STEEP: Impact of long-term conservation farming research and education in Pacific Northwest wheatlands

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 253-264

  Kok, Hans ^a,b   Papendick, Robert I ^c   Saxton, Keith E ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation adoption; Erosion; Impact assessment; Pacific Northwest; Special research grants

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ARABLE LAND; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EROSION CONTROL; HARVESTING; INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOPSOIL; WHEAT;

IDAHO; OREGON; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70449530885     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.64.4.253     Document Type: Article

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