Progress 01/01/10 to 12/31/14
Outputs
Target Audience: Not relevant to this administrative project. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? For this last 3-month period, following are current activities: 1. The current Associate Director has been theleadadministrator in working witharchitects to process the final designs for new green houses. 2. The part-time Assistant Associate Directorwill be actively involved in writing the Plan of Work. Also, will continue toreview Project Initiations, Annual, and Final reports. Will stillattend meetings as the representative of the ARC as needed. 3. Responsibilites for the new Associate Director will be aligned with a focus on the future needs of this office, departments, and researchers.A training program with members of administration and staffis planned. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? The ARC provides an annual report of their activities that can be accessed online at: http://arc.wsu.edu/. In addition, the administrators meet with members of commodity commissions, congressmen, growers, producers, citizen groups, etc. to share research and promote a cooperative association. Brochures, websites, posters, and power point presentations have all been developed to assist the public in accessing the ARC and CAHNRS departments for more detailed information. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
In the three month period between the annual progress report and this final report, there are no signficant changes to report.Followingare the major activitiesduring this period as they pertain to the goals: 1. This Hatch administrative project for the Washington State University Agricultural Research Center (ARC)was submittedfor the renewalperiod of 5 years and was approved through the end of 2019. 2. The selection process to replace the current Associate Director is in progress. 2. TheARC is in the process of gathering, reviewing, and submitting Annual and Final reports to the REEport system by the coming March 1, 2015 deadline. 4. Administrative assignments are being made in order to begin writing the upcoming Plan of Work report.
Publications
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Progress 10/01/13 to 09/30/14
Outputs
Target Audience: Not relevant to this administrative project. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? As the Director and Associate Director of the ARC, administrative duties involve meetings with a variety of local, regional, and national research groups; other university administrators; private industry leaders, government officials, and international organizations. There are opportunities to accept leadership roles outside of the ARC that will benefit CAHNRS and provide professional growth. Administrator training through the LEAD-21 program has been utilized. The ARC administrators take on duties as assigned by the Dean of CAHNRS and work closely with WSU Extension and the Academics Department as part of the CAHNRS group. Members of faculty in leadership positions such as department Chairs and Directors often assist the ARC in their areas of expertise in developing programs, the preparation of the Plan of Work, and serving as Co-Administrative Advisors of Multi-State projects. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? The ARC provides an annual report of their activities that can be accessed online at: http://arc.wsu.edu/. In addition, the administrators meet with members of commodity commissions, congressmen, growers, producers, citizen groups, etc. to share research and promote a cooperative association. Brochures, websites, posters, and power point presentations have all been developed to assist the public in accessing the ARC and CAHNRS departments for more detailed information. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Meeting the goals of this project is an ongoing process. The ARC will continue to strive for excellence in leadership, service, and program support as the research arm of CAHNRS. Training will be provided to leaders and support staff as new policies and procedures (both at WSU and USDA/NIFA) are implemented. Reporting of research will continue to be provided through the REEport system and the Plan of Work in a timely manner. Impact statements from Hatch/Multi-State research groups will be submitted to the Western Regional office during the third year.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
1. The goal of the Washington State University Agricultural Research Center (ARC), the Agricultural Experiment Station of the State of Washington, is to promote research beneficial to the citizens of Washington. The ARC recognizes its unique land-grant research mission to the people of Washington and their increasing global involvement. The ARC provides leadership in discovering and applying knowledge through high-quality research that contributes to a safe and abundant food, fiber, and energy supply while enhancing the sustainability of agricultural and natural resource systems. 2. Information concerning the ARC's administration of Hatch Multi-State research funds can be found in the progress report form of project WNP07996. Additional detail concerning the ARC (including annual reports) is available at the website located at: http://arc.wsu.edu/. Impact Statements for various types of Hatch Multi-State committees are submitted to report on their support of active research nationwide. Currently, the ARC has faculty participants in 163 Hatch research projects and 33 Hatch Multi-State committees. Support is provided to attend annual Multi-State meetings to share research results and network with other participants for future cooperative projects and grants. In addition to Hatch, the ARC also oversees another 71 projects that are either related to Animal Health, McIntire-Stennis or competitive grants. The ARC ispart ofthe Office of Research for the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS). In this capacity, it continues to provide information, training, and assistance on the implementation of policies and procedures for USDA/NIFA's Research, Education, and Extension Project Online Reporting Tool (REEport) system as well as the National Information Management and Support System (NIMSS) for the Multi-State research program. The office is the site administrator for forms processing for USDA formula and non-formula funded projects. The ARC continues to focus its Hatch funding on capacity building activities. The ARC has been expanding its grant preparation and submission services as well as starting an office to manage new projects post-award. In addition, the ARC isorganizing infrastructure around a core facilities model. Seeking creative solutions to support or expand existing programs and start new areas of research is an ongoing priority. 3. Washington state farmers and food processors of packaged/processed foods rank in the top five nationwide for more than two dozen different agricultural products (http://nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Washington/Publications/Annual_Statistical_Bulletin/2011/abb.pdf). The value of Washington's agricultural production for the most current year reported (2012) reached $9.89 billion (http:agr.wa.gov/AginWa/docs/2012WaAgValuesUSDAPressRelease.pdf). The ARC not only supports research at campus locations, but statewide as well through its Research and Extension Center farms. In this way, it impacts the value of agricultural production. As a result, WSU’s contributions help Washington State remain competitive. 4. To improve reporting in the Plan of Work, it has become a joint effort combining the productivity of both the ARC and the WSU Extension office. In addition, department heads provide details of their programs, publications, and goals to incorporate into the report. As reporting guidelines change, the ARC adjusts its 5-year plan accordingly. This may result in developing new areas of research or increasing weaker areas as possible with resources available.
