Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2021: $247,740.00
Projected End Date: 01/31/2025
Host Institution Award ID: 00098541 under 2021-38640-34714
Grant Recipient:
Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
Region: North Central
State: Minnesota
Project Coordinator:
Erin Meier
Green Lands Blue Waters/MISA/UM
Description:
In 2023 through April of 2024, the Match Made in Heaven project (MMIH) surveyed 553 farmers primarily in the 6 Midwestern states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Of these respondents, 40 currently raise only crops. The goal of the survey was to understand the benefits associated with integration of livestock into annual cropping systems as well as the barriers to doing so. This fact sheet provides a snapshot of what we learned.
Type:
Fact Sheet
File:
Download file (PDF)
Target audience:
Farmers/Ranchers
This product is associated with the project "Match made in heaven: livestock + crops"
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.