Project Overview
ES01-052
Project Type: Professional Development Program
Funds awarded in 2001: $50,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2004
Region: Southern
State: Kentucky
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Marion Simon
Kentucky State University
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: corn, grass (misc. perennial), hay
- Fruits: apples, berries (other), cherries, grapes, melons, berries (strawberries)
- Nuts: pecans, walnuts
- Vegetables: asparagus, broccoli, greens (leafy), peppers, sweet corn, tomatoes
- Additional Plants: tobacco, herbs, native plants, ornamentals, trees
- Animals: bees, bovine, poultry, goats, rabbits, sheep, fish
- Miscellaneous: mushrooms
Practices
- Animal Production: feed/forage, housing, parasite control, animal protection and health, grazing - continuous, feed formulation, feed rations, free-range, herbal medicines, implants, inoculants, manure management, mineral supplements, grazing - multispecies, pasture fertility, pasture renovation, preventive practices, grazing - rotational, stockpiled forages, vaccines, watering systems, winter forage
- Crop Production: conservation tillage
- Education and Training: technical assistance, demonstration, display, extension, farmer to farmer, focus group, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research, study circle
- Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, cooperatives, community-supported agriculture, marketing management, risk management, value added
- Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity, hedges - grass, grass waterways, habitat enhancement, hedgerows, riparian buffers, soil stabilization, wetlands, wildlife
- Pest Management: biological control, botanical pesticides, chemical control, competition, cultural control, economic threshold, field monitoring/scouting, genetic resistance, integrated pest management, mulches - killed, mulches - living, mulching - plastic, row covers (for pests), trap crops, traps, mulching - vegetative, weed ecology
- Production Systems: agroecosystems, holistic management, permaculture
- Soil Management: composting, earthworms, green manures, organic matter, soil analysis, nutrient mineralization, soil quality/health
- Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, partnerships, urban agriculture, community services, social networks
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.