Publications
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Progress 01/01/13 to 09/30/13
Outputs
Target Audience:
Nothing Reported
Changes/Problems: A new Director of the Agricultural Research Center, Dr. James Moyer,started in May 2013 and has been actively meeting with the CAHNRS and stakeholder communities to determinethe present status and future direction of the ARC. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? As the Director and Associate Director of the ARC, administrative duties involve meetings with a variety of local, regional, and national research groups; other university administrators; private industry leaders, government officials, and international organizations.There are opportunities to accept leadership roles outside of theARC that will benefit CAHNRS and provide professional growth. Administrator training through the LEAD-21 program has been utilized. The ARC administrators take on duties as assigned by the Dean of CAHNRS and work closely with WSU Extension and the Academics Departmentas part of theCAHNRS group. Members of faculty in leadership positions such as department Chairs and Directors often assist the ARC in their areas of expertise in developing programs, the preparation of the Plan of Work, and serving as Co-Administrative Advisors (AA)'s of Multi-State projects. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? The ARC provides an annual report of their activities that can be accessed online at: http://arc.wsu.edu/. In addition, the administrators meet with members of commodity commissions, legislators, growers, producers, citizen groups, etc. to share research and promote a cooperative association. Brochures, websites, posters, and power point presentations have all been developed to assist the public in accessing the ARC and CAHNRS departments for more detailed information. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Meeting the goals of this projectis an ongoing process. The ARC will continue to strive for excellence in leadership, service, andprogram support as the research arm of CAHNRS. Training will be provided to leaders and support staff as new policies and procedures (both at WSU and USDA/NIFA) are implemented. Reporting of research will continue to be provided through the REEport system and the Plan of Work in a timely manner. Impact statementsfrom Hatch/Multi-State research groups will be submitted to the Western Regional office during the third year.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
1. The goal of the Washington State University Agricultural Research Center (ARC), the Agricultural Experiment Station of the State of Washington, is to promote research beneficial to the citizens of Washington. The ARC recognizes its unique land-grant research mission to the people of Washington and their increasing global involvement. The ARC provides leadership in discovering and applying knowledge through high-quality research that contributes to a safe and abundant food, fiber, and energy supply while enhancing the sustainability of agricultural and natural resource systems. 2. Information concerning the ARC's administration of Hatch Multi-State research funds can be found in the progress report form of project WNP07996. Additional detail concerning the ARC (including annual reports) is available at the website located at: http://arc.wsu.edu/.Impact Statements for various types of Hatch Multi-State committees are submittedto report on their support of active research nationwide. Currently, the ARChas faculty participants in 163 Hatch research projects and 33 Mult-Statecommittees.Support is provided to attend annual Multi-State meetingsto share research results and network with other participants for future cooperative projects and grants.In addition to Hatch, the ARC also oversees another 71 projects that are either related to Animal Health, McIntire-Stennis or competitive grants. The ARC is the Office of Research for the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS). In this capacity, it continues to provide information, training, and assistance on the implementation of policies and procedures for USDA/NIFA's Research, Education, and Extension Project Online Reporting Tool (REEport) system as well as the National Information Management and Support System (NIMSS) for the Multi-State research program. The office is the site administrator for forms processing for USDA formula and non-formula funded projects. The ARC has been expanding its grant preparation and submission services as well as starting an office to manage new projects post-award. Seeking creative solutions to support or expand existing programs and start new areas of research is an ongoing priority. 3. Washington state farmers and food processors of packaged/processed foods rank in the top five nationwide for more than two dozen different agricultural products (http://nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Washington/Publications/Annual_Statistical_Bulletin/2011/abb.pdf). The value of Washington's agricultural production for the most current year reported (2012) reached $9.89 billion (http:agr.wa.gov/AginWa/docs/2012WaAgValuesUSDAPressRelease.pdf). The ARC not only supports research at campus locations, but statewide as well through its Research and Extension Center farms. In this way, it impacts the value of agricultural production. As a result, WSU’s contributions help Washington State remain competitive. 4. To improve reporting in the Plan of Work, it has becomea joint effort combiningthe productivity of both the ARC and WSU Extension. In addition, department heads provide details of their programs, publications, and goals to incorporate into the report. As reporting guidelines change, the ARC adjusts its 5-year plan accordingly. This may result in developing new areas of research or increasing weaker areas as possible with resources available.
