PNW Conservation Tillage Handbook
The increasing success of conservation farming systems throughout the Northwest is due largely to the development and grower adaptation of new crop management technology. Producers and Ag support personnel are realizing the importance of keeping up to date on conservation systems research in order to develop and maintain successful conservation farming systems. The Pacific Northwest Conservation Farming Handbook a publication series that provides the principle source of information on new research developments on conservation farming systems in the region.
- Conservation Farming and Sustainability (No. 12, 1990)
- Radioactive Fallout Provides Estimator for Soil Erosion (No. 11, 1990)
- Erosion Makes Soils More Erodible (No. 10, 1990)
- Native Range and Cultivated Soils Compared (No. 9, 1988)
- Technology No Substitute for Conservation (No. 8, 1987)
- Management Considerations for Eroded Cropland (No. 7, 1987)
- Erosion-Productivity Relationships (No. 6, 1987)
- Erosion Reduces Water Storage and Yield Potential (No. 5, 1986)
- Tillage Erosion — Changing Landscapes and Productivity (No. 4, 1986)
- Rill Erosion Reduces Current Crop Yields (No. 3, 1986)
- Crop Yields Decline with Topsoil Loss (No. 2, 1985)
- Erosion Impacts on the Palouse Misunderstood (No. 1, 1985)
See also…
- The Undercutter Method for Winter Wheat- Summer Fallow Farming. This 16-minute DVD describes the Undercutter method, a cost and time saving way of farming in the PNW summer fallow area.
- Tillage Method and Sowing Rate Relations for Dryland Spring Wheat, Barley, and Oat (No. 30, November 2005) (pdf)
- Cropping Systems Research in the World’s Driest Rainfed Wheat Region (No. 29, 2004) (pdf)
- Dryland Cropping in the Western United States (No. 28, 2004) (pdf)
- Minimum and Delayed Conservation Tillage for Wheat-Fallow Farming (No. 27, 2001)
- Direct Seed Systems for Grain Legumes: Pursuing Improved Erosion Control, Water Storage, Yields and Profitability (No. 26, 1999)
- Direct Seeding Status and What’s Driving it (No. 25, 1999)
- Increased Cropping Intensity for Dryland with No-Till Barley (No. 24, 1999)
- Direct Seeding or No-Till…What’s the Difference (No. 23, 1999)
- Direct Seed Movement Gains Momentum with 1998 Conference (No. 22, 1998)
- CRP Take-Out: A Unique Opportunity for the Transition to Direct Seeding (No.21, 1997)
- New Minimum Tillage Systems for Legume-Winter Wheat Cropping Sequence (No.20, 1997)
- Direct Seeding Movement Aimed at Global Competitiveness, Soil Productivity and Erosion (No.19, 1997)
- Tillage Mulch Depth Effects During Fallow on Wheat Production and Wind Erosion Control Factors (No.18, 1997)
- Packing Summer Fallow Before Planting Winter Wheat: Agronomic Benefits and Environmental Concerns (No.17, 1997)
- Returning CRP Land to Crop Production-A Summary of 1994-1996 Research Trials in Washington State (No. 16b, 1995) (pdf)
- Deep Ripping Fall-Planted Wheat After Fallow to Improve Infiltration and Reduce Erosion (No. 16a, 1995)
- No-till Winter Wheat After Green Manure Legumes (No. 15, 1990)
- Reduced Tillage for Green Manure Legumes (No. 14, 1989)
- Conservation Tillage Spring Pea Production (No. 13, 1989)
- Conservation Tillage Considerations for Cereals (No. 12, 1988)
- Economical Approaches to Minimum Tillage Seeding (No. 11, 1988)
- Farming Practices Conserve and Improve Soil (No. 10, 1988)
- Traffic Compaction Affects Productivity (No. 9, 1988)
- Conservation Tillage Equipment Directory in Progress (No. 8, 1987)
- How Much Surface Residue Is Enough? (No. 7, 1987)
- Fallow Systems for Semi-arid Eastern Oregon and Eastern Washington (No. 6, 1987)
