State-of-the-Project Report Year 2 Debbie Inglis, Co-Project Director

1. State-of-the-Project Report Year 2 Debbie Inglis, Co-Project Director Biodegradable Mulches for Specialty Crops Produced Under Protective Covers (SCRI-SREP Reference No. 2009-02484) June 1-2, 2011 Team Meeting; Lubbock, TX

2. http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/specialty cropresearchinitiative.cfm The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) was designed to solve critical agricultural industry issues through research and extension activities that are multi-state, multi-institutional, and trans-disciplinary

3. SCRI participation means teamwork! • Was it a team effort that made your work possible? • Are you sharing data and information on a regular basis? • Are you communicating with WG leader, team and/or advisory members on a regular basis? • Are you completing your work, data analyses, and writing assignments on time? • Are you keeping up-to-date on what your team colleagues are doing? Deb’s A to Z list...

4. Communications

5. Accurate subject line descriptors Shorter messages for multiple recipients; longer messages for fewer recipients Chain of command ie., relay through WG leaders Photos and diagrams are great! Read the entire e-mail chain before responding; use care in who is cc:d; remember, not being cc:d does not mean exclusion Do not hesitate to pick-up the telephone\ It is OK to communicate between WGs! E-mail Etiquette

6. Communications Data analysis Data mgt / sharing Industry reports Mulch treatments

8. Mulch names New ideas

9. *AC = Advisory committee; ASTM = American Society for Testing and Materials; BDMs = biodegradable mulches; KI = Key informants; PNW = Pacific Northwest; R&D = Research and development; SSAWG (Southern Sustainable Agricultural Working Group). Note: areas shaded in gray have already been completed via SCRI project planning activities. Fig 3. General logic model for SREP project planning, implemen-tation, and evaluation to ensure effective outreach (see grant proposal)

