Project Overview
ES97-015
Project Type: Professional Development Program
Funds awarded in 1997: $50,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2000
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $79,250.00
Region: Southern
State: Kentucky
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Marion Simon
Kentucky State University
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: corn, rye, soybeans, sunflower, grass (misc. perennial), hay
- Fruits: apples, berries (other), cherries, grapes, melons, berries (strawberries)
- Nuts: walnuts
- Vegetables: beans, broccoli, cabbages, peppers, sweet corn, tomatoes
- Additional Plants: tobacco, herbs, native plants, ornamentals, trees
- Animals: bees, bovine, poultry, rabbits, sheep, fish, ratite, shellfish
- Animal Products: dairy
- Miscellaneous: mushrooms
Practices
- Animal Production: feed/forage, housing, parasite control, animal protection and health, grazing - continuous, feed additives, feed formulation, feed rations, free-range, herbal medicines, implants, inoculants, manure management, mineral supplements, grazing - multispecies, pasture fertility, pasture renovation, preventive practices, range improvement, 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, networking, on-farm/ranch research
- Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, cooperatives, community-supported agriculture, marketing management, feasibility study, agricultural finance, market study, risk management, value added, whole farm planning
- Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity, hedges - grass, grass waterways, habitat enhancement, hedgerows, indicators, riparian buffers, riverbank protection, soil stabilization, wetlands, wildlife
- Pest Management: biological control, botanical pesticides, competition, disease vectors, economic threshold, eradication, field monitoring/scouting, integrated pest management, mulches - killed, mulches - living, physical control, mulching - plastic, row covers (for pests), sanitation, trap crops, traps, mulching - vegetative, weather monitoring, weed ecology
- Production Systems: transitioning to organic, agroecosystems, holistic management, permaculture, integrated crop and livestock systems
- Soil Management: composting, earthworms, green manures, organic matter, soil analysis, soil quality/health
- Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, partnerships, urban/rural integration, analysis of personal/family life, social networks, sustainability measures
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.