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 ...

A rapid test to measure starch damage in wheat, examined by a team of researchers last summer, is slated to be commercially available during the first quarter of 2025, says the company that makes it. ...