10. Mulch names • New ideas • Outreach

12. Some Important SCRI Team Outputs in 2011 (presentations and media interviews not included): Tennessee: D. G. Hayes, L. C. Wadsworth, A. Wszelaki, J. Martin, T. Washington, C.T. Pannell, R. Wallace, K.K. Leonas, H. Liu, C. Miles, and D.A. Inglis. Poly(Lactic Acid)-Based Biodegradable Mulches for “Green” Agriculture. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ASAEBE) Annual Meeting, 7-10 August 2011, Louisville, KY (Hayes = speaker, oral presentation, 75 people anticipated) Hayes will be the PI for UTs NSF-IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program) proposal, "CERCLE Graduate Training Program: "Customized Energy and Renewable Carbon through Lignocellulosic Engineering," $3.5 Million, due 01 July 11. Jones, R., Cook, A., Lamphere, J., Corbin, A., Wszelaki, A., Wallace, R., Malayter, E., Basinger, A., Inglis, D., Miles, C., and Beus, C. 2011. Identifying the barriers and bridges to high tunnel/BDM production systems among specialty crop producers and stakeholders. June 4-8. 17th International Symposium for Society and Natural Resource Management, Madison, WI (abstract/presentation; x people anticipated). Jones, R., Kirschner, A., Lamphere, J., Corbin, A., Wszelaki, A., Wallace, R., Malayter, E., Basinger, A., Inglis, D., Miles, C. 2011. Identifying the barriers and bridges to high tunnel/BDM production systems among specialty crop producers and stakeholders. 18th International Symposium for Society and Natural Resource Management, Koto Kinabalu, Malaysia (abstract/presentation/xx people anticipated). Wadsworth, L.C.,Tommy L. Washington, Douglas G. Hayes, Annette L. Wszelaki, Jeffery Martin, Jaehoon Lee, C. Tyler Pannell, Carol Miles, and Debra Inglis, 2011, Study of Biodegradable Mulch Materials in a Greenhouse Environment—Part 1, Cellulosic and Melt-spun 100% PLA Nonwovens, in preparation (Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics) Texas: Belasco, E., Chen, C., Ponnaluru, S., Marsh, T. and Galinato, S. 2011. An Assessment of the Interaction between High Tunnels and Crop Insurance for Specialty Crop Producers. Selected Paper Presentation at Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s 2011 AAEA & NAREA Joint Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 24‐26, 2011. Available at http://purl.umn.edu/103896 Moore-Kucera, J., M. Davinic, L. Fultz, J. Lee, C.A. Miles, M. Brodhagen, J. Cowan, R.W. Wallace, A. Wszelaki, J. Martin, J. Roozen, B. Gundersen and D.A. Inglis. 2011. Biodegradable Mulches: Short-term degradability and impacts on soil health. HortScience 46(8): Abstract in press AND SSSA in press. Wallace. Russell W., Carol Miles, Annette Wszelaki, Debra A. Inglis, Jonathan Roozen, Jeffrey Martin and C. Joel Webb. 2011. High tunnel lettuce variety yield and quality when grown in different US climates. HortScience 46(8): Abstract in press. Washington: Gundersen, B., Inglis, D., Miles, C., Wallace, R., and Wszelaki, A. 2011. Control of late blight on tomato in western Washington using high tunnels. Phytopathology Supplement (in press). (Abstract/poster; 1200 estimated attendees). Inglis, D., Miles, C., Gundersen, B. and Roozen, J. 2011. Evaluation of high tunnels in western Washington for growing three specialty potato cultivars. WSPC Potato Progress Newsletter May 9. Vol. XI, No. 4. Inglis, D., Gundersen, B., Miles, C., Roozen, J., Wallace, R., Wszelaki, A., and Walters, T. 2011. Evaluation of late blight on tomato cultivars grown in high tunnel vs. open field plots, 2010. Plant Disease Management Reports 5: VO71. Inglis, D., Gundersen, B., Miles, C., Roozen, J., Wallace, R., Wszelaki, A., Walters, T. and Evans, M. 2011. Evaluation of physiological leaf roll on tomato cultivars in a high tunnel production system, 2010. Plant Disease Management Reports 5: VO72. Inglis, D., Gundersen, B., Miles, C., Roozen, J., Wallace, R., Wszelaki, A., and Walters, T. 2011. Evaluation of gray mold and Verticillium wilt on strawberry cultivars grown in high tunnel vs. open field environments, 2010. Plant Disease Management Reports 5: accepted May 2011. Leonas, K.K., Liu, H., Cowan, J., Hayes, D.G., Wadsworth, L, Wallace, R., Miles, C., Wszelaki, A., and Inglis, D. 2011. Degradable mulch for agriculture: Year 1 evaluation of a field study. Beltwide Cotton Conference: Nonwovens Symposium. January 4–7, Atlanta, GA. (Abstract and oral presentation; xx estimated attendees) Leonas, K.K., Liu, H., Cowan, J., Hayes, D.G., Wadsworth, L.C. (Speaker), Wallace, R., Miles, C., Wszelaki, A., Martin, J. and Inglis, D. 2011. Degradable mulch for agriculture: Year 1 comprehensive analysis of a field study. The Fiber Society Spring 2011 Conference, May 23-25, 2011, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (Abstract and presentation; 350 estimated attendees). Leonas, K.K., Wadsworth, L., Liu, H., Hayes, D., Wallace, R., Miles, C., Cowan, J., Wszelaki, J., Martin, J., and Inglis, D.A. 2011. Degradable Agricultural Mulch, a Technical Textile: Year 1 of a Comprehensive Field Study. Proceedings of the 2011 International Textile and Apparel Association, Inc. 68th Annual Meeting, Nov. 2-6, Philadelphia, PA (accepted; xx estimated attendees). Miles, C., Marsh, T., Inglis, D., Corbin, A., Espinola-Arredondo, A., Leonas, K., Walters, T., Hayes, D., Jones, B., Lee, J., Wadsworth, L, Wszelaki, A., Belasco, E., Moore-Kucera, J., Wallace, R., and Brodhagen, M. 2011. Glossary of Terms for Biodegradable Mulches for Specialty Crops Produced Under High Tunnels. Http://mtvernon.wsu.edu/HighTunnels/Glossary.pdf

13. Substantial participation in conception AND design of the study, and/or in analysis AND interpretation of data Final approval by EACH author of the manuscript or report is REQUIRED Ability to explain AND defend the study in public and/or scholarly settings Must actively participate in the writing AND the timely AND accurate review of the document Contributions that do not satisfy authorship (ie., supervision of people, funding assistance, technical support; ideas; info) should be acknowledged separately All faculty should safeguard the rights of graduate students to publish the results of their research The senior author is the person who actually leads the study and/or makes the major contribution; all authors at the onset of a publication, should participate in establishing authorship order and responsibility Guidelines on Authorship

