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STEEP Funded Projects: 1996-2004

Approximately $4.5 million has been allocated to funded the following research and technology transfer projects:

  • Development of conservation farming systems for protecting soil and water quality in downy brome infested dryland farming systems (Dan Ball, OR, 1996)
  • Integrated conservation spring cropping systems for the arid and semiarid wheat-fallow region of the PNW (Frank Young, ARS, WA, 1996)
  • Modified wheat-potato rotations to reduce wind erosion (Charlotte Eberlein, ID, 1996)
  • Residue production and retention in small grain cerealand legume rotations with different tillage practices (Steve Guy, ID, 1996)
  • PNW STEEP III Extension-integrated cropping systems technology transfer (Roger Veseth, ID, WSU, OSU, 1996)
  • Residue production and retention in small grain cereal and legume rotations with different tillage practices (Steve Guy, ID, 1997)
  • Residue production and retention in small grain Cereal and Legume Rotational Systems with different tillage systems (Tim Fiez, WSU; joint with Hammel, UI, 1997)
  • Residue production and retention in small grain Cereal and Legume Rotational Systems with different tillage systems (Hammel, UI; joint with Fiez, WSU, 1997)
  • PNW STEEP III integrated cropping systems technology transfer (Roger Veseth, ID, OR, WA, 1997)
  • Disease management for annual crops in low-rain-rainfall regions (Dick Smiley, OR, 1997)
  • Alterative crop rotations using no-till in low-rainfall dryland areas (Bill Schillinger, WA, 1997)
  • Developing flex cropping options for wheat-fallow rotations (Don Wysocki, OR, 1997)
  • On-farm evaluation of cephalosporium stripe severityand yield for wheat cultivars and cultivar mixtures grown in conservation tillage systems (Chris Mundt, OR, 1997)
  • Impact of long-term no till on soil physical, chemical, and microbial properties (Dave Bezdicek, WA; joint with Hammel, UI, 1997)
  • Impact of long-term no till on soil physical, chemical, and microbial properties (Hammel, UI; joint with Bezdicek, WSU, 1997)
  • Developing optimal seeding rates and planting practices to enhance yellow mustard production with low chemical inputs in conservation farming systems (Jack Brown, ID, 1998)
  • Assessing the economic viability of no-till and related conservation systems for various agro-climatic zones in the Pacific Northwest (Doug Young, WA, 1998)
  • Rotation designs for direct seed cropping systems (Dave Huggins, ARS, WA, 1998)
  • Modern application of historic crop rotation data (William Payne, OR, 1998)
  • Continuation of the PNW STEEP III Integrated Cropping Systems Technology Transfer Project (Veseth/Wysocki WSU/OSU/UI, 1998)
  • Direct Seed Conference (1998)
  • Managing the economic transitions to no-till farming in the pacific northwest (Douglas Young, WSU, 1999)
  • Impact of direct seeding on crop water use efficiency, Physical and microbial properties and quality of soil organic matter (David Bezdicek, WSU, 1999)
  • Improved methods for evaluation of resistance to cephalasporium stripe of wheat (Chris Mundt, OSU, 1999)
  • Integrated management system for sustained seed yield of Kentucky Blue grass without burning (Donn Thill, ID, 1999)
  • Enhancing the success of direct-seed systems through the use of case studies to facilitate farmer-to-farmer learning in the Pacific Northwest (Tim Fiez, WSU, 1999)
  • Northwest coalition on direct-seed cropping systems research (R. J Cook, WSU, 1999)
  • Agronomic and economic evaluation of new cropping systems and their components (William Payne, OSU, 1999)
  • Develop suitable cultivars and agronomic practices for direct drilling winter canola into cereal residue (Jack Brown, UI; joint with Wysocki, OR, 1999)
  • Develop suitable cultivars and agronomic practices for direct drilling winter canola into cereal residue (Don Wysocki, OR; joint with Brown, UI, 1999)
  • Evaluation of wheat and pea varieties under direct and conventional seeding in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon (Steve Dofing, WSU, 1999)
  • Expanding access to PNW STEEP III cropping systems technology (R. Veseth/ D. Wysocki, ID/OR, 2000)
  • Long-term alternative crop rotations for the low rainfall dryland using no till- years 4 through 6 (W. Schillinger, WA, 2000)
  • Identifying superior Brassica species and cultivars within species that are suitable for direct seeding throughout the Pacific Northwest Region (J. Brown/D. Wysocki, ID/OR, 2000)
  • New technologies and strategies for managing weeds in conservation cropping systems for dryland wheat (F. Young/D. Thill, WA/ID, 2000)
  • The influence of polyacrylamide on the movement of soil-applied herbicides in furrow-irrigated corn (Zea maize L.) (D. Morishita, ID, 2000)
  • Seed placed lime to reduce the acidifying affects of nitrogen fertilizer in long-term direct seed systems (Greg Schwab, WA, 2001)
