Sustainable Agriculture Training Project for North Dakota and South Dakota

Project Overview

ENC96-002.1
Project Type: Professional Development Program
Funds awarded in 1996: $32,044.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1998
Region: North Central
State: North Dakota
Project Coordinator:
Darnell Lundstrom
North Dakota State University Extension Service

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: barley, canola, corn, flax, millet, oats, rye, sunflower, wheat, grass (misc. perennial), hay

Practices

  • Animal Production: feed/forage, parasite control, homeopathy, manure management, grazing - rotational
  • Crop Production: windbreaks
  • Education and Training: on-farm/ranch research
  • Farm Business Management: whole farm planning, new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, value added
  • Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity, soil stabilization
  • Pest Management: allelopathy, biological control, chemical control, competition, cultural control, cultivation, smother crops, weed ecology
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems, integrated crop and livestock systems
  • Soil Management: earthworms, green manures, organic matter, soil analysis, composting, nutrient mineralization
  • Sustainable Communities: partnerships, 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.