{"id":2300,"date":"2025-12-18T12:01:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T20:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/?page_id=2300"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T01:24:07","slug":"research-and-extension-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/research-and-extension-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and Extension Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-2\" >\r\n    \n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/organicfarmcovercrops\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/Org_FarmingCoverCropRyeVetch.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/Org_FarmingCoverCropRyeVetch.jpg 933w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/Org_FarmingCoverCropRyeVetch-396x289.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/Org_FarmingCoverCropRyeVetch-792x579.jpg 792w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Cereal rye vetch covercrop mix\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/organicfarmcovercrops\/\">\t\t\t\tCover Crops\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\tCover crop selection and management for soil building and biofuel production, adapted to Western Washington state\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/long-term-agroecological-research-and-extension-ltare\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/03\/ltare_20230614_144823-scaled.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/03\/ltare_20230614_144823-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/03\/ltare_20230614_144823-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/03\/ltare_20230614_144823-792x594.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/03\/ltare_20230614_144823-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/03\/ltare_20230614_144823-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/03\/ltare_20230614_144823-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Front mounted roller crimper terminating a grass cover crop.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/long-term-agroecological-research-and-extension-ltare\/\">\t\t\t\tOrganic Farming Systems- LTARE\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\tLong term trials on our certified organic land include cover crop selection, climate change gas experiments, food safety, pastured poultry, and improving no\u00a0till\u00a0and minimum tillage methods\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/compost\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img 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