Using Crop Diversity in No-till and Organic Systems to Reduce Inputs and Increase Profits and Sustainability in the Northern Plains

Project Overview

SW01-048
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2001: $157,888.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2004
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $21,696.00
Region: Western
State: Montana
Principal Investigator:
Bruce Maxwell
Email
MSU

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: barley, canola, wheat
  • Vegetables: lentils

Practices

  • Crop Production: continuous cropping, fallow, no-till
  • Education and Training: demonstration, extension, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research
  • Farm Business Management: budgets/cost and returns, agricultural finance, risk management
  • Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity
  • Pest Management: cultural control, integrated pest management, weed ecology
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems
  • Soil Management: green manures, organic matter
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