Project Overview
ENP00-002
Project Type: Professional Development Program
Funds awarded in 2000: $25,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2002
Grant Recipient:
Iowa State University
Region: National
State: Iowa
Project Leader:
Kathleen Delate
Iowa State University
Commodities
- Agronomic: barley, corn, flax, oats, potatoes, rye, safflower, soybeans, spelt, wheat, grass (misc. perennial), hay
- Fruits: apples, berries (other), cherries, berries (cranberries), berries (strawberries)
- Vegetables: beans, broccoli, cabbages, garlic, onions, peas (culinary), peppers, sweet corn, tomatoes
- Additional Plants: tobacco, herbs, ornamentals, trees
- Animals: bees, bovine, poultry, goats, sheep, swine
- Animal Products: dairy
Practices
- Animal Production: feed formulation, manure management, feed/forage
- Crop Production: agroforestry, cover crops, double cropping, foliar feeding, intercropping, multiple cropping, no-till, nutrient cycling, organic fertilizers, ridge tillage, strip tillage, conservation tillage
- Education and Training: decision support system, extension, farmer to farmer, focus group, mentoring, networking, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research
- Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, agricultural finance, whole farm planning
- Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity, habitat enhancement, indicators, soil stabilization, wetlands, wildlife
- Pest Management: biological control, biorational pesticides, botanical pesticides, chemical control, compost extracts, cultural control, disease vectors, field monitoring/scouting, flame, integrated pest management, mulches - killed, mulches - living, mating disruption, physical control, mulching - plastic, prevention, row covers (for pests), sanitation, soil solarization, trap crops, traps, mulching - vegetative, weed ecology
- Production Systems: transitioning to organic, agroecosystems, permaculture
- Soil Management: composting, earthworms, green manures, organic matter, soil analysis, nutrient mineralization, soil quality/health
- Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, partnerships, public participation, urban agriculture, social capital, social networks, sustainability measures
Proposal abstract:
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Project objectives from proposal:
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