Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Grants And Education To Advance Innovations In Sustainable Agriculture

Project Overview

EW95-003
Project Type: Professional Development Program
Funds awarded in 1995: $98,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1997
Matching Federal Funds: $24,000.00
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $80,100.00
Region: Western
State: Montana
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Jim Knight
Extension Wildlife Specialist

Agency Personnel Training in Riparian Monitoring and Management of Wildlife and Livestock in the Intermountain West

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Additional Plants: herbs, trees
  • Animals: bovine, fish

Practices

  • Animal Production: manure management, grazing - multispecies, pasture renovation, preventive practices, range improvement, grazing - rotational, watering systems, winter forage
  • Crop Production: agroforestry, continuous cropping, terraces
  • Education and Training: demonstration, extension, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research
  • Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity, grass waterways, habitat enhancement, indicators, riparian buffers, riverbank protection, soil stabilization, wetlands, wildlife
  • Production Systems: holistic management
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.