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HOME AGRICULTURE YOUTH AND 4-H FAMILY LIVING MASTER GARDENER OFFICE RESOURCES	Help downloading files labeled pdf Ag Links Cover Crop Publications Organic Production Ag Entrepreneur Resources WA Plastic Pesticide Container Recycling PNW Insect, Weed, and Disease Handbooks Insect Handbook Weed Handbook Disease Handbook Resources from Agri-Focus Newsletter May 2008 Farm energy calculators , Planning tools designed to help producers save electrical energy, fuel or fossil-fuel-based fertilizers. From ATTRA – the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service. http://attra.ncat.org/energy_calculators.html MachCost Program , University of Idaho. A program for calculating costs of operating machinery. Download free at http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/aers/r_machcost_inst.htm Grain Marketing is Simple, It’s Just Not Easy. Usset, Ed. $29.95 available at http://www.cffm.umn.edu/simple/ WSU Extension Farm Management website has several enterprise budgets you can download and compare with your operation. http://www.farm-mgmt.wsu.edu/ March 2008 Conserve Fuel and Save Money July 2007 Tips For No-Tilling Corn on Corn April 2007 Energy Program Handout February 2006 Testing an Alternative Index for Soil Nitrogen Technical notes on the Illinois Soil N Test October 2005 Best Management Practices for Pesticide and Fertilizer Storage, WSDA Sustainable Agriculture E-Newsletter, USDA-ATTRA As a Farmer or Rancher, What Do I Need to Know About Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy?, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Practical Irrigation Wiring Book, National Food and Energy Council September 2005 Horton Wireworm Study, Potato Progress July 2005 No-till Seeding Guide, good overview of the basics written by a private agronomist. Dakota Lake Research Farm, both dryland and irrigated no-till systems research No-Till on the Plains, a partnership of farmers, agribusinesses, associations, and state and federal agencies No-Tillage, Sustainable Agriculture in the New Millennium. Rolf Derpsch, a no-till consultant, gives a taste of the international move to no-till. June 2005 Updated! Eastern Washington Nutrient Management Guide for Dryland Winter Wheat. WSU Extension Uniform Combine Residue Distribution for Successful No-Till and Minimum Tillage Systems, Extension bulletin PNW297 The PNW Conservation Tillage Handbook, specifically the following sections: The First No-Till Step -- Combine Residue Spreading. This chapter gives a list of commercially available straw and chaff spreading equipment for combines. Traffic Compaction Affects Productivity May 2005 *New!Nitrogen Management for Hard Wheat Protein Enhancement, Pacific Northwest Extension. No-till Seeding After Alfalfa Reduces Expenses, PNW Conservation Tillage Handbook Series Conservation Tillage Works with Furrow Irrigation, PNW Conservation Tillage Handbook Series Economical Erosion Control Under Furrow Irrigation, PNW Conservation Tillage Handbook Series April 2005* Cover Crops and Manure Help Rebuild and Improve Soils Managing Manure in Potato and Vegetable Systems, Michigan State University Extension March 2005 Stripe Rust, WSU Bulletin Decision guide for foliar disease control in irrigated wheat, Canadian publication USDA Value Added Producer Grants Available WSU Summer Practicum in Orgainc Agriculture July 2004 Value-Added Producer Grants Application information Washington contact information Winter Wheat and Triticale for Winter Grazing Grazing Corn Residue (Ohio State University) Evaluation of Corn Hybrids at Two Stages of Development for Grazing Heifers (Research Abstract) Cattle in Cornfields Put on Big Gains (Hay and Forage Grower article) Winter Grazing Standing Corn Plants for Beef Cows under Maintenance Conditions (Utah State University Study) Cows in the Corn! (Iowa State University Study) Use of Brassica Crops (turnips) in Grazing Systems (University of Wisconsin) June 2004 USDA-WSARE Farmer/Rancher Grants, call for proposals Cereal Leaf Beetle, Montana State University May 2004 Diazinon Label Changes-Crop-by-Crop Summary April 2004 Buffers, Imposed by U.S. District Court Order Grassfed Beef, WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural Resources Grassfed Beef, University of California site highlighting the research on the nutritional benefits of grassfed beef March 2004 Conservation Technology Information Center Newsletters Reduced Tillage in Irrigated Systems No Till on the Plains February 2004 2003 WSU Cereal Variety Evaluation Result OSU Research on Water Repellant Soils Farm-to-Cafteria Connections 2004 WSSP Sheep Shearing School Measures to Guard Against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) January 2004 Pacific Northwest Weed CD Organic Alfalfa Production Calculating Custom Rates and Custom Rate Calculator Estimating Active Carbon for Soil Quality Assessment: A Simplified Method for Laboratory and Field Use November 2003 Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing a Busienss Plan for Farms & Rural Businesses Using Strip Tillage in Vegetable Production Systems in Western Oregon Soil Biology Primer NRCS Soil Quality Institute Soil Mites and Other Animals WSU Tree Fruit Post Harvest Information Network October 2003 2003 Far West/WaPCA Conference The Washington State Grazing Conference Top 40 Commodities News Releases September 2003 NRCS Soil Quality-Agronomy Technical Note No. 17 Canadian Ruminant Products May Be Imported August 2003 Agricultural Marketing Resource Center Organic Ag Info Soil Organic Matter, NRCS Soil Quality Institute Organic Matter Management, University of Minnesota Building Soils for Better Crops, USDA-SARE Book Hantavirus: What is it? What can be done about it? July 2003 Forage Pearl Millet, AERC Forage Pearl Millet, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food Summary of Mustard Green Manure Work, Agrichemical and Environmental News June 2003 National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Potato Industry Day WSU Vegetable Pathology Team May 2003 University of California Study, Soil Samples CRP Sign-UP Fact Sheet March 2003 Repairing Pacifc Northwest Rangelands Onion Storage Evaluation Data Herbicide Resistant Weeds & Their Management Soil Electrical Conductivity (EC) Mapping NW Direct Seed Conference Proccedings How to Direct Market Farm Products on the Internet February 2003 USDA Public Meeting, Briefing 2002 Farm Bill & USDA Programs and Services Accelerated Climate Prediction Initiative January 2003 Grant/Adams Agricultural Disaster Areas Grass Growth/Regrowth for Improved Management Concentrated Animal feeding Operation (CAFO) National Allium (Onion) Research Ceonference Tame Thistles in Pastures Accelerated Climate Prediction Initiative 2002 Census of Agriculture

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