Publications
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Progress 01/01/12 to 12/31/12
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Washington State University's Agricultural Research Center (ARC) is the agricultural experiment station for the state of Washington. The ARC continues to administer approximately 249 Hatch, McIntire-Stennis, Animal Health, State, and USDA grant projects through the on-campus departments, urban campuses, and off-campus research and extension centers and units. We provide information on the policies and procedures for the Current Research Information system (CRIS) and the National Information Management and Support System (NIMSS) to departments, faculty, and staff through meetings, written and electronic communication, and face-to-face training. Also provided is grant submission services and guidance on grant management. Administration and project review is carried out with continuing emphasis on reporting the impact of research conducted. Information concerning the ARC's administration of Multi-State research funds can be found in the progress report from WNP07996. Further information concerning the ARC (including our annual report) is available at our website, located at http://arc.wsu.edu/ PARTICIPANTS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. TARGET AUDIENCES: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
Washington state farmers and food processors of packaged/processed foods rank in the top five nationwide in production for more than two dozen different agricultural products (http://agr.wa.gov/AgInWA/docs/PrideOfWashingtonState2011.pdf). A Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) publication states that Washtington state farmers produce more than 300 crops each year. USDA calculates that Washington's $46 billion food and agriculture industry employs 160,000 people and contributes 13% to the state's economy. More than $15 billion in food and agricultural products were exported through Washington ports in 2011, the third largest total in the U.S. (http://agr.wa.gov/AgInWa/). The value of Washington's 2011 agricultural production set a record high in 2011. It reached $9.40 billion (including government payments), 14 percent above the 2009 revised figure of $8.25 billion, and 13 percent above the previous record of $8.35 billion in 2007. http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics by State/Washington/Publications /Current_News_Release/top40_2012.pdf). The farm gate value (net value of a cultivated product when it leaves the farm) of Washington state production in 2011 was $2.985 billion, according to the USDA Economic Research Service (http://www.ers.usda.gov/StateFacts/WA.HTM). With the WSDA's estimate economic multiplier effect of 2.5 times through the state's economy (http://agr.wa.gov/fof/docs/ExecutiveSummary.pdf), the value of that agricultural production was approximately $7.463 billion. If the impact of research administered by the ARC was just 1% of the production dollar, the increased value to the state production would be $29.85 million, and the increased value of production to Washington's economy would be approximately $74.625 million for 2011 (the most current statistics available.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/11 to 12/31/11
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Washington State University's Agricultural Research Center (ARC) is the agricultural experiment station for the state of Washington. The ARC continues to administer approximately 271 Hatch, McIntire-Stennis, Animal Health, State, and USDA grant projects through the on-campus departments, urban campuses, and off-campus research and extension centers and units. We provide information on the policies and procedures for the Current Research Information system (CRIS) and the National Information Management and Support System (NIMSS) to departments, faculty, and staff through meetings, written and electronic communication, and face-to-face training. Also provided is grant submission services and guidance on grant management. Administration and project review is carried out with continuing emphasis on reporting the impact of research conducted. Information concerning the ARC's administration of Multi-State research funds can be found in the progress report from WNP07996. Further information concerning the ARC (including our annual report) is available at our website, located at http://arc.wsu.edu/ PARTICIPANTS: Not relevant to this project. TARGET AUDIENCES: Not relevant to this project. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.
