In Part 1 of 2, we got a few hints of what was to come in Part 2. I know you all have been in suspense! LOL… After working with one of the leading hydraulic soil sampling companies in the US, tapping local expertise on fabrications, and smashing more knuckles and kneecaps than we would like to admit to… “The NSAR Unit” would like to unveil the newest addition to the USDA AR ...
Field Research
Adapting to the Landscape in Research Instead of Altering Your Research for Sampling Methods... (Part 2 of 2)
Pacific Northwest Weather Events and Soil Erosion Trends
At the Palouse Conservation Field Station, located near Pullman, WA, plot studies with treatments that include multiple tillage operations and no residue exhibited large losses of soil and water in surface runoff, whereas direct-seed treatments have shown negligible runoff and erosion. Direct seeding reduces energy costs, loss of precipitation to runoff, and provides off-site ...
Adapting to the Landscape for Research Instead of Altering Your Research for Sampling Methods
(Part 1 of 2) The greater Palouse Region is unique in many ways. The landscapes and average rainfall vary greatly across the area. There are many a day out in the field where one of us will say, “well if it was flat, we could do this…”. Farming in this region does not benefit from any flat fields worth mentioning, and the CAF LTAR site is no exception. Historically, this has p ...