Progress 01/01/10 to 12/31/11
Outputs
OUTPUTS: This project was funded by a planning grant to develop a proposal for a Long Term Agricultural Project for Pacific Northwest Agriculture. The following activities were carried out. 1) A steering committee for grant preparation was formed, consisting of PIs and other personnel who provided additional needed expertise. 2) This committee met approximately 15 times as a group and conducted numerous subcommittee meetings to formulate a proposal. These meetings involved travel to central locations or were virtual, supported by grant funds. 3) A stakeholder advisory committee (SAC) was formed with membership representing relevant commodity groups in the region (grain and wheat producers), agricultural industry representatives, NGOs and representatives of the state departments of agriculture for Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The SAC and steering committee participated in a day-long meeting to share and refine project concepts. 4) Oral presentations and posters were made at regional meetings: Pacific Northwest Direct Seed Association, With permission from the NIFA National Program Leader for this program and Regional Approaches to Climate Change Program Area Code - A3101, planning efforts were redirected to respond to this call. This entailed recruiting additional membership with explicit expertise in climate modeling. 5) The team prepared and submitted a proposal to A3101 in July 2010. 6) The proposal was deemed competitive and a team of PIs participated in a reverse site visit in Nov. 2010 in which the proposal was explained through a presentation and written report to panel members and NIFA officials. 7) A second document was prepared for the panel and submitted on Dec. 6, 2010. 8) The team was awarded a $20M grant to pursue a project entitled "Regional Approaches to Climate Change for Pacific Northwest Agriculture" Award #2011-68002-30191 on Feb. 15, 2011. For the remainder of the planning grant funds were used to build the infrastructure that will be used to pursue supplementary funding to help extend the climate project, which was awarded for a 5-year period. The planning grant was to pursue funding for a 10-year project. Products included talks and posters presented at professional and grower meetings to promote the project concept. 9) A teacher survey developed and analyzed; hosted 4 workshops (106 students grade 6-8) on current research and careers in agriculture (March, 2011) PARTICIPANTS: Individuals: Eigenbrode, Sanford D, University of Idaho, Abatzoglou, John T., University of Idaho, Antle, John M., Oregon State University, Burke, Ian C., Washington State University, Capalbo, Susan, Oregon State University, Gessler, Paul E., University of Idaho, Gosz, James R., University of Idaho, Huggins, David R., USDA-ARS, Pullman WA, Johnson-Maynard, Jodi, University of Idaho, Kruger, Chad E., Washington State University, Lamb, Brian K., Washington State University, Mote, Philip W., Oregon State University, Painter, Kathleen M., University of Idaho, Pan, William L., Washington State University, Petrie, Steven, Oregon State University, Paulitz, Timothy C., USDA-ARS, Pullman WA, Shepson, Paul B., Purdue University, Stockle, Claudio O., Washington State University, Walden, Von P., University of Idaho, Wulforst, Jeffry D., University of Idaho, Wolf, Kattlyn J., University of Idaho, Rupp, R., Washington TARGET AUDIENCES: The audience for the project includes farmers, producer organizations, other citizens involved in or dependent upon stable food production systems, primary and secondary educators, scientists, climate scientists, policy makers and others with a stake in ensuring agricultural productivity and economic viability of agriculture in the Inland Pacific Northwest is sustained PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
The principal outcome of the project activities was preparation of a successful proposal which has resulted in the initiation of the climate change project. The change in knowledge that has resulted includes the considerable increase in knowledge among the new project participants due to their collaborative effort. The efforts of the new project in all its dimensions are changes in action and condition. The coordinated research, extension and education effort is unprecedented in the region. Other impacts include: K-12 students with greater knowledge of agricultural topics and possible careers within the field as a result of having participated in project workshops. The project has highlighted the difference between the techncial and economic potential for adoption of technologies and management changes, and developed a means to assess the economic potential of new and emerging practices. The project has also contributed to the underlying economic framework which accounts for scale and heterogeneity in the populations of potential adopters. Otherwise, at this point there are few if any changes in knowledge, action or condition for stakeholders because the climate project has just been funded. Other impacts include
Publications
- J.L.Johnson-Maynard, K. Wolf, B. Swan and S. Eigenbrode Needs and barriers to the incorporation of sustainable agriculture and climate change in K-12 education. 2010 meetings of the Agronomy Society of America. Oct. 31-Nov. 4. Long Beach, CA. Abstracts available online (http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2010am/webprogram/Paper61696.html).
