Project Overview
ENE00-055
Project Type: Professional Development Program
Funds awarded in 2000: $77,579.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2002
Matching Federal Funds: $64,060.00
Region: Northeast
State: Pennsylvania
Project Leader:
Dr. John Comerford
Penn state University
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: grass (misc. perennial), hay
- Animals: bovine, goats, sheep
- Animal Products: dairy
Practices
- Animal Production: feed/forage, grazing - continuous, feed formulation, feed rations, implants, manure management, mineral supplements, grazing - multispecies, pasture fertility, pasture renovation, preventive practices, grazing - rotational, stockpiled forages, vaccines, watering systems, winter forage
- Crop Production: nutrient cycling, tissue analysis
- Education and Training: demonstration, extension, networking
- Farm Business Management: budgets/cost and returns, marketing management, agricultural finance, risk management, value added, whole farm planning
- Natural Resources/Environment: habitat enhancement, soil stabilization
- Production Systems: agroecosystems, integrated crop and livestock systems
- Soil Management: nutrient mineralization, soil quality/health
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