to growers until harvest has been completed, sometimes surprising them with “significant, substantial” discounts on their wheat. The ...