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Report for FW08-007

Integrated Nutrient Management for Small Swine and Sheep Production

FW08-007 (project overview)
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2008: $8,905.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2009
Region: Western
State: Washington
Principal Investigator:
Bruce Dunlop
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Lopez Island Farm
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Project Information

Abstract:

Bruce Dunlop of Lopez Island Farm hopes to benefit from his Farmer/Rancher Grant by improving the sustainability of his sheep and swine operation. Now more than ever, customers are conscious about the production system used for the food they purchase. This project will take a look at management practices that can solve the imbalance of nutrients on the producer’s farm. Soil and forage will be tested for the expected nutrient increase after swine pasturing and the opposite decrease during sheep grazing. Also, parasites will be monitored on two rotations to evaluate populations on pastures grazed only once by the swine versus pastures rotated through every six weeks. With the results, the integrated farm hopes to improve productivity, animal health, soil tilth and water quality, while improving economic sustainability. Management recommendations will be summarized into a fact sheet and newspaper article that will be shared with producers with similar challenges.

Cooperators

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Tom Schultz
schultzt@wsu.edu
San Juan County Director
Washington State University Extension
(360) 378-4414 (office)
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