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1999
Steep III Funding, Objectives and Committees
Funding
Funded by USDA - Cooperative Research,
Extension and Education Service during FY1996 throught Fy1999 at
approximately $500,000/year
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 1998-1999
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) - Moscow
Dave Bezdicek STEEP III Co-Chair (WSU) - Pullman
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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