Integrated Crop and Livestock Systems for Enhanced Soil Carbon Sequestration and Microbial Diversity in the Semiarid Texas High Plains

Project Overview

LS10-229
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2010: $160,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2013
Region: Southern
State: Texas
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Jennifer Moore-Kucera
Texas Tech University

Annual Reports

Information Products

Commodities

  • Agronomic: cotton, millet, sorghum (milo), wheat, grass (misc. perennial), hay

Practices

  • Animal Production: grazing management, pasture fertility, range improvement, grazing - rotational, stocking rate, winter forage, feed/forage
  • Crop Production: conservation tillage
  • Education and Training: demonstration, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research, workshop
  • Farm Business Management: whole farm planning
  • Natural Resources/Environment: carbon sequestration, biodiversity
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems, integrated crop and livestock systems
  • Soil Management: organic matter, soil analysis, soil microbiology, soil chemistry, soil quality/health
  • Sustainable Communities: local and regional food systems
    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.