Project Overview
FNC00-308
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2000: $14,595.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2003
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $34,295.00
Region: North Central
State: Indiana
Project Coordinator:
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Fruits: apples, berries (other), cherries, berries (strawberries), melons
- Vegetables: sweet potatoes, asparagus, beans, broccoli, cabbages, cauliflower, cucurbits, eggplant, onions, peppers, rutabagas, sweet corn
- Additional Plants: ornamentals
- Miscellaneous: mushrooms
Practices
- Crop Production: windbreaks
- Education and Training: demonstration, display, extension, farmer to farmer, focus group, networking, on-farm/ranch research, study circle
- Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, cooperatives, marketing management, market study, value added, whole farm planning
- Natural Resources/Environment: indicators, wetlands
- Pest Management: biological control, chemical control, genetic resistance, integrated pest management, mulches - killed, mulches - living, physical control, mulching - plastic, traps, mulching - vegetative, weed ecology
- Soil Management: green manures, organic matter, soil analysis, nutrient mineralization, soil quality/health
- Sustainable Communities: infrastructure analysis, new business opportunities, partnerships, public participation, urban agriculture, urban/rural integration, employment opportunities
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