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Research
Projects
Farmer/Rancher
Research Efforts in Alaska
Growing
American and Korean Ginseng in Alaska (1997)
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Producer:
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David
C. Smith |
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Location:
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Anchorage,
Alaska |
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Grant
Award:
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$5,000 |
Summary:
American
ginseng seed and root stock and Korean ginseng seed will be
planted in various locations in Alaska to evaluate its feasibility
as an appropriate and profitable crop. Conditions of soil temperature,
photo-period, percent shade, moisture, wild pests and local
disease appear to be ideal for ginseng culture, possibly affording
a new use for underutilized wooded parcels throughout the state.
Establish
More Efficient and Biological Practices for Bringing Forest
Land into Agricultural Use through Sustainable Development Using
Indigenous Species in Alaska (1996)
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Producer:
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Vickie
Talbot |
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Location:
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Trapper
Creek, Alaska |
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Grant
Award:
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$3,000 |
Establish
More Efficient and Biological Practices for Bringing Forest
Land into Agricultural Use through Sustainable Development Using
Indigenous Species in Alaska (1995)
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Producer:
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Vickie
Talbot |
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Location:
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Trapper
Creek, Alaska |
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Grant
Award:
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$5,000 |
Annual
Report for UAF SARE Research Grant
Information
provided by Ray Gavlak, Agronomy Specialist, Cooperative Extension Service and summarized by Michele Hébert, Land Resources
Agent, Tanana District Office, Cooperative Extension Service.
No-till
Forage Establishment to Improve Soil and Water Conservation
and Reduce Associated Production Risks
Summary:
This is a first year summary of a two-year project to evaluate
renovative planting of timothy and smooth brome grass using
a no-till drill in thinning hay fields. The experiment hoped
to address the problems caused by winter damage.
The
studies were established on farmer's fields at locations in
Fairbanks, Delta Junction, Palmer, Point MacKenzie, Sterling,
and Homer. In Fairbanks and Delta Junction, drier than normal
spring and early summer conditions resulted in no harvest
for these plots.
In
all other locations, the plots seeded with no-till equipment
out harvested the tilled plots regardless of the nitrogen
rate applied. These early indications point to benefits
of no-till and probable interactions among tillage, nitrogen
rate, and location.
These
plots will be assessed again during the 1999 growing season.
For
a copy of the complete 1998 Annual Report and/or a grant proposal,
contact:
Michele
Hébert, Land Resources Agent
Cooperative Extension Service
Tanana District Office
PO Box 758155
Fairbanks, AK 99775-8155
907-474-2423
907-474-6885 FAX
ffmah@uaf.edu
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