Impacts
Washington state farmers and food processors of packaged/processed foods rank in the top five nationwide in production for more than two dozen different agricultural products (http://agr.wa.gov/AgInWA/docs/PrideOfWashingtonState2011.pdf). A Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) publication states that Washtington state farmers produce more than 300 crops each year. USDA calculates that Washington's $40 billion food and agriculture industry employs 160,000 people and contributes 12% to the state's economy. Nearly $13 billion in food and agricultural products were exported through Washington ports in 2010, the third largest total in the U.S. (http://agr.wa.gov/AgInWa/). The value of Washington's 2010 agricultural production reached $8.25 billion (including government payments), 13 percent above the 2009 revised figure of $7.30 billion. This is the second highest value on record. (http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Washington/Publications /Current_News_Release/topforty.pdf). The farm gate value (net value of a cultivated product when it leaves the farm) of Washington state production in 2010 was $1.9 billion, according to the USDA Economic Research Service (http://www.ers.usda.gov/StateFacts/WA.HTM). With the WSDA's estimate economic multiplier effect of 2.5 times through the state's economy (http://agr.wa.gov/fof/docs/ExecutiveSummary.pdf), the value of that agricultural production was approximately $4.75 billion. If the impact of research administered by the ARC was just 1% of the production dollar, the increased value to the state production would be $19 million, and the increased value of production to Washington's economy would be approximately $47.5 million for 2010 (the most current statistics available.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/10 to 12/31/10
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Washington State University's Agricultural Research Center (ARC) is the agricultural experiment station for the state of Washington. The ARC continues to administer approximately 302 Hatch, McIntire-Stennis, Animal Health, State, and USDA grant projects through the on-campus departments, urban campuses, and off-campus research and extension centers and units. We provide information on CRIS and SAES policies and procedures to departments, faculty, and staff through meetings, written and electronic communication, and face-to-face training as well as grant proposal submission services and guidance on grant management. Administration and project review is carried out with continuing emphasis on reporting the impact of research conducted. Information concerning the ARC's administration of multistate research funds can be found in the progress report from WNP07996. Further information concerning the ARC (including our annual report) is available at our website, located at http://arc.cahe.wsu.edu/ PARTICIPANTS: Not relevant to this project. TARGET AUDIENCES: Not relevant to this project. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.
Impacts
Washington state farmers and food processors produce more than 300 crops and packaged/processed foods and ranks in the top five nationwide in production for more than two dozen different agricultural products (http://heartofwashington.com/). A Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) publication calculates that the $38 billion food and agriculture industry employs 160,000 people and contributes 12% to the state's economy (http://agr.wa.gov/AgInWa/). The farm gate value (net value of a cultivated product when it leaves the farm), of Washington state production in 2009 was $962 million, according to the USDA Economic Research Service (http://www.ers.usda.gov/StateFacts/WA.HTM) . With the WSDA's estimated economic multiplier effect of 2.5 times through the state's economy (http://agr.wa.gov/FoF/docs/ExecutiveSummary.pdf), the value of that agricultural production was approximately $2.4 billion. If the impact of research administered by the ARC was just 1% of the production dollar, the increased value to the state in production would be $9.6 million, and the increased value of production to Washington's economy would be approximately $24 million for 2009.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/09 to 12/31/09
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Washington State University's Agricultural Research Center (ARC) is the agricultural experiment station for the state of Washington. The ARC continues to administer approximately 309 Hatch, McIntire-Stennis, Animal Health, State, and USDA grant projects through the on-campus departments, urban campuses, and off-campus research and extension centers and units. We provide information on CRIS and SAES policies and procedures to departments, faculty, and staff through meetings, written and electronic communication, and face-to-face training as well as grant proposal submission services and guidance on grant management. Administration and project review is carried out with continuing emphasis on reporting the impact of research conducted. Information concerning the ARC's administration of multistate research funds can be found in the progress report from WNP07996. Further information concerning the ARC (including our annual report) is available at our website, located at http://arc.cahe.wsu.edu/ PARTICIPANTS: Not relevant to this project. TARGET AUDIENCES: Not relevant to this project. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.
