Status: Ongoing
Improving Soil Health in Diversified Agroforestry and Silvopasture Systems of NE Washington
Soil health in agroforestry systems is largely lacking in the literature and a great need for data-driven practices has been expressed throughout NE Washington by…
Mapping Colorado potato beetle to promote proactive management in potato
Potatoes are one of the highest value crops grown in Washington, but growers face threats from pests such as Colorado potato beetle (CPB). Because potatoes…
A SmartChip for Pathogenic and Beneficial Microbes Underlying Soil Health
High-throughput, low-cost diagnostics for multiple aspects of soil health are a necessary component of maximizing the ability of researchers to understand soil health processes and…
Integrating drones into weed management on the Palouse
Farmers on the Palouse are increasingly spending more resources to manage weeds. Weed management, in part, requires fine scale knowledge of weed populations. Mapping weeds…
Compost Teas for Enhanced Nutrient Cycling
With increasing fertilizer and fuel costs, producers are increasingly keen to improve on-farm nutrient cycling through biologically intensive methods. Currently, poor plant-soil-microbe interactions do not…
Comparison of disease resistance among heritage chicken breeds
Organic poultry farming is uniquely threatened by infectious disease, because organic farming practices increase chicken exposure to parasites and pathogens while simultaneously restricting the use…
Evaluating cellulose nanofibers for managing potato diseases
Cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) are non-toxic nanomaterials derived from plant cellulose, which is the most abundant, renewable biomass found in nature. Recently, CNFs were shown to…
Growers’ perceptions of IPM in pear across regions in the Pacific Northwest
Pear IPM programs focusing on selective pesticides and cultural controls are demonstrated to effectively manage the most challenging pest, pear psylla, better than conventional programs…
Building Soil Health Resiliency Through Vermicompost Tea Application
Agricultural intensification to meet the food needs of an increasing global population has placed tremendous pressure on our ability to maintain the health and quality…
Identifying biocontrol agents for X-disease vectors to allow integrated pest management in cherries
X-disease, colloquially referred to as “little cherry disease” is the key threat to Pacific Northwest cherry production and the only management options are tree removal…