Browsing Granatstein, David by Issue Date
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The need for a soil quality index: local and regional perspectives
(American Journal of Alternative Agriculture, 1992)Our knowledge of soil is based primarily on quantitative analysis of isolated physical, chemical, and biological properties. However, the interaction of these quantitative aspects determines soil quality. Integrative tools ... -
Amber waves : a sourcebook for sustainable dryland farming in the northwestern United States
(Pullman, Washington : Washington State University. Agricultural Research Center., 1992) -
Dryland farming in the Northwestern United States : a nontechnical overview
(Pullman, Washington : Washington State University. Extension., 1992)Today, more people than ever throughout the world rely on American wheat farmers to provide a steady and affordable supply of grain. At the same time, public concern about the viability of our food system is growing as ... -
1992 alternative crop rotation enterprise budgets : eastern Whitman County, Washington State
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Proceedings: Biointensive management of the orchard understory
(1999)The concept of “sustainable agriculture” has become widely accepted by growers, consumers, and policymakers as an important guide for the future direction of food production systems. While we cannot know today what will ... -
Proceedings: Ecological and organic farm management workshop
(2/25/2004)This proceedings for the Ecological and Organic Farm Management Workshop held in Puyallup in 2004 includes three sessions by David Granatstein: -
Trends in organic tree fruit production in Washington State, 1988-1998
(Pullman, Washington : Washington State University. Extension., 2000-12) -
Report: An assessment of organic farming research, teaching, and extension at Washington State University
(2002)There is growing interest in organic farming in the United States, and some organizations are summarizing land grant university work on the topic. To characterize organic research, teaching and extension activities at ... -
Report: Current trends in organic tree fruit production
(2002)Organic fruit production is the largest segment of organic farming in Washington State by acreage and farm-gate value. With depressed prices for conventional apples and pears, many growers have considered organic production ... -
Proceedings: Organic tree fruit production, promise, and pitfalls
(2003)Organic food sales in the U.S. and other countries continue to grow at an estimated 20 to 25% per year. This has occurred for the past 10 years and shows no sign of abating (Fig. 1). The Organic Trade Association estimates ... -
Report: A brief look at the Washington apple industry: past and present
(2004)This paper summarizes the history of the apple industry in Washington state from the 19th century to the early 21st with consideration of findings by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. -
Proceedings: Current status of organic research and education in Washington and Oregon
(2004)Organic farming has grown rapidly in Washington and Oregon over the past 15 years. Certified organic acreage in Washington alone increased 8-fold between 1993 and 2002. Yet the approximately 57,000 certified acres in the ... -
Proceedings: Recent trends in organic tree fruit production, Washington State, 2011
(2006)These slides, presented in cooperation between the WSU-Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Washington State Department of Agriculture Organic Program, document trends in U.S. organic fruit sales ... -
Proceedings: Nitrogen cycling and partitioning under alternative organic orchard floor management strategies
(Western Nutrient Management Symposium, Salt Lake City, 2007)Organic orchard systems are a significant and growing component of Washington State agriculture, yet sustainable methods of nitrogen (N) fertility and weed management remain a challenge. Nutrient supply is dependent on ... -
Report: Use of biochar from the pyrolysis of waste organic material as a soil amendment
(2009)Biochar is a charcoal-like material produced by the thermochemical pyrolysis of biomass materials. It is being considered as a potentially significant means of storing carbon for long periods to mitigate greenhouse gases. ... -
Trends in Washington state organic agriculture
(Pullman, Washington : Washington State University. Extension., 2009)This summary presents highlights from the 2008 "Profile of Organic Crops in Washington State" which provides an estimate of certified organic crop acre - age. The full report, compiled by the Washington State University ... -
Working paper: The economic value of biochar in crop production and carbon sequestration
(2010)This paper estimates the economic value of biochar application on agricultural cropland for carbon sequestration and its soil amendment properties. In particular, we consider the carbon emissions avoided when biochar is ... -
Proceedings: Has the Organic Bubble Burst? Current Trends in Organic Tree Fruit Production
(2011)Is there a bubble for organic fruit? Probably not. Global production of all organic horticultural crops has expanded dramatically over the past several years, increasing 56% from 2005 to 2008, compared to a 10% increase ... -
2010 cost estimates of establishing and producing organic apples in washington
(Pullman, Washington : Washington State University. Extension., 2011)Production costs and returns vary greatly for any particular orchard operation due to case-specific capital, labor, and natural resources; crop yields; type and size of machinery implements; input prices; cultural practices; ... -
Presentation: Orchard understory management options
(2011-12)This presentation describes options for orchard understory management, describing the effect of these options on weed competition with trees, nutrient dynamics, water management, rodent habitat, insect habitat, and economic ...