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On the Road to the Lind Dryland Research Station Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/11/2014
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is some of the driest country in Adams County. Yet tucked in these hills is one of the foremost research leaders in "wheat breeding, winter wheat emergence, alternative crops, weed and disease control, soil fertility, erosion control, and residue management." www.http://lindstation.wsu.edu


According to the website at www.http://lindstation.wsu.edu, "The Dryland Research Station at Lind was established in 1915 to “promote the betterment of dryland farming” in the 8- to 12-inch rainfall zone in eastern Washington... Research efforts throughout the years have largely centered on wheat. Wheat breeding, variety adaptation, weed and disease control, soil fertility, erosion control, and residue management are the main research priorities. The Washington Wheat Commission has been a major contributor to facility development at the Dryland Research Station. One thousand acres of additional land was transferred to the Dryland Research Station by the Washington State Legislature in 1997."

Each year, producers from all around the area converge at the station in June for the annual Field Day where updates are given on wheat breeding, new varieties, weed and disease discussions and other topics that producers face on a daily basis. Weather patterns, insects, herbicides and more are a constant worry. This is one of the top research facilities in the state, located in one of the harshest wheat growing climates in Adams County where little rain falls and the sun beats down in the summer.

 

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