- Tillage System Comparisons (No. 5, 1987)
- Effective Conservation Farming Systems_PNW 275 (No. 4, 1986) (pdf)
- A Strip-till Planting System for No-till Fallow (No. 3, 1986)
- A No-till Plow! (No. 2, 1986)
- Research Grain Drill Opener Designs for Conservation Tillage (No. 1, 1985)
See also…
- Russian Thistle Management under Conservation Systems in Pacific Northwest Crop-Fallow Regions (Chapter 5, No. 16; also revised as PNW 492 in November 1995) (pdf)
- Managing Downy Brome under Conservation Tillage Systems in the Inland Northwest Crop-Fallow Region (Chapter 5, No. 15) PNW 509 (pdf)
- Tillage and Residue Management Strategies for Variable Cropland (Chapter 3, No. 18)
- Tillage and Stubble Management for Water Conservation (Chapter 3, No. 17)
- Surface Residue Reduces Overwinter Evaporation (Chapter 3, No. 14)
- Winter Lentil Could Provide Conservation Tillage Option (Chapter 8, No. 12)
- Winter Rapeseed Recropping Considerations (Chapter 8, No. 14)
- Winter Legumes May Fit No-till Systems (Chapter 8, No. 8)
- Maintaining Surface Residue on Summer Fallow (Chapter 3, No. 11)
- Improving Water Infiltration in Frozen Soil (Chapter 3, No. 13)
- Uniform Combine Residue Distribution for Successful No-Till and Minimum Tillage Systems — PNW 297 (Chapter 3, No. 7)
- Fertilizer Band Location for Cereal Root Access — PNW 283 (Chapter 6, No. 4)
- Straw Production and Grain Yield Relationship – PNW Conservation Tillage (No. 21, 2000)
- Russian Thistle Skeletons Provide Residue in Wheat-Fallow Cropping Systems (No. 20, 1998)
- The First No-Till Step — Combine Residue Spreading (No.19, 1997)
- Tillage and Residue Management Strategies for Variable Cropland (No. 18, 1992)
- Tillage and Stubble Management for Water Conservation (No. 17, 1991)
- Wheat Residue Composition, Decomposition and Management (No. 16, 1990)
- Runoff and Erosion Events in the Inland Northwest (No. 15, 1990)
- Surface Residue Reduces Overwinter Evaporation (No. 14, 1990)
- Improving Water Infiltration in Frozen Soil (No. 13, 1989)
- How Much Straw Do You Produce? (No. 12, 1989)
- Maintaining Surface Residue on Summer Fallow (No. 11, 1988)
- Tillage and Residue Cover (No. 10, 1988)
- Measuring Residue Cover (No. 9, 1988)
- Loss of Seed Zone Water Before Fall Seeding (No. 8, 1988)
- Uniform Combine Residue Distribution for Successful No-till and Minimum Tillage Systems — PNW 297 (No. 7, 1986)
- Crop Residue Reduces Freeze-Thaw Evaporation Loss (No. 6, 1985)
- Fall Stubble Management for Storage of Winter Precipitation (No. 5, 1985)
- Storage of Overwinter Precipitation (No. 4, 1985)
- Combine Residue Distribution (No. 3, 1985)
- Winter Wheat Straw Decomposition Rate (No. 2, 1985)
- The Value of Crop Residue Is Going up In Smoke (No. 1, 1984)
See also…
- Deep Ripping Fall-Planted Wheat After Fallow to Improve Infiltration and Reduce Erosion (Chapter 2, No. 16a)
- Russian Thistle Management under Conservation Systems in Pacific Northwest Crop-Fallow Regions (Chapter 5, No. 16; also revised as PNW 492 in November 1995) (pdf)
- Managing Downy Brome under Conservation Tillage Systems in the Inland Northwest Crop-Fallow Region (Chapter 5, No. 15) PNW 509 (pdf)
- Managing Cephalosporium Stripe in Conservation Tillage Systems (Chapter 4, No. 17)
- No-till Winter Wheat After Green Manure Legumes (Chapter 2, No. 15)
- Winter Rapeseed Recropping Considerations (Chapter 8, No. 14)
- How Much Residue Is Enough? (Chapter 2, No. 7)
- Fallow Systems for Semi-arid Eastern Oregon and Eastern Washington (Chapter 2, No. 6)
- Conservation Tillage Spring Pea Production (Chapter 2, No. 13)
