Project Overview
FNC00-306
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2000: $15,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2002
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $40,157.00
Region: North Central
State: Michigan
Project Coordinator:
Leroy Ray, Jr.
The Farm School Cooperative
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: corn, rye, grass (misc. perennial), hay
- Fruits: melons, apples, berries (other)
- Nuts: walnuts
- Vegetables: beans, cabbages, carrots, cucurbits, greens (leafy), peas (culinary), sweet corn, tomatoes, turnips
Practices
- Animal Production: manure management, preventive practices, range improvement, watering systems, feed/forage
- Crop Production: organic fertilizers, application rate management
- Education and Training: demonstration, extension, farmer to farmer, focus group, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research, technical assistance
- Farm Business Management: budgets/cost and returns, cooperatives, marketing management, agricultural finance
- Natural Resources/Environment: hedges - grass, habitat enhancement
- Pest Management: compost extracts, field monitoring/scouting, physical control, prevention, sanitation
- Production Systems: transitioning to organic
- Soil Management: earthworms, organic matter, soil analysis, composting
- Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, partnerships, public participation, analysis of personal/family life, employment opportunities, social networks, sustainability measures
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