14. Taxing task Team members

15. Updated May 2011 SCRI Team Revised Organizational Chart for SREP Project onBiodegradable Mulches for Specialty Crops Produced Under Protective Covers Ad Hoc Interest Groups Debbie Inglis with Carol Miles WSU-NWREC Mark Williams BioBag USA, Inc. Eric Menard Dubois Agrinovatrions Dick Mathes Crown Films Mike Gallagher Sunshine Paper Specialty Crop Growers Science/Industry Stakeholder Advisory Committee Manufacturing Robert Greene NatureWorks; Terry Phillips BioBag USA Ben Craft; Tom Thornton WA Elizabeth Malayter TN Dr. Ashley Basinger TX AMST Standards Dr. Ramani Narayan MSU University/Extension Dr. Lewis Jett, WVU Materials Science Dr. John Dorgan CSM Sociology WG Leader Robert Jones UTK with Annabel Kirschner WSU Crops WG Leader Annette Wszelaki UTK Econ WG Leader Tom Marsh WSU-Pullman Materials WG Leader Doug Hayes UTK Soils WG Leader Jennifer Moore-Kucera TTU Jeffrey Martin (GS) UTK Sathishkumar Dharmalingam (GS) UTK Chenhui Li (GS) TTU Marion Brodhagen USDA/OSU Carol Miles WSU-NWREC Russ Wallace TAM Suzette Galinato (RI) Sasi Ponnaluru (PDoc) WSU-Pullman Karen Leonas Hang Liu (RI) WSU-Pullman Outreach Coordinator Andrew Corbin WSU-Extension Jaehoon Lee UTK Jeremy Cowan (GS) WSU-NWREC Rob Raley (GS) UTK Tom Walters WSU-NWREC Eric Belasco TTU Debra Inglis WSU NWREC Debra Inglis WSU NWREC Andrew Corbin WSU-Extension Larry Wadsworth UTK Chen Chen (GS) TTU Marianne Powell (GS) WSU NWREC CSU = Colorado School of Mines TAM = Texas A & M TXT = Texas Tech University WSU = Washington State University GS = Grad student; RI = Research intern; Pdoc = Postdoc KSU = Kansas State University TN = Tennessee UTK = University of Tennessee, Knoxville WSU-NWREC = Washington State University Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center MSU = Michigan State University TX = Texas WA = Washington WWU = Western Washington University

16. Taxing task • Team members

17. Table 1. Gantt Chart on Timeline of Activities/Tasks(see grant proposal)

18. No cost extensions • WSU will not process no-cost extensions until early 2012 • WSU can do in one of two ways: • Assume all subcontractors will need a no-cost extension and process one no-cost extension amendment • Send each subcontractor a letter requesting a no-cost extension, and then process a no-cost extension amendment to each sub-award • Subcontractors cannot assume a no-cost extension until WSU sends an amendment to the agreement, extending the agreement end date (for a limited amount of time) • Additional time spent on the project during the no-cost extension counts towards match.

19. Taxing task • Team members • Timeline

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23. Deb’s A to Z list... YEAR !!! Include 2009, 2010, or 2011 on each and every document and photo date!

24. WG Sessions Today... • ‘Hot’ topics needing attention • Data management, data analysis • Outline of manuscripts, with writing assignment and completion dates • New advances/new literature; potential issues in the near future • WG accomplishments to date WG leaders will be reporting back

25. Plans of action need for... • Sharing of large data sets • Integrating and interpreting data between WGs • Reviewing and completing manuscripts and extension bulletins, both within and between WGs Group discussions, and the Round Robin

26. Round Robin session at 1 pmMitigating the silo effect... • Crops + Soils • Environmental monitoring—data collection and sharing • Mesh bag study review • Rating disease incidence and severity—new protocols OK? • Work/writing w/other WGs, possibly needed • Materials + Economics • Clear definition of bio-degradable • Progress on life cycle analysis • Modeling BDM degradation and/or (bio)degradation • Work/writing w/other WGs, possibly needed • AC + Sociology/Outreach • Distributing information from focus group study • Conducting the next surveys on project impact (and IRBs) • Communicating ‘biodegradability’ to the public • Work/writing w/other WGs, possibly needed

27. Round Robin Session at 2 pmMitigating the silo effect... • Crops + Materials + Sociology/Outreach • BDMs and the organic agricultural community—the zero tolerance issue • Becoming familiar w/other HT & BDMprojects in the country/world • Future directions for HTs and BDMs in agriculture • Soils + Economics + AC • Value of soil quality indicators (SMAF framework), and ways to utilize it in our project • Modeling BDM degradation and/or (bio)degradation

28. Round Robin Session at 3:15 pmMitigating the silo effect... • Crops + Economics + Sociology/Outreach • Crop budget(s)—published (by state? pub format?) • HT construction costs (by state? pub format? • Extension bulletin(s) on risk management (state? format?) • Soils + Materials + AC • Combining data sets across WGs • Upcoming work in Ramani’s lab • Potential issue w/copper fungicide

29. Please take good notes this week Thanks for Russ and Jenn for hosting, and to everyone for coming!