- Reduced Tillage for Green Manure Legumes (Chapter 2, No. 14)
- Occurrence of the Rhizoctonia “Bare Patch” Disease in Diverse Sirect-Seed Spring Cropping Systems in a Low Precipitation Zone (No. 19, 2001)
- Green Bridge Control Starts in the Fall (No. 18, 1993)
- Managing Cephalosporium Stripe in Conservation Tillage Systems (No. 17, 1993)
- “Green Bridge” Key to Root Disease Control (No. 16, 1992)
- Fertilizer Placement Can Reduce Root Disease Effects (No. 15, 1991)
- Rhizoctonia Root Rot Management Considerations (No. 14, 1988)
- BYD: The Aphid-Virus-Corn Link (No. 13, 1987)
- Cephalosporium Stripe Control Strategies (No. 12, 1987)
- Seeding Date Controls Pythium in Winter Wheat (No. ll, 1987)
- Seedling Test for Pythium (No. 10, 1987)
- Strategies for Soilborne Disease Control in Winter Wheat (No. 9, 1986)
- Seed Age Affects Pythium Tolerance (No. 8, 1986)
- Integrated Pest Management System for Peas in the PNW (No. 7. 1986)
- Strawbreaker Foot Rot: New Research Considerations (No. 6, 1986)
- STEEP Researcher Leading Cereal Rust Control Effort (No. 5. 1986)
- No-till or Minimum Tillage Seeding of Winter Wheat Can Reduce Disease Problems (No. 4, 1985)
- Pythium Root Rot: Limiting Pacific Northwest Wheat Yields (No. 3, 1985)
- Cephalosporium Stripe Research — Considerations for Control (No 2, 1984)
- Management for Take-all and Pythium Root Rot Control (No. 1, 1984)
See also…
- Herbicide-Resistant Weeds and Their Management – PNW 437 and PNW Conservation Tillage Handbook (No. 18, Revised December 2002)
- Soil Water Use and Growth of Russian Thistle After Wheat Harvest- (No. 17, December 1999)
- Russian Thistle Management under Conservation Systems in Pacific Northwest Crop-Fallow Regions (No.16, 1995; also revised as PNW 492 in November 1995) (pdf)
- Managing Downy Brome under Conservation Tillage Systems in the Inland Northwest Crop-Fallow Region (No. 15, 1994 revised as PNW 509 in July 1998) (pdf)
- Fertilizer Placement-Row Spacing Effects on Wild Oat (No. 14, 1990)
- Inversion — A Weed Control Technique in Dryland Cereals (No. 13, 1989)
- Weed Control Considerations for Conservation Tillage (No. 12, 1988)
- Crop Density-A Weed Management Tool (No. 11, 1988)
- A New Option for Cheatgrass Control in Winter Cereals (No. 10, 1988)
- Jointed Goatgrass Seed Longevity (No. 9, 1988)
- Downy Brome Control Considerations (No. 8, 1987)
- Russian Thistle Control in a Wheat-Fallow Rotation (No. 7, 1987)
- Control of Jointed Goatgrass in Dryland Cereal Grains (No. 6, 1986)
- New Wild Oat and Broadleaf Herbicide (No. 5, 1986)
- Deep Banding Fertilizer: A Weed Management Tool! (No. 4, 1985)
- Jointed Goatgrass — A Growing Problem in Pacific Northwest Winter Cereals (No. 3, 1985)
- Herbicide Effectiveness Under Conservation Tillage (No. 2. 1985)
- Promising Grassy Weed Herbicides for No-till Winter Wheat (No. 1, 1985)
See also…
- Winter Wheat Nitrogen Management in the 18- to 25-inch Precipitation Zone (No. 15, 1990)
- Soil Sampling in Fertilizer-Banded Fields (No. 14, 1990)
- Variable Fertilizer Application Improves Profits and Conservation (No. 13, 1989)
- “WheatPlan” — A Method of Estimating Nitrogen Fertilizer Requirements for Dryland Winter Wheat (No. 12, 1987)
- Wheat Response to Lime on Acid Soils (No. 11, 1987)
- Fertility Research on Hard Red Spring Wheat (No. 10, 1987)
- Variable Importance of Fertilizer Placement (No. 9, 1987)
- Yield Losses Resulting from Soil Acidity (No. 8, 1987)
- Paired-row vs. Single Row Spacing (No. 7, 1987)
- Managing Variable Soils (No. 6, 1986)
- Pop-up Fertilizer Considerations (No. 5, 1986)