Impacts
Washington state farmers and food processors produce more than 300 crops and packaged/processed foods and ranks in the top five nationwide in production for more than two dozen different agricultural products. (http://heartofwashington.com/). Per the most recent data in a Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) publication, the value of food and agriculture production in 2008 was $38 billion. The industry employs 160,000 people and contributes 12% to the state's economy. (http://agr.wa.gov/AgInWa/). The farm gate value (net value of a cultivated product when it leaves the farm, after marketing costs have been subtracted) of Washington state production in 2008 per the USDA Economic Research Service was $2.08 billion. (http://www.ers.usda.gov/StateFacts/WA.HTM). With the WSDA's estimated economic multiplier effect of 2.5 times through the state's economy (http://agr.wa.gov/FoF/docs/ExecutiveSummary.pdf), the value of that agricultural production was approximately $5.2 billion. If the impact of research administered by the ARC was just 1% of the production dollar, the increased value to the state in production would be $20.8 million and the increased value of production to Washington's economy would be approximately $52 million.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/08 to 12/31/08
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Washington State University's Agricultural Research Center (ARC) is the agricultural experiment station for the state of Washington. The ARC continues to administer approximately 306 Hatch, McIntire-Stennis, Animal Health, State, and USDA grant projects through the on-campus departments, urban campuses, and off-campus research and extension centers and units. We provide information on policies and procedures to departments, faculty, and staff through meetings, written and electronic communication, and face-to-face training. SAES policies and procedures as well as grant proposal submission processes and grant management were also presented. Administration and project review is carried out with continuing emphasis on reporting the impact of research conducted. Information concerning the ARC's administration of multistate research funds can be found in the progress report from WNP07996. Further information concerning the ARC (including our annual report) is available at our website, located at http://arc.cahe.wsu.edu/ PARTICIPANTS: Not relevant to this project. TARGET AUDIENCES: Not relevant to this project. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.
Impacts
The diversity of the crops grown in Washington state is second only to California. Washington's geography comprises oceanfront, mountains, deserts, and grasslands. The center of the state depends on irrigated agriculture, while the eastern and western ends of the state depend on annual rainfall. Per a recent WSDA publication, the farmgate value of agricultural production in 2007 was $8.4 billion. With a estimated economic multiplier effect of 2 to 3 times through the state's economy, the value of that agricultural production was approximateley $21 billion. If the impact of research administered by the ARC was just 1% of the above, the increased value to the state in production would be $8.4 million and the increased value of production to Washington's economy would be $21 million.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/07 to 12/31/07
Outputs
Washington State University's Agricultural Research Center (ARC) is the agricultural experiment station for the state of Washington. The ARC continues to administer approximately 308 Hatch, McIntire-Stennis, Animal Health, State, and USDA grant projects through the on-campus departments, urban campuses, and off-campus research and extension centers and units. We provide information on policies and procedures to departments, faculty, and staff through meetings, written and electronic communication, and face-to-face training. SAES policies and procedures as well as grant proposal submission processes and grant management were also presented. Administration and project review is carried out with continuing emphasis on reporting the impact of research conducted. Based on impacts from last year, a 12 page booklet was produced highlighting 13 areas of WSU research benefiting Washington citizens. Information concerning the ARC's administration of multistate research funds can
be found in the progress report from WNP07996. Further information concerning the ARC (including the booklet and our annual report) is available at our website, located at http://arc.cahe.wsu.edu/
Impacts
The diversity of the crops grown in Washington state is second only to California. Washington's geography comprises oceanfront, mountains, deserts, and grasslands. The center of the state depends on irrigated agriculture, while the eastern and western ends of the state depend on annual rainfall. The farmgate value of agricultural production in 2005 was $6.41 billion. With the generally accepted economic multiplier, the value of that agricultural production to the economy of the state of Washington was $32.05 billion. If the research administered by the ARC is only 1% of the above, the value to the state in production would be $6.41 million and the value of production to Washington's economy would be $32.05 million. Therefore the citizens of the state of Washington are receiving a minimum of a 16-fold increase in the value of USDA's investment in agricultural research.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/06 to 12/31/06
Outputs
Washington State University's Agricultural Research Center (ARC) is the agricultural experiment station for the state of Washington. The ARC continues to administer approximately 308 Hatch, McIntire-Stennis, Animal Health, State, and USDA grant projects through the on-campus departments, urban campuses, and off-campus research and extension centers and units. We provide information on policies and procedures to departments, faculty, and staff through meetings, written and electronic communication, and face-to-face training. SAES policies and procedures as well as grant proposal submission processes and grant management were also presented. Administration and project review is carried out with continuing emphasis on reporting the impact of research conducted. Based on impacts from last year, a 12 page booklet was produced highlighting 13 areas of WSU research benefiting Washington citizens. Information concerning the ARC's administration of multistate research funds
