Management and Control of Candian Thistle in Limited Access and Field Locations

Project Overview

FNC01-348
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2001: $3,040.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2003
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $3,650.00
Region: North Central
State: South Dakota
Project Coordinator:
Jordan Dawn
Enormous Brontosaurus Organic Farm

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: grass (misc. perennial), hay
  • Additional Plants: native plants
  • Animals: goats

Practices

  • Animal Production: pasture renovation, range improvement, feed/forage
  • Crop Production: conservation tillage
  • Education and Training: extension, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research
  • Farm Business Management: feasibility study, risk management
  • Natural Resources/Environment: riverbank protection
  • Pest Management: biological control, competition, eradication, field monitoring/scouting, flame, integrated pest management, mulching - plastic, smother crops, weed ecology
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems, integrated crop and livestock systems
  • Soil Management: soil analysis, soil quality/health
  • Sustainable Communities: sustainability measures
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