- Fertilizer Band Location for Cereal Root Access — PNW 283 (No. 4, 1986)
- Deep Banding Fertilizer Improves Use Efficiency (No. 3, 1985)
- Use of Legumes in No-till and Minimum Till (No. 2, 1984)
- Fertility Management for No-till and Minimum Tillage Systems (No. 1, 1984)
See also…
- Fertilizer Placement Can Reduce Root Disease Effects (Chapter 4, No. 15)
- Fertilizer Placement-Row Spacing Effects on Wild Oat (Chapter 5, No. 14)
- Management Considerations for Eroded Cropland (Chapter 1, No. 7)
- Reduced Tillage for Green Manure Legumes (Chapter 2, No. 14)
- Research Grain Drill Opener Designs for Conservation Tillage (Chapter 2, No. 1)
- Deep Banding Fertilizer: A Weed Management Tool! (Chapter 5, No. 4)
- No-Till and Conventional-Till Effects on Spring Wheat in the Palouse, published in the Journal of Crop Management, May 2007
- Hessian Fly Management in Conservation Tillage Systems for the Inland Pacific Northwest (No. 15, 1993)
- Winter Rapeseed Recropping Considerations (No. 14, 1990)
- Developing Resistance to Russian Wheat Aphid (No. 13, 1990)
- Winter Lentil Could Provide Conservation Tillage Option (No. 12, 1990)
- Selecting Soft White Winter Wheat Varieties for Conservation Tillage (No. 11, 1989)
- Small Red Lentil as a Fallow Substitute (No. 10, 1989)
- Effective Hessian Fly Control: Plant Resistance (No. 9, 1988)
- Winter Legumes May Fit No-till Systems (No. 8, 1988)
- Austrian Winter Pea a Good Alternative to Fallow (No. 7, 1988)
- Pythium Resistant Spring Wheat (No. 6, 1987)
- Winter Rape Management Research (No. 5, 1987)
- Insect Potential for Winter Rapeseed (No. 4, 1987)
- Oveson — New Soft White Winter Wheat (No. 3, 1987)
- New Rapeseed Varieties to Expand PNW Market Potential (No. 2, 1985)
- New Disease Resistant Varieties on the Horizon (No. 1, 1985)
See also…
- Examining the Sources of Difference in Profitability and Costs for Conservation and Conventional tillage in Eastern Washington (No. 20, November 2005) (pdf)
- Economics of Alternative No-Till Spring Crop Rotations In Washington’s Weat-Fallow Region (No. 19, December 2003)
- PNW New Internet-Based Statistical Analysis Software for Analyzing On-Farm Test Results (No. 18, February 2003)
- PNW Expanding Internet/E-mail Access to PNW Direct Seed Cropping Systems Technology (No.17, May 2002)
- PNW Economics of Conservation Tillage in a wheat-Fallow Rotation (No.16, February 2002)
- PNW Direct Seed List Server Continues to Expand (No. 15a, December 2001)
- PNW Web Site Provides Direct Seed Technology Access (No. 15, December 2000)
- PNW Economic Research Shows No-Till Profitability (No. 14, March 2000)
- PNW Grower Direct Seed Web Forum (No. 13, March 2000)
- New PNW Direct Seed E-mail List Server (No. 12, 1999)
- Direct Seeding Case Study Series For The Inland Northwest (No. 11, 1999)
- Northwest Directory of Technology Resources for Direct Seed Cropping Systems (No. 10, 1999)
- On-Farm Testing: A scientific Approach to Grower Evaluation of New Technologies (No. 9, 1999)
- Northwest Directory of Technology Resources for Conservation Tillage Systems (No. 8, 1997)
- Yield Mapping Could Improve Crop and Resource Management (No. 7, 1990)
- Weather Wizard: A Method to Refine Weather Data for Your Location (No. 6, 1988)
- Agronomic Zones: A Link to Applying Research (No. 5, 1986)
- Bulletins and Audio-Visuals on Conservation Farming Techniques (No. 4, 1986)
- Flexcropping: A Potential Risk Management Strategy (No. 3, 1986)
- Perceptions of No-till in the Palouse (No. 2, 1986)
- Computer Modeling Evaluation of Best Management Practices (No. 1, 1985)
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