can be found in the progress report from WNP07996. Further information concerning the ARC (including the booklet and our annual report) is available at our website, located at http://arc.cahe.wsu.edu/
Impacts
The diversity of the crops grown in Washington state is second only to California. Washington's geography comprises oceanfront, mountains, deserts, and grasslands. The center of the state depends on irrigated agriculture, while the eastern and western ends of the state depend on annual rainfall. The farmgate value of agricultural production in 2005 was $6.41 billion. With the generally accepted economic multiplier, the value of that agricultural production to the economy of the state of Washington was $32.05 billion. If the research administered by the ARC is only 1% of the above, the value to the state in production would be $6.41 million and the value of production to Washington's economy would be $32.05 million. Therefore the citizens of the state of Washington are receiving a minimum of a 16-fold increase in the value of USDA's investment in agricultural research.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/05 to 12/31/05
Outputs
Washington State University's Agricultural Research Center (ARC) is the agricultural experiment station for the state of Washington. The ARC continues to administer approximately 310-335 Hatch, McIntire-Stennis, Animal Health, State, and USDA grant projects through the on-campus departments, urban campuses, and off-campus research and extension centers and units. We provide information on policies and procedures to departments, faculty, and staff through meetings, written and electronic communication, and face-to-face training. SAES policies and procedures as well as grant proposal submission processes and grant management were also presented. Our director and associate director participate in regional meetings of the Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors and national meetings of NASULGC and ESCOP. Administration and project review is carried out with continuing emphasis on reporting the impact of research conducted. Based on impacts from
last year, a fourth 8-page gatefold piece was produced highlighting 12 areas of WSU research benefiting Washington citizens. Information concerning the ARC's administration of multistate research funds can be found in the progress report from WNP07996. Further information concerning the ARC (including the gatefold and our annual report) is available at our website, located at http://arc.cahe.wsu.edu/
Impacts
The diversity of the crops grown in Washington state is second only to California. Washington's geography comprises oceanfront, mountains, deserts, and grasslands. The center of the state depends on irrigated agriculture, while the eastern and western ends of the state depend on annual rainfall. The farmgate value of agricultural production in 2004 was $6 billion. With the generally accepted economic multiplier, the value of that agricultural production to the economy of the state of Washington was $30 billion. If the research administered by the ARC is only 1% of the above, the value to the state in production would be $6 million and the value of production to Washington's economy would be $30 million. Therefore the citizens of the state of Washington are receiving a minimum of a 16-fold increase in the value of USDA's investment in agricultural research.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/04 to 12/31/04
Outputs
Washington State University's Agricultural Research Center (ARC) is the agricultural experiment station for the state of Washington. The ARC continues to administer approximately 320-335 Hatch, McIntire-Stennis, Animal Health, State, and USDA grant projects through the on-campus departments, urban campuses, and off-campus research and extension centers and units. We provide information on policies and procedures to departments, faculty, and staff through meetings, written and electronic communication, and face-to-face training. SAES policies and procedures as well as grant proposal submission processes and grant management were also presented. Our director and associate director participate in regional meetings of the Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors and national meetings of NASULGC and ESCOP. Administration and project review is carried out with continuing emphasis on reporting the impact of research conducted. Based on impacts from
last year, a third 8-page gatefold piece was produced highlighting 14 areas of WSU research benefiting Washington citizens. Information concerning the ARC's administration of multistate research funds can be found in the progress report from WNP07996. Further information concerning the ARC (including the gatefold and our annual report) is available at our website, located at http://arc.cahe.wsu.edu/
Impacts
The diversity of the crops grown in Washington state is second only to California. Washington's geography comprises oceanfront, mountains, deserts, and grasslands. The center of the state depends on irrigated agriculture, while the eastern and western ends of the state depend on annual rainfall. The farmgate value of agricultural production in 2003 was $5.79 billion. With the generally accepted economic multiplier, the value of that agricultural production to the economy of the state of Washington was $30 billion. If the research administered by the ARC is only 1% of the above, the value to the state in production would be $57.9 million and the value of production to Washington's economy would be $30 million. Therefore the citizens of the state of Washington are receiving a minimum of a 16-fold increase in the value of USDA's investment in agricultural research.
Publications
- Ristow, S.S. 2004. CAHNRS Research in Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. Washington State University.
