Using Durana Clover as a Living Mulch in an Integrated Corn and Livestock Production System

Project Overview

LS13-257
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2013: $224,000.00
Projected End Date: 09/30/2017
Region: Southern
State: Georgia
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Nicholas Hill
University of Georiga

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: corn
  • Animals: bovine
  • Animal Products: meat

Practices

  • Animal Production: grazing - rotational
  • Crop Production: cover crops, cropping systems, intercropping, no-till
  • Natural Resources/Environment: drift/runoff buffers, soil stabilization
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems
  • Soil Management: nutrient mineralization, soil analysis
  • Sustainable Communities: sustainability measures
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