2025 SWQL Annual Research Review & Soft Wheat Quality Council Joint Conference Agenda |
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Soft Wheat Quality Laboratory Annual Research Review/Cereals & Grains Association Cincinnati Section Meeting/Soft Wheat Quality Council Meeting
March 18-19, 2025; Shisler Conference Center, Wooster, Ohio
SWQL Quality Test Demonstration, CGA Cincinnati Section and SWQC Meeting,
Tuesday March 18, 2025
1:30 - 3:00 pm SWQL quality testing method demonstration: paste flow distance test for pre-harvest sprouting estimation & experimental cracker baking test
3:00 - 4:00 pm CGA Cincinnati Section Meeting
4:00 - 5:30 pm Soft Wheat Quality Council Meeting
WQC updates
Business Meeting
Review of SWQC entries
5:30 - 7:00 pm Dinner (catered)
71st Soft Wheat Quality Laboratory Annual Research Review
Wednesday March 19, 2025
7:00 - 8:00 am Registration
8:00 - 8:10 am Welcome
8:10 - 8:30 am SWQL and Research updates
8:30 - 10:10 am SWQL research presentations:
- Soft red waxy and partial waxy wheat quality for making tortillas
- HMW-GS profiles of eastern soft wheat for baking powder biscuits
- Update on pre-harvest sprouting resistance genetics
- Free asparagine content and cracker browning of eastern soft wheat
- Protein characteristics influencing low-hydration dough properties
10:10 - 10:30 am Break
10:30 - 12:00 am Invited speaker presentations:
- Sean Finnie, USDA-ARS-WWQL
- Amber Lynn Hauvermale, Washington State University
- Osvaldo Campanella, Ohio State University
12:00 - 01:00 pm Lunch/Poster Viewing
1:00 - 2:00 pm Invited speaker presentations:
- Perry Ng, Michigan State University
- Senay Simsek, Purdue University
2:00 - 2:10 pm Break
2:10 - 4:00 pm Panel Discussion: Educating next generation of scientists on wheat quality
4:00 - 4:30 pm Industry updates
4:30 - 4:40 pm CGA Cincinnati Section Check Sample Test Awards
4:40 pm Adjourn