Project Overview
FNC01-367
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2001: $15,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2003
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $95,000.00
Region: North Central
State: Indiana
Project Coordinator:
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Fruits: melons
- Vegetables: asparagus, beans, beets, broccoli, cabbages, cauliflower, cucurbits, eggplant, onions, peppers, sweet corn, tomatoes
Practices
- Crop Production: conservation tillage
- Education and Training: decision support system, demonstration, display, extension, farmer to farmer, focus group, mentoring, networking, on-farm/ranch research
- Farm Business Management: economic/marketing
- Pest Management: biological control, botanical pesticides, competition, cultural control, genetic resistance, integrated pest management, mulches - killed, mulches - living, mating disruption, physical control, mulching - plastic, cultivation, prevention, smother crops, trap crops, traps, weather monitoring, weed ecology
- Soil Management: green manures, nutrient mineralization, organic matter
- Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, analysis of personal/family life, employment opportunities
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