There was no club wheat premium reported at Portland. Precipitation reported at the Sherman Experiment Station was at .71 inches for April, .05 inches below normal for the 92 years weather history at the Station. The crop year total at the Station now stands at 5.07 inches, which is 4.31 inches below normal. There is a phenomenon that sometimes occurs in winter wheat and barley known as albinism.
Infected plants stand out in stark contrast, because they do indeed, turn white.
You may have seen some small albino plants in your fields this spring. They may look like the Russian Wheat Aphids have sucked all the chlorophyll out of the leaf, but it is not rolled up like an RWA-attacked plant. According to Dr. Dick Smiley, the cause is unknown. The number of infected plants is low and not likely to affect yield even though these albino plants will die before they have the chance to produce seed. It affects winter cereals but does not show until the spring.