OSU Small Grains

05/28/2026

I recently spoke with Reuters about some of the challenges Oklahoma and Southern Great Plains producers have been facing this season.

Between drought, high input costs, and difficult weather conditions, this has been a tough year for many operations.

Here’s the article if you’d like to read it:

Scott Irlbeck crouched in a field of stunted wheat plants in a parched stretch of West Texas and slipped his hand into a crack wide enough to swallow it.

05/22/2026

SUNUP got a behind-the-scenes look at this year’s wheat crop at the OSU Agriculture Lahoma Field Day. 🌾

Tune in this weekend as Amanda De Oliveira Silva, OSU Extension small grains specialist, shares how wheat is progressing across Oklahoma and what producers are seeing in the field ahead of harvest.

📺 Watch the full episode on SUNUP!
Saturday at 7:30 a.m. | Sunday at 6 a.m. on
Or watch anytime on YouTube! 🎥

05/21/2026

⚠ A quick update: the May 22 wheat plot tour in Miami has been canceled due to the heavy rainfall we've received over the past hours — a problem Oklahoma rarely complains about.

This also marks the close of the 2026 wheat plot tour season across the state. Every handshake, field-side chat, and "well, I hope we get rain" conversation meant a lot.

To Oklahoma's wheat producers — thank you for your continued support, especially in a season that hasn't been easy.
Here's hoping the skies cooperate from here on out so we can get this crop in the bin. Best of luck out there!

Oklahoma State University Extension
Oklahoma Wheat Commission
Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association

05/12/2026

05/05/2026

Numbers are out!

05/05/2026

Wheat Disease Update – May 4 2026

Meriem Aoun, Small Grains Pathologist Barley yellow dwarf and wheat streak mosaic are widespread and severe in multiple Oklahoma wheat production regions Barley yellow dwarf (BYD) remains severe in multiple locations in Oklahoma. Symptoms of BYD include stunting and yellow or purple discoloration on leaf tips (Figure 1). The discoloration increases over time, progressing from the leaf tip toward the base until much or all of the leaf is discolored....

Meriem Aoun, Small Grains Pathologist Barley yellow dwarf  and wheat streak mosaic are widespread and severe in multiple Oklahoma wheat production regions Barley yellow dwarf (BYD) remains sev…

04/30/2026

See you tomorrow in El Reno!

Canadian County Wheat Field Day will be on May 1st at 8:30 a.m.
Questions, please contact Kyle Worthington at 4056-262-0155.

04/30/2026

Save the date for the Lahoma Field Day on May 15!

OSU Agriculture Field Days are educational events presented by OSU Ag Research and Extension to share research-based information and resources with Oklahomans. Field days showcase current agricultural research and relevant best practices through presentations, tours, hands-on workshops and discussio...

04/30/2026

04/27/2026

Wheat plot tour season has started! Here’s an early look at crop conditions from southwest and south-central Oklahoma, including drought stress, stand variability, and disease pressure we’re seeing in the field.

Check out the full update here:
https://osuwheat.com/

Even with the challenges this season, our plot tours remain a valuable opportunity to see how varieties are performing under real field conditions, review the latest research from our programs, and talk through the conditions you’re seeing in your area.

Join us at one of our upcoming stops, see the schedule here:

https://extension.okstate.edu/programs/wheat-research-and-extension/plot-tours

Oklahoma Wheat Commission
Oklahoma State University Extension
Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association