Agricultural Research Center Washington State Commodity Commission Reports

Agricultural Research Center Washington State Commodity Commission Reports, 1976-2011

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Washington State University. Agricultural Research Center
Title: Agricultural Research Center Washington State Commodity Commission Reports
Dates: 1976-2011 (inclusive)
19762011
Quantity: 8 Linear feet of shelf space, (20 Boxes)
Collection Number: Archives 361 (collection)
Summary: Washington State University agricultural project proposals hoping for research funding from state commodity commissions, as well as research progress reports for the funded projects.
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open and available for research use.
Languages: English.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Washington State University Agriculture Research Center (ARC) is a part of WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS). The ARC began in 1892 as the Washington Agricultural Experiment Station, then an element of the Washington Agricultural College, Experiment Station, and School of Science, now Washington State University. Located near Pullman on a farm donated to the state, the station became the site of agricultural instruction and experimental work conducted by the staff of the station and the faculty of the College of Agriculture. It soon extended to branch stations across the state. In 1946 it became part of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, and in 1965 it was integrated into the newly-organized Agricultural Research Center (ARC) of the College of Agriculture.

Washington State’s commodity commissions are “industry-funded state agencies that promote and fund crop research and/or the marketing of crops.” The commissions are considered governmental agencies as they are state-mandated, but they are governed and funded by growers under the supervision of the state Director of Agriculture. The oldest Washington commodity commission, the Washington Apple Commission, dates to 1937.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection consists primarily of research proposals for agricultural projects seeking funding, and then of research progress reports for funded projects. Usually both the proposals and progress reports for a given year are combined in one document. Documents date from 1976 to 2011. Each report is addressed to one of the Washington State commodity commissions; a very few series may be addressed to other commissions.

The research covered in these documents generally comes from subsidiary departments to Washington State University’s College of Agriculture (later CAHE, still later CAHNRS).

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions apply. Some materials were originally noted as privileged documents not for republication, but all such restrictions in this collection have expired.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]

WSU Agricultural Research Center’s Commodity Commission Reports, 1976-2011 (Archives 361)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically in series by the agricultural commodity covered in each report. A few series contain other types of reports besides the proposal and progress reports; those other report types will be in a subseries after the proposal and progress documents. Within all these subseries, materials are ordered chronologically. At the end of the larger series are a few small series which are not limited to one specific commodity; these are arranged by the committee they report to.

Acquisition Information

The majority of the documents in this collection were donated by the Washington State University Agricultural Research Center (ARC) to the WSU Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) on July 28, 2011, and accessioned as UA2011-09. An ongoing file reorganization project in the ARC meant a slow steady stream of these continued coming in to MASC through April of 2015, when the project finished. All these materials were treated as part of the one initial accession (UA2011-09). Some materials from this accession were filed in the WSU Publications collections, and one small set of loose papers related to Horse Heaven Irrigation will be processed separately.

Processing Note

The collection was processed in April and May of 2016 by University Archivist Mark O’English.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Apples. Includes some Cherries. For the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission. For the WTFRC and/or the Columbia River Orchards Foundation. For the CROF.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		New Tree Fruit Research Proposals (WTFRC and CROF)
Box	item
1	1	1982
1	2	1983
1	3	1984
		New Tree Fruit Research Proposals (WTFRC and CROF)
Box	item
1	4	1982
1	5	1983
		New Tree Fruit Research Proposals (WTFRC and CROF)
Box	item
1	6	1982
1	7	1983
1	8	1984
1	9	1986
1	10	1987
		New Tree Fruit Research Proposals (WTFRC and CROF)
Box	item
1	11	1988
1	12	1989
1	13	1990
		New Tree Fruit Research Proposals (WTFRC and CROF)
Box	item
1	14	1991
1	15	1992
1	16	1993
1	17	1994
2	1	1996
2	2	1997
		New Tree Fruit Research Proposals (WTFRC and CROF)
Box	item
2	3	1996
2	4	1997
2	5	1999
2	6	2000
2	7	2001
2	8	2002
2	9	2003
2	10	2004
2	11	2005
		New Tree Fruit Research Proposals (WTFRC and CROF)
Box	item
3	1	2001
3	2	2002
3	3	2003
3	4	2004
		New Tree Fruit Research Proposals (WTFRC and CROF)
Box	item
3	5	1997
3	6	2002
3	7	2003

Aquaculture.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		Progress Reports
Box	item
3	8	2003
3	9	2005
3	10	2006

Asparagus. For the Washington Asparagus Industry Irrevocable Research Trust, later the Washington Asparagus Commission.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		Reports and Proposals (WAIIRT)
Box	item
3	11	1982
3	12	1984
3	13	1985
3	14	1986
3	15	1987
3	16	1989
3	17	1991
3	18	1992
3	19	1994
3	20	1995
3	21	1996
3	22	1997
3	23	1998
3	24	1999

