Project Overview
ENC00-053
Project Type: Professional Development Program
Funds awarded in 2000: $67,378.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2002
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $67,378.00
Region: North Central
State: Nebraska
Project Coordinator:
Paul Swanson
University of Nebraska
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: barley, corn, soybeans, sunflower, grass (misc. perennial), hay
- Vegetables: beans, peas (culinary), peppers, turnips
- Additional Plants: trees
- Animals: bovine, poultry
Practices
- Animal Production: preventive practices, range improvement, grazing - rotational, watering systems, feed/forage
- Crop Production: conservation tillage
- Education and Training: demonstration, mentoring
- Farm Business Management: whole farm planning, value added
- Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity, wildlife
- Pest Management: biological control, cultural control, physical control, mulching - plastic, cultivation, prevention, weed ecology
- Production Systems: holistic management, permaculture, integrated crop and livestock systems
- Soil Management: earthworms, green manures, organic matter, soil analysis, soil quality/health
- Sustainable Communities: urban/rural integration
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