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Progress 01/01/03 to 12/31/03
Outputs
Washington State University's Agricultural Research Center (ARC) continues to administer approximately 320 Hatch, McIntire-Stennis, Animal Health, State, and USDA grant projects through the on-campus departments, urban campuses, and off-campus research and extension centers. We provide information on policies and procedures to departments, faculty, and staff through meetings, written and electronic communication, and face-to-face training. SAES policies and procedures as well as grant proposal submission processes and grant management were also presented. Administration and project review was carried out with continuing emphasis on reporting the impact of research conducted. Based on impacts from the previous year, an 8-page gatefold piece was produced highlighting 16 areas of WSU research benefiting Washington citizens. In conjunction with the Oregon State University AES, the ARC hosted the 15th annual meeting of NABC in Seattle in early June 2003. Information
concerning the ARC's administration of the multistate research funds can be found in the progress report from WNP07996. This year, the ARC annual report was made available at our website, located at http://arc.cahe.wsu.edu/.
Impacts
The farmgate value of agricultural production in 2001 was $5.6 billion. With the generally accepted economic multiplier, the value of that agricultural production to the economy of the state of Washington was $29 billion. If the research administered by the ARC is only 1% of the above, the value to the state in production would be $56 million and the value of production to Washington's economy would be $290 million. Therefore the citizens of the state of Washington are receiving a minimum of a 16-fold increase in the value of USDA's investment in agricultural research.
Publications
- Ristow, S.S. 2003. CAHNRS Research in Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences. Washington State University.
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Progress 01/01/02 to 12/31/02
Outputs
Washington State University's Agricultural Research Center (ARC) continues to administer approximately 320 Hatch, McIntire-Stennis, Animal Health, State, and USDA grant projects through the on-campus departments, urban campuses, and off-campus research and extension centers. We provide information on policies and procedures to departments, faculty, and staff through meetings, written and electronic communication, and face-to-face training. SAES policies and procedures as well as grant proposal submission processes and grant management were also presented. Administration and project review was carried out with continuing emphasis on reporting the impact of research conducted. Based on impacts from the previous year, an 8-page gatefold piece was produced highlighting 20 areas of WSU research benefiting Washington citizens. In conjunction with the Oregon State University AES, the ARC will host the 15th annual meeting of NABC in Seattle in early June 2003. Information
concerning the ARC's administration of the multistate research funds can be found in the progress report from WNP07996. This year, the ARC annual report was made available at our website, located at http://arc.cahe.wsu.edu/.
Impacts
The farmgate value of agricultural production in 2001 was $5.6 billion. With the generally accepted economic multiplier, the value of that agricultural production to the economy of the state of Washington was $29 billion. If the research administered by the ARC is only 1% of the above, the value to the state in production would be $56 million and the value of production to Washington's economy would be $290 million. Therefore the citizens of the state of Washington are receiving a minimum of a 16-fold increase in the value of USDA's investment in agricultural research.
Publications
- Ristow, S.S. 2002. CAHE Research in Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences. Washington State University.
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Progress 01/01/01 to 12/31/01
Outputs
This project continues to support administration of Hatch, McIntire Stennis, Animal Health, State, and USDA grant projects at Washington State University's Agricultural Research Center (ARC), departments, and off-campus research centers. We provide information on policies and procedures to departments and faculty through meetings and written and electronic communication. Administration and project review was carried out with continuing emphasis on reporting the impact of research conducted. ARC coordinated research programs throughout the state through interaction between on-campus departments and off-campus research centers. Commodity groups' funding, coordinated by ARC, enhanced many projects' activities. SAES policies and procedures as well as grant proposal submission processes and grant management were presented. Administrators participated in the SAES Administrators' workshop and in Western Regional SAES meetings. During 2001 we had 62 faculty participating in
18 Western, 5 North Central, 7 North Eastern, and 1 Southern multistate research projects, and 1 NRSP as well as 22 Western, 9 North Central, and 1 Southern coordinating committees. This year, the NRSP-5 meeting was held in Prosser, WA.
Impacts
(N/A)
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/00 to 12/31/00
Outputs
This project continues to support administration of Hatch, McIntire Stennis, Animal Health, State, and USDA grant projects at Washington State University's Agricultural Research Center (ARC), departments, and off-campus research centers. We provide information on policies and procedures to departments and faculty through meetings and written and electronic communication. Administration and project review was carried out with continuing emphasis on reporting the impact of research conducted. ARC coordinated research programs throughout the state through interaction between on-campus departments and off-campus research centers. Commodity groups' funding, coordinated by ARC, enhanced many projects' activities. SAES policies and procedures as well as grant proposal submission processes and grant management were presented. Administrators participated in the SAES Administrators' workshop and in Western Regional SAES meetings. During 2000 we had 57 faculty participating in
15 Western, 6 North Central, 6 North Eastern, and 1 Southern multistate research projects, and 1 NRSP as well as 18 Western, 6 North Central, and 1 Southern coordinating committees.
