Press Releases

  • 11-04-24 News Release:  U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative’s 2024 Fusarium Head Blight Disease Impact Update Indicates Fusarium Head Blight was Problematic, Predominately in Northern and Eastern Climates

  • 09-11-24 News Release: National FHB Forum to Convene Key Experts in Austin, Texas

  • 11-08-23 News Release:  U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative’s 2023 Fusarium Head Blight Disease Impact Update Indicates Most of U.S. Reported Low Levels of FHB, with Impacted Crops Found in Isolated Regions

  • 06-06-23 News Release: USWBSI Seeks Novel Science and New PIs for Transformational Science Pre-Proposals

  • 11-18-22 News Release:  U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative’s 2022 Fusarium Head Blight Disease Impact Update Finds Conditions and Proactive Growers Reduce FHB Impact Across the U.S.

  • 11-3-21 News Release:  U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative’s 2021 Fusarium Head Blight Disease Impact Update Finds Drought Conditions Minimized Disease Impact Across Most of U.S.

  • 06-11-21 News Release:  USWBSI Seeks News PIs with Transformational Science Pre-Proposals for FY22 Funding Cycle

  • 05-12-15 News Release:  Scab Management:  It Takes an Integrated Approach

  • 04-13-15 News Release:  USDA Small Grains Genotyping Labs Help Breeders Develop & Release Improved Cultivars Faster

  • 10-10-14 News Release:  DON:  Keeping a Mycotoxin in Check Through Ongoing Research, Sound Sampling & Producer Awareness