Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Archives 361
Washington State University. Agricultural Research Center
Agricultural Research Center Washington State Commodity Commission Reports
1976-2011
8 Linear feet of shelf space
20 Boxes
Washington State University agricultural project
proposals hoping for research funding from state commodity commissions, as well as
research progress reports for the funded projects.
Collection materials are inEnglish.
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.
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).
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.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply. Some materials were originally noted as privileged
documents not for republication, but all such restrictions in this collection have
expired.
[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.
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.
The collection was processed in April and May of 2016 by University Archivist Mark O’English.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Washington State University. Agricultural Research Center
Proposal writing for grants
Agriculture
Colleges and Universities
Apples. Includes some Cherries. For the
Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission. For the WTFRC and/or the Columbia
River Orchards Foundation. For the CROF.
New Tree Fruit Research Proposals (WTFRC
and CROF)
1
1
1982
1
2
1983
1
3
1984
New Tree Fruit Research Proposals (WTFRC
and CROF)
1
4
1982
1
5
1983
New Tree Fruit Research Proposals (WTFRC
and CROF)
1
6
1982
1
7
1983
1
8
1984
1
9
1986
1
10
1987
New Tree Fruit Research Proposals (WTFRC
and CROF)
1
11
1988
1
12
1989
1
13
1990
New Tree Fruit Research Proposals (WTFRC
and CROF)
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)
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)
3
1
2001
3
2
2002
3
3
2003
3
4
2004
New Tree Fruit Research Proposals (WTFRC
and CROF)
3
5
1997
3
6
2002
3
7
2003
Aquaculture.
Progress Reports
3
8
2003
3
9
2005
3
10
2006
Asparagus. For the Washington Asparagus
Industry Irrevocable Research Trust, later the Washington Asparagus
Commission.
Reports and Proposals (WAIIRT)
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.
Barley Research Review
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.
Research Program Summary
5
1
1984
5
2
1985
Blueberries. For the Washington State
Blueberry Commission.
Blueberry Research Proposals and Project
Reports
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.
Cherry Research Review [and
Plans]
5
16
1991
5
17
1992
Progress Reports to Agricultural Research
Foundation for the Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission
5
18
1993-1994
5
19
1994-1995
Cherry Research Review [and
Plans]
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]
27
2001
6
1
2002
6
2
2003
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.
Cranberry Research Proposals and Project
Reports
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.
Research Proposals and Progress
Reports
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
7
17
Progress Reports
2006
7
18
Proposals
2006
Grapes, Concord. For the Washington State
Concord Grape Research Council.
Reports and Proposals
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.
8
1
Wine Grape Research Program
(Proposal)
1980
Reports and Proposals
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).
Progress Reports
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.
Reports and Proposals
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
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.
Report and Proposals
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
Onions
10
15
Report to the Walla Wall Sweet Onion
Growers Association
1991
Peas and Lentils. For the Washington Dry Pea
and Lentil Commission.
Research Progress and Plans
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
10
30
1995
10
31
1999
Pears. For the Washington State Tree Fruit
Research Commission and the Winter Pear Control Committee.
Research Review [and Plans for
Projects]
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.
Research Review: Proposals
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
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
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.
Research Proposals and Progress
Reports
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.
Research Proposals and Progress
Reports
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.
Research Review
15
16
1976
15
17
1979
15
18
1981
15
19
New Proposals
1982
Research Progress and Plans
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
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)
17
7
2010
17
8
2011
Results from Cooperative Wheat Varietal
Experiements in the Western Regions
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.
Progress Reports, Final Reports, and
Funded Proposals
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.
Annual Reports
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.
Progress Reports and Research
Proposals
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.
20
9
Research and Education Reports and
Proposals
1992
Western Washington Tree Fruit Research
Foundation.
20
10
Proposals and Reports
1992
CSRS Report of Research Activities to
Livestock Industries.
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