Impacts
(N/A)
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/99 to 12/31/99
Outputs
This project continues to support administration of Hatch projects at Washington State University's Agricultural Research Center 9ARC), departments, and off-campus research centers. We provide information on policies and procedures to departments and faculty through meetings and written and electronic communication. Administration and project review was carried out with continuing emphasis on reporting the impact of research conducted. ARC coordinated research programs throughout the state through interaction between on-campus departments and off-campus research centers. Commodity groups' funding, coordinated by ARC, enhanced many projects' activity. SAES policies and procedures as well as grant proposal submission processes and grant management were presented. Administrators participated in the SAES Administrators' workshop and in Western Regional SAES meetings. We have faculty participating in 26 Western, 8 North Central, 8 North Eastern, and 1 Southern multi-state
research project, and 2 NRSPs as well as 32 Western, 13 North Central, 4 North Eastern, and 1 Southern coordinating committees. Jim Carlson is the administrative advisor for W-6, WCC-092, WCC-094, and WCC-107 and co-administrative advisor on WCC-021, and WCC-043. He also serves as the lead PI on WNP07996. Vicki McCracken is the administrative advisor for W-183, WCC-076, WCC-084, and WCC-101.
Impacts
(N/A)
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/98 to 12/31/98
Outputs
This project continues to support administration of Hatch projects at Washington State University's Agricultural Research Center (ARC), departments and off-campus research centers. We provide information on policies and procedures to departments and faculty through meetings and written and electronic communication. Administration and project review was carried out with continuing emphasis on reporting the impact of research conducted. ARC coordinated research programs throughout the state through interaction between on-campus departments and off-campus research centers. Commodity groups funding, coordinated by ARC, enhanced many projects' activity. SAES policies and procedures as well as grant proposal submission processes and grant management were presented as workshop segments during a 2-day, all-staff and faculty college conference. Administrators participated in the SAES Administrators' workshop in Kansas City and in Western Region SAES meetings. We have faculty
participating in 30 Western, 11 North Central, 10 North Eastern, and 4 Southern RRF projects as well as 33 Western, 17 North Central, and 3 North Eastern coordinating committees. Jim Carlson is the administrative advisor for W-6, NRSP-5, WCC-092, WCC-094, and WCC-107. Vicki McCracken is the administrative advisor for W-183, WCC-076, WCC-084, and WCC-101.
Impacts
(N/A)
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/97 to 12/31/97
Outputs
The research administration project provided support for administration of Hatch projects within the Agricultural Research Center (ARC), departments, and off-campus experiment stations. Information on policies and procedures was provided to departments and faculty through several sources: meetings, written and electronic communication. Project review and administration was carried out, and continuing emphasis is placed on reporting the impact of research conducted. Research programs were coordinated throughout the state by departments through interaction with off-campus research centers and contact with commodity groups. Joint funding partnerships from commodity groups enhanced project activity in many areas. These partnerships were coordinated through this project. The ARC provides a new faculty orientation annually during which SAES policies and procedures are explained and discussed. Another session addresses the process of submitting grant proposals and what takes
place after a grant is received. Administrators participated in the SAES Administrators' workshop.
Impacts
(N/A)
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/95 to 12/30/95
Outputs
The research administration project provided support for administration of Hatchprojects within the Agricultural Research Center, departments, and off-campus experiment stations. Information on policies and procedures was provided to departments and faculty through several sources, including new-faculty orientation, meetings, and written and electronic communication. Some support was provided for program infrastructure, such as plant-growth facilities, statistical services, and the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. Project review and administration was carried out, and continuing emphasis is placed on reporting in conformance with guidelines. Research programs were coordinated throughout the state by departments through interaction with off-campus research centers and contact with commodity groups.
Impacts
(N/A)
Publications
- NO PUBLICATIONS REPORTED THIS PERIOD.
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Progress 01/01/94 to 12/30/94
Outputs
Efforts under this research administrative project included administering the Hatch-funded research program of Washington State. Each year the Agricultural Research Center (ARC) provides a new faculty orientation during which SAES policies and procedures are explained and discussed. Another session addresses the process of submitting grant proposals. New ARC administrators participated in CSREES's new administrators workshop - providing current information on research reporting to USDA. Considerable effort was spent reviewing and coordinating reviews for Hatch projects. A new manual describing in detail the guidelines for project approval (including those for regional research) was developed.
Impacts
(N/A)
Publications
- NO PUBLICATIONS REPORTED THIS PERIOD.
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