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1998
Steep III Funding, Objectives and Committees
Funding
- Funded
by USDA - Cooperative Research,
Extension and Education Service during FY96, 97, and 98 at approximately
$500,000/year
- FY99 funding – approximately
$500,000
Objectives
- Determine the impact of farming
practices and systems on soil, water and air quality
- Develop new technologies and increase
efficiency of inputs that improve profitability of conservation
farming systems.
- Assess the profitability of conservation
farming systems, document growers’ progress in implementing
conservation farming practices, and identify effective and profitable
conservation policies.
- Accelerate grower evaluation and
adaptation of profitable conservation farming systems.
Committees
-- Effective November 1998
Industry
Advisory Committee
Lee Hawley, Idaho Association of
Soil Conservation Districts (2000)
Garry Esser, Idaho Grain Producers Association (2001)
Jim Loiland, Umitalla County Soil and Water Conservation District
(2001)
Jack Osterlund, Oregon Wheat Growers League (1999)
Don Wellsandt, Washington Association of Wheat Growers (1999)
Collin Bennett, Washington Association of Soil Conservation Districts
(2000)
Russ Zenner, USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council (2001)
Technical
Coordinating Committee
Donn Thill, STEEP III Co-Chair (UI)
Dave Bezdicek STEEP III Co-Chair (WSU)
John Hammel (UI) - Moscow Bill Schillinger (WSU) - Pullman
Richard Smiley (OSU) - Pendleton Don Wysocki (OSU) - Pendleton
Roger Veseth (UI/WSU) - Moscow Russ Karow (OSU) - Corvallis
Dale Wilkins (USDA-ARS)- Pendleton Dennis Roe (USDA-NRCS) - Pullman
Administrative
Committee
Antoinette Betschart,
Director, USDA-ARS-WRRC, Albany, CA
Leonard Jordan, State Conservationist, USDA-NRCS, Spokane, WA
Richard Heimsch, Director, UI Agricultural Experiment Station,
Moscow, ID
LeRoy Luft, Director, UI Cooperative Extension System, Moscow,
ID
James Carlson, Assoc. Director, WSU Agricultural Research Center,
Pullman, WA
Michael Tate, Director, WSU Cooperative Extension, Pullman, WA
Michael Burke, Assoc. Director, OSU Agric. Experiment Station,
Corvallis, OR
Lyla Houglum, Director, OSU Extended Education and Extension Service,
Corvallis, OR
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