- Antle, J.M., S.M. Capalbo. (2010) Adaptation of Agricultural and Food Systems to Climate Change: An Economic and Policy Perspective. Applied Economics Perspectives and Policy (AEPP) 32(3): 386- 416.
- Antle, J.M., (2011) Parsimonious Multi-dimensional Impact Assessment Am. J. Agr. Econ. (2011) 93(5): 1292-1311 doi:10.1093/ajae/aar052
- Brown, T.T. and D.R. Huggins. 2012. Soil Carbon Sequestration in the Dryland Cropping Region of the Pacific Northwest. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. Accepted 11/201
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Progress 01/01/10 to 12/31/10
Outputs
OUTPUTS: This is a planning grant to develop a proposal for a Long Term Agricultural Project for Pacific Northwest Agriculture. The following activities were carried out. 1) A steering committee for grant preparation was formed, consisting of PIs and other personnel who provided additional needed expertise. 2) This committee has met approximately 15 times as a group and has conducted numerous subcommittee meetings to formulate a proposal. These meetings involved travel to central locations or were virtual, supported by grant funds. 3) A stakeholder advisory committee (SAC) was formed with membership representing relevant commodity groups in the region (grain and wheat producers), agricultural industry representatives, NGOs and representatives of the state departments of agriculture for Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The SAC and steering committee participated in a day-long meeting to share and refine project concepts. 4) Oral presentations and posters were made at regional meetings: Pacific Northwest Direct Seed Association, With permission from the NIFA National Program Leader for this program and Regional Approaches to Climate Change Program Area Code - A3101, planning efforts were redirected to respond to this call. This entailed recruiting additional membership with explicit expertise in climate modeling. 5) The team prepared and submitted a proposal to A3101 in July 2010. 6) The proposal was deemed competitive and a team of PIs participated in a reverse site visit in Nov. 2010 in which the proposal was explained through a presentation and written report to panel members and NIFA officials. 7) A second document was prepared for the panel and submitted on Dec. 6, 2010. PARTICIPANTS: Individuals: Eigenbrode, Sanford D, University of Idaho, Abatzoglou, John T., University of Idaho, Antle, John M., Oregon State University, Burke, Ian C., Washington State University, Capalbo, Susan, Oregon State University, Gessler, Paul E., University of Idaho, Gosz, James R., University of Idaho, Huggins, David R., USDA-ARS, Pullman WA, Johnson-Maynard, Jodi, University of Idaho, Kruger, Chad E., Washington State University, Lamb, Brian K., Washington State University, Mote, Philip W., Oregon State University, Painter, Kathleen M., University of Idaho, Pan, William L., Washington State University, Petrie, Steven, Oregon State University, Paulitz, Timothy C., USDA-ARS, Pullman WA, Shepson, Paul B., Purdue University, Stockle, Claudio O., Washington State University, Walden, Von P., University of Idaho, Wulforst, Jeffry D., University of Idaho, Wolf, Kattlyn J., University of Idaho, Rupp, R., Washington State University, Henshaw, D., Andrews Experimental Forest. Partner Organizations: University of Idaho, Oregon State University, Washington State University, Agricultural Research Service of the USDA, LTER sites: Andrews Forest, Kellogg Biological Station TARGET AUDIENCES: The audience for the project for which we seek to procure funding includes farmers, producer organizations, other citizens involved in or dependent upon stable food production systems, primary and secondary educators, scientists, climate scientists, policy makers and others with a stake in ensuring agricultural productivity and economic viability of agriculture in the Inland Pacific Northwest is sustained. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: The planning grant was designed to pursue an expected call for proposals for a Sustainable Agricultural Systems Long Term Agricultural Project from NIFA. That call has been indefinitely, hence this planning grant has been redirected to pursue a grant from NIFA's Regional Approaches to Climate Change Program Cooperative Agricultural Project (CAP), Area Code - A3101, as described above. This effort appears to have been successful. Remaining resources in this grant will be devoted to pursuing funding related to execution of the CAP. One PI, Hans Kok, has left the University of Idaho and is no longer considered a PI on this proposal.
Impacts
A draft web site was developed but has not yet been posted. Awareness of the issues pertaining to sustainable agriculture in the region was increased, especially among the Stakeholder Advisory Committee group. The proposal developed by the team to NIFA program A3101 was recommended for funding. As of the date of this report, the award is pending.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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