  • Assessing the impact of no-till and conventional till on crop variety, soil, insect and disease response (Stephen Guy, ID, 2001)
  • Vegetation management with herbicides between crops and during fallow in direct seed dryland winter wheat cropping systems (Joe Yenish, WA, 2001)
  • Development of residue manipulation systems for direct seeding drills to improve seed opener performance (Eric Drews, UI, 2001)
  • Updating statistical analysis software for on-farm testing (Russ Karow, OR, 2001)
  • No-till sowing into standing irrigated stubble instead of burning (Bill Schillinger, WA, 2001)
  • Expanding Access to PNW Direct Seed/Conservation Tillage Systems Technology (Roger Veseth, WSU/U of I/OSU, 2002)
  • Rotation Effects of Alternative Crops on Spring and Winter Wheat in Direct-Seed Cropping Systems. (R.J. Cook, WSU, 2002)
  • Strategies for Profitable Conservation Tillage Farming in the Pacific Northwest. (D. Young, WSU, 2002)
  • Identifying Alternate Rotation Crops for Eastern Oregon (S. Machado, OR, 2002)
  • Initiating Long-Term Agronomic Experiments in North-Central Oregon and South-Central Washington. (S. Machado, OR, 2002)
  • Nutrient Requirements of Short-Season Dryland Corn Grown in Eastern Washington Using Direct Seeding Methods. (G, Schwab, WSU, 2002)
  • Seasonal and Spatial Dynamics of Rodent Damage and Effectiveness of Management Options in No-Till Crop Rotations in Idaho and Washington (R. Sayler, WSU, 2002)
  • The Role of Alternate Hosts in the Epidemiology of Ascochyta Blight of Chickpea in Reduced Tillage Cropping Systems in the Pacific Northwest (T. Peever, ARS-WSU, 2002)
  • Examination of Tillage Factors, Crop Type, Soils and Non-Crop habitat upon Soil Fauna, Ground Dwelling Predators, and Aphid Density in a Small Inland PNW Watershed (G. Chang, ID, 2002)
  • Retooling Agriculture. Request for Publication of document on Direct-Seed Cropping Systems in the Pacific Northwest. (R.J. Cook, WSU, 2002)
  • Biology and Management of Rattail Fescue in Direct Seed Cropping Systems (Daniel A. Ball, Carol Mallory-Smith, Donn C. Thill, and Joseph P. Yenish, OR/ID/WA, 2003)
  • Improving Genetic Resistance to Cephalosporium Stripe of Wheat through Field and Toxin Screening and Molecular Mapping of Novel Genetic Stocks (Chris Mundt, C. James Peterson, and O. Riera-Lizarazu, OR, 2003)
  • Initiating Long-term Agronomic Experiments in North-Central Oregon & South-Central Washington (Stephen Machado, Steve Petrie, Richard Smiley, Dan Ball, and Don Wysocki, ID/OR, 2003)
  • Optimizing Plant Genetics and Soil Fertility to Achieve High Grain Protein Content in Hard Red Spring Wheat (Kimberlee, Kidwell, William Pan, Robert Gallagher, WA, 2003)
  • Developing optimal agronomic management systems for direct seeding Brassica oilseed and mustard crops in the Pacific Northwest (Jack Brown, Don Wysocki, ID/OR, 2003)
  • Impact of Alternative Crops on Winter Wheat and Spring Cereal Establishment, Growth, Yield, and Economics in Direct Seed Systems in the Intermediate Rainfall Area of Washington (Dennis Tonks and Aaron Esser, WA, 2003)
  • Evaluating Chemical Fallow Systems for Weed Control Efficacy, Soil Moisture Conservation, Crop Production, and Cost/Return Analysis (Joseph Yenish, Aaron Esser, Dennis Tonks, and Frank Young, WA, 2003)
  • Outreach activities for PNW Direct Seed and Conservation Tillage Systems Technology (Roger Veseth and Don Wysocki, ID/OR, 2003)
  • Expanding Access to PNW Direct Seed and Conservation Tillage Systems technologies (Don Wysocki and UI/WSU Tillage Extension Specialist, 2004)
  • The Role of Alternate Hosts in the Epidemiology of Ascochyta Blight of Chickpea in Reduced Tillage Cropping Systems in the Pacific Northwest. (Tobin Peever, Lori Carris, and Fred Muehlbauer, WSU/ USDA-ARS, 2004)
  • Education Solutions to Environmental and Economic Problems. (Mark Quinn and Catherine Perillo, WSU, 2004)
  • Fertilization of Late-Seeded Wheat in Chemical Fallow (Larry Lutcher, OSU, 2004)
  • Impact of Crop Rotation and Alternative Crops on Weed Populations, Yield, and Economics in Direct Seed Systems in the Intermediate Rainfall Area of Washington (Dennis Tonks and Aaron Esser, WSU, 2004)
  • The Strategic Use of Broadcast and Controlled Release Fertilizer to Facilitate N Applications and Improve Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Direct Seed Systems (Richard Koenig and David Huggins, WSU/USDA-ARS, 2004)
  • Assessing the Impact of Direct Seeding (No-Till) and Conventional-Till on Crop, Variety, Soil, and Insect Responses in Years 4-6. (Stephen Guy, Nilsa Bosque-Perez, Sanford Eigenbrode, and Jodi Johnson-Maynard, UI, 2004)
  • Improving Tillage Systems for Minimizing Erosion (Jan Boll, Shulin Chen, and Don McCool, UI, WSU, USDA ARS, 2004)
 
                         
 

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