Barley. For the Washington Barley Commission.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		Barley Research Review
Box	item
4	1	1986
4	2	1987
4	3	1988
4	4	1989
4	5	1990
4	6	1991
4	7	1992
4	8	1993
4	9	1994
4	10	1995
4	11	1996
4	12	1997
4	13	1998
4	14	1999
4	15	2000
4	16	2001
4	17	2002
4	18	2003
4	19	2004
4	20	2005
4	21	2006
4	22	2008

Beef. For the Washington Cattlemen's Association and the Washington State Beef Commission.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		Research Program Summary
Box	item
5	1	1984
5	2	1985

Blueberries. For the Washington State Blueberry Commission.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		Blueberry Research Proposals and Project Reports
Box	item
5	3	1984
5	4	1985
5	5	1986
5	6	1987
5	7	1988
5	8	1989
5	9	1990
5	10	1991
5	11	1993
5	12	1994
5	13	1997
5	14	1998
5	15	2005

Cherries. For the Washington State Tree Fruit Research Commission, later the WSTFRC and the Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Cherry Research Review [and Plans]
Box	item
5	16	1991
5	17	1992
		Progress Reports to Agricultural Research Foundation for the Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission
Box	item
5	18	1993-1994
5	19	1994-1995
		Cherry Research Review [and Plans]
Box	item
5	20	1994
5	21	1995
5	22	1996
5	23	1997
5	24	1998
5	25	1999
5	26	2000
		Northwest Cherry Research Review [and Plans]
item
27		2001
Box	item
6	1	2002
6	2	2003
Box	item
6	3	Cherry and Soft Fruit Research Review [and Plans]	2004
6	4	Cherry Research Review [and Plans]	2005

Cranberries. For the Washington State Cranberry Commission.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		Cranberry Research Proposals and Project Reports
Box	item
6	5	1984
6	6	1985
6	7	1986
6	8	1987
6	9	1988
6	10	1989
6	11	1990
6	12	1991
6	13	1992
6	14	1993
6	15	1994
6	16	1995
6	17	1996
6	18	1997
6	19	1998
6	20	2000
6	21	2001
6	22	2002
6	23	2004
6	24	2005

Dairy. For the Washington State Dairy Products Committee.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Research Proposals and Progress Reports
Box	item
7	1	1982
7	2	1983
7	3	1984
7	4	1986
7	5	1987
7	6	1988
7	7	1989
7	8	1990
7	9	1991
7	10	1992
7	11	1994
7	12	1995
7	13	1996
7	14	1998
7	15	1999
7	16	2005
Box	item
7	17	Progress Reports	2006
7	18	Proposals	2006

Grapes, Concord. For the Washington State Concord Grape Research Council.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		Reports and Proposals
Box	item
7	19	1985
7	20	1986
7	21	1990
7	22	1991
7	23	1992
7	24	1995
7	25	1996

Grapes, Wine. For the Washington Wine Grape Advisory Committee.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
8	1	Wine Grape Research Program (Proposal)	1980
		Reports and Proposals
Box	item
8	2	1985
8	3	1987
8	4	1988
8	5	1989
8	6	1990
8	7	1991
8	8	1992
8	9	1993
8	10	1999
8	11	2000
8	12	2006

Grass Seed. For the Grass Seed Cropping Systems for a Sustainable Agriculture (GSCSSA).Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		Progress Reports
Box	item
8	13	1993
8	14	1994
8	15	1995
8	16	1996
8	17	1997
8	18	1998
8	19	1999
8	20	2000
8	21	2001
8	22	2002
8	23	2003
9	1	2004
9	2	2005
9	3	2006
9	4	2009
9	5	2010

Hops. For the Hop Research Council.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Reports and Proposals
Box	item
9	6	1982
9	7	1983
9	8	1984
9	9	1985
9	10	1986
9	11	1987
9	12	1988
9	13	1989
9	14	1990
9	15	1991
9	16	1992
Box	item
9	17	Reports (IAREC only)	1994
9	18	Reports	1995
9	19	Reports (IAREC only)	1996
9	20	Reports	1999

Mint. For the Washington Mint Commission.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		Report and Proposals
Box	item
10	1	1982
10	2	1983
10	3	1984
10	4	1987
10	5	1988
10	6	1989
10	7	1990
10	8	1991
10	9	1992
10	10	1994
10	11	1995
10	12	1996
10	13	1997
10	14	1998

OnionsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
10	15	Report to the Walla Wall Sweet Onion Growers Association	1991

