Project Overview
ES99-045
Project Type: Professional Development Program
Funds awarded in 1999: $157,061.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2004
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $46,545.00
Region: Southern
State: Texas
Principal Investigator:
William Fox, Ph.D.
Texas Cooperative Extension
Co-Investigators:
C. Wayne Hanselka, Ph.D.
Texas Cooperative Extension
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: oats, grass (misc. perennial), hay
- Animals: bovine, goats, sheep
Practices
- Animal Production: parasite control, grazing - continuous, free-range, mineral supplements, grazing - multispecies, pasture renovation, preventive practices, range improvement, grazing - rotational, housing, watering systems, winter forage, feed/forage
- Crop Production: nutrient cycling, application rate management
- Education and Training: decision support system, demonstration, display, extension, farmer to farmer, networking, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research, study circle, technical assistance
- Farm Business Management: whole farm planning, new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, agricultural finance, risk management
- Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity, habitat enhancement, soil stabilization, wildlife
- Pest Management: economic threshold, integrated pest management, precision herbicide use, weather monitoring
- Production Systems: holistic management, integrated crop and livestock systems
- Soil Management: nutrient mineralization, organic matter, soil quality/health
- Sustainable Communities: urban/rural integration, analysis of personal/family life, social capital, sustainability measures
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.