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PNW
STEEP II EXTENSION
CONSERVATION
FARMING UPDATE - MAY1996
June 13 Lind
Dryland Research Station Field Day
The Field Day for
the Washington State University Dryland Agricultural Research Center at
Lind is scheduled for June 13. Registration, refreshments and viewing
of exhibits will begin at 8:30 a.m. Field tours will be held from 9:00
to 12:30.
The program features
a number of production topics of high interest to growers in the crop-fallow
region, including:
- A new herbicide
for selective downy brome control in winter wheat - Alex Ogg, USDA-ARS
- Spring Wheat
Breeding for Dry Areas - Kim Kidwell, WSU
- Lupins as an
Alternative Crop in Dry Areas, Dan Ball, OSU
- Date and Rate
of Seeding Effects on Wheat Yield and Straw Production - Edwin Donaldson,
WSU
- Winter Wheat
Seedling Emergence with Conservation Tillage - Bill Schillinger, WSU
- Integrated Production
Management for Spring Wheat - Frank Young, USDA-ARS, and Bill Pan, WSU
- Winter Wheat
Breeding for Dry Areas - Steve Lyon, WSU
A no-host lunch
will be held at 12:30. Robert Papendick, ARS/WSU Soil Scientist, will
give a presentation on “Qualifying for New CRP Contracts in Wind Erosion
Areas.” Karl Kupers, a Harrington, WA grower, will speak on “My Future
as a Dryland Grower.”
Credits for pesticide
recertification and Certified Crop Adviser continuing education have been
requested for the field day program. For more information on the Field
Day, contact Bill Schillinger (509-659-0090, ext. 214).
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