REACCH teams strive to help Pacific Northwest cereal farmers remain successful and profitable under the effects of climate change by identifying ways to increase crop productivity and resource efficiency, improve soil health, and monitor crops and soils with greater accuracy. The goal of these studies is to make agriculture more resilient and flexible by identifying farming methods that can withstand risks associated with changes in climate.
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Crops
REACCH conducts experiments in crop intensification and diversification, examining approaches for enhancing agricultural productivity by reducing fallow periods and identifying suitable crops for rotation.
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- Crop diversity and intensity in Pacific Northwest dryland cropping systems
- Intensifying grain legume production
- Nitrogen cycling in crop rotations
- Late-planted winter triticale in the dry region
- Winter pea crop rotation study at Ritzville, WA
- Reducing nitrate leaching through winter cover cropping
- High residue farming publications available for irrigated growers
Soil Fertility and Health
REACCH focuses on improving soil quality, nitrogen use efficiency and soil carbon sequestration to manage soil health and fertility while decreasing atmospheric GHG emissions.
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- Conservation management effects on soil organic matter
- The importance of soil fertility in crop production
- Climate, management and soil health
- Soil carbon and nitrogen fractionation following biosolids applications
- Soil organic carbon dynamics in Pendleton long-term experiments
- Cropping system nitrogen use efficiency after 10 years of no-tillage
Precision Management
REACCH investigates precision technologies for monitoring crop health and field variations and making resource management more efficient.
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- Performance criteria for evaluating site-specific nitrogen management
- Determining the controls on nitrogen uptake from space
- Using time-lapse imagery for applied agricultural monitoring
- Precision nitrogen management: Developing science-based practices
- Assessing crop performance with time-lapse photography
- Site-specific climate-friendly farming
Water and Erosion
REACCH studies the effects of direct seeding and conservation tillage practices on reducing erosion, as well as the sensitivity of soil erosion to climatic warming.
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Management Strategies
Many conservation-based management practices that directly benefit farmers are also some of the best for mitigating the effects of climate change. Several strategies exist that can offer both short- and long-term benefits to farmers and the environment.