Peas and Lentils. For the Washington Dry Pea and Lentil Commission.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		Research Progress and Plans
Box	item
10	16	1981
10	17	1983
10	18	1985
10	19	1986
10	20	1987
10	21	1988
10	22	1989
10	23	1990
10	24	1992
10	25	1996
10	26	1997
10	27	1998
10	28	1999
10	29	2000
		Field Experiments on Dry Pea, Lentil, Chickpea, and Austrian Winter Pea
Box	item
10	30	1995
10	31	1999

Pears. For the Washington State Tree Fruit Research Commission and the Winter Pear Control Committee.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		Research Review [and Plans for Projects]
Box	item
11	1	1987
11	2	1988
11	3	1989
11	4	1990
11	5	1991
11	6	1992
11	7	1993
11	8	1994
11	9	1996
11	10	1997
11	11	1998
11	12	2000
11	13	2002
11	14	2004

Potatoes. For the Washington Potato Commission.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		Research Review: Proposals
Box	item
11	15	1993
11	16	1997
11	17	1998
11	18	1999
12	1	2000
12	2	2001
12	3	2002
12	4	2003
12	5	2004
12	6	2006
12	7	2007
		Research Review: Progress Reports
Box	item
12	8	1994
12	9	1998
12	10	1999
12	11	2000
12	12	2001
13	1	2002
13	2	2003
13	3	2004
13	4	2005
13	5	2006
		Potato Cultivar Evaluation
Box	item
13	6	1987
13	7	1992
13	8	1993
13	9	1995
13	10	1997
13	11	1999
13	12	2001

Raspberries. For the Washington State Red Raspberry Commission and Washington Red Raspberry Growers Association.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		Research Proposals and Progress Reports
Box	item
14	1	1985
14	2	1986
14	3	1987
14	4	1988
14	5	1989
14	6	1990
14	7	1991
14	8	1992
14	9	1993
14	10	1994
14	11	1995
14	12	1988
14	13	1999
14	14	2002
14	15	2005
14	16	2007
14	17	2009
14	18	2010

Strawberries. For the Washington State Strawberry Commission.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		Research Proposals and Progress Reports
Box	item
15	1	1985
15	2	1987
15	3	1990
15	4	1991
15	5	1992
15	6	1993
15	7	1994
15	8	1995
15	9	1998
15	10	1999
15	11	2000
15	12	2001
15	13	2002
15	14	2003
15	15	2005

Wheat. For the Washington Wheat Commission, Washington Association of Wheat Growers, and the Hay and Grain Fund Advisory Committee.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Research Review
Box	item
15	16	1976
15	17	1979
15	18	1981
Box	item
15	19	New Proposals	1982
		Research Progress and Plans
Box	item
15	20	1982
15	21	1983
15	22	1984
15	23	1986
15	24	1987
15	25	1988
16	1	1989
16	2	1990
16	3	1991
16	4	1992
16	5	1993
16	6	1994
16	7	1996
16	8	1999
16	9	2001
16	10	2002
16	11	2003
Box	item
17	1	Research Progress and Plans: Progress Reports	2005
17	2	Research Progress and Plans: Proposals	2005
17	3	Research Progress and Plans	2006
17	4	Research Progress and Plans: Progress Reports	2007
17	5	Research Progress and Plans: Proposals	2007
17	6	Research Progress and Plans	2008
		Research Review (Wheat and Barley)
Box	item
17	7	2010
17	8	2011
		Results from Cooperative Wheat Varietal Experiements in the Western Regions
Box	item
18	1	1995
18	2	1996
18	3	1997
18	4	1998
18	5	1999
18	6	2000
18	7	2001
18	8	2002

Wheat, threats to: Jointed Goatgrass. For the National Jointed Goatgrass Research Program.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		Progress Reports, Final Reports, and Funded Proposals
Box	item
18	9	1996
18	10	1997
18	11	1998
18	12	1999
18	13	2000
19	1	2001
19	2	2002
19	3	2003
19	4	2004
19	5	2005
19	6	2006
19	7	2007

Northwest Columbia Plateau Wind Erosion / Air Quality Project.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		Annual Reports
Box	item
19	8	1998
19	9	1999
19	10	2000
19	11	2001
19	12	2002
19	13	2003
20	1	2004
20	2	2006
20	3	2008

Northwest Agriculture Research Foundation and Affiliated Organizations.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		Progress Reports and Research Proposals
Box	item
20	4	1997
20	5	2001
20	6	2002
20	7	2004
20	8	2005

Washington Tree Fruit Commission and the Hood River Shipper Grower Association.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
20	9	Research and Education Reports and Proposals	1992

Western Washington Tree Fruit Research Foundation.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
20	10	Proposals and Reports	1992

CSRS Report of Research Activities to Livestock Industries.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
20	11	Beef and Dairy Cattle	1982-1988
20	12	Horses	1982-1988
20	13	Poultry	1982-1988
20	14	Sheep and Goats	1982-1988
20	15	Swine	1982-1988

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