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Research
Research is funded by fees collected through the purchase of agricultural burn permits.
Below are links to research projects and research proposals recommended for funding.
Final reports/presentations from the 2009-2011 alternatives to Agricultural Burning Research:
2011 Agricultural Burning Research Updates:
2010 Alternatives to Burning Research Presentations:
Summary of Research Projects Funded by the Ag Burn Task Force
Research funded with agricultural burn permit monies:
Lind Irrigated Cropping Systems

Lind Irrigated - Plant Disease

Alternatives to Burning Crop Residues in Alfalfa Grown for Seed
Reduced Burning Canola Wide row Spacing Project
Cereal Straw Utilization for Fibers and Chemicals
Development of Kentucky Bluegrass for Non‐burn Seed Production
Straw Management and Crop Rotation Alternatives to Burning
Economics an Irrigated No-Till vs. Burning and Plowing of Stubble
Progress Report --
Final Report
Alternatives to Burning for Goat Grass Control
Blue Grass Emissions Study
Paper Manufacturing Using Agricultural Residue
Straw-Based Particleboard
Strip Tillage, Stubble Burning Alternative
Sustained Seed Yield of Kentucky Bluegrass Without Burning
The Wilke Project
Final Report - Cereal-Grain Open-Field Burning - Emissions Study
Straw Management and Crop Rotation Alternatives to Stubble Burning
Direct Seeding into Heavy Irrigated Stubble Instead of Burning
Proposal --
Progress report
Cereal Straw Utilization for Paper Proposal --
Progress report
-- Final report 2003
Presentation of proposals for the 2011-2013 Research:
Management of Fresh Wheat Residue for Irrigated Winter Canola Production
Straw Management and Crop Rotation Alternatives to Stubble Burning Proposal
Paper and Chemical Production from Ag Residue Proposal
Proposals funded by the Agricultural Burning Practices and Research Task Force, for the 2005-2007 biennium:
Direct Seeding into Heavy Irrigated Stubble as an Alternative to Burning
2006 Direct Seed Research Update
Eastern Washington Straw Residue as a Viable Fiber Source
2006 Straw Residue Research Update
Alternatives to Burning and Their Effects on Pests in alfalfa Seed Fields
2006 Alternatives to Burning in alfalfa seed fields Research Update
Development of Turf-type Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties for Washington State
2006 High Yielding Kentucky Bluegrass for Non-Thermal Management Research Update
Proposals funded by the Agricultural Burning Practices and Research Task Force, for the 2003-2005 biennium:
Straw Management and Crop Rotation Alternatives to Stubble Burning-Year 2,
Proposal --
Progress report
-- Final Report
Direct Seeding into Heavy Irrigated Stubble as an Alternative to Burning,
Proposal --
Progress Report
Development of High Yielding Turf-type Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties for Non-thermal Management in Washington State,
Proposal --
Progress report
Eastern Washington Straw Residue as a Viable Fiber Source (This is a continuation of research project, Cereal Straw
Utilization for Paper)
Executive Summary
Progress Report
Research related to field burning in Washington, not funded through the Agricultural Burning Permit Research Fund:
Exposure and Health Assessments of the Effects of Agricultural Field
Burning in Young Adults with Asthma Living in Pullman Washington,Lee-Jane Sally Liu
Quantifying Post-Harvest Emissions From Bluegrass Seed
Production field Burning W.J. Johnston, Ph.D. & C.T.Golob, M.S.
Air Quality from Agricultural Field Burning in Eastern Washington,
Jorge Rodrigo Jimenez, Masters Thesis
Eastern Washington Agricultural Burning PM2.5 Characterization Project, "Smoke Net"
Washington State University's Independent
Evaluation of Air Quality Impacts from Agricultural Burning in Eastern Washington, Candis S. Claiborn, Ph.D.
Hydrocarbons, Irritating and Toxic Phenols, and other Biological Toxins in smoke from burning
Wheat Stubble, Annual Report, June 1, 2003
Candis S. Claiborn, Ph.D. & Jeff Corkill, Ph. D.
Hydrocarbons, Irritating and Toxic Phenols, and other Biological Toxins in smoke from burning
Wheat Stubble, Annual Report August 1, 2002.
Candis S. Claiborn, Ph.D. & Jeff Corkill, Ph.D.
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