Project Overview
FNC01-369
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2001: $5,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2003
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $12,108.00
Region: North Central
State: Michigan
Project Coordinator:
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: sunflower
- Fruits: apples
- Additional Plants: herbs, native plants, ornamentals, trees
- Animals: bees, poultry
Practices
- Animal Production: parasite control, grazing - continuous, free-range, manure management, mineral supplements, grazing - multispecies, pasture fertility, pasture renovation, probiotics, grazing - rotational, housing, vaccines, watering systems, winter forage
- Crop Production: conservation tillage
- Education and Training: extension, farmer to farmer, networking, on-farm/ranch research, technical assistance
- Farm Business Management: whole farm planning, new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, community-supported agriculture, cooperatives, marketing management, feasibility study, agricultural finance, market study, risk management, value added
- Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity, hedges - grass, grass waterways, habitat enhancement, hedgerows, riparian buffers, soil stabilization, wetlands, wildlife, hedges - woody
- Pest Management: biological control, biorational pesticides, botanical pesticides, competition, cultural control, disease vectors, field monitoring/scouting, integrated pest management, mulches - living, physical control, mulching - plastic, prevention, row covers (for pests), sanitation, trap crops, traps, mulching - vegetative, weather monitoring, weed ecology
- Production Systems: agroecosystems, holistic management, permaculture
- Soil Management: earthworms, green manures, organic matter, soil analysis, composting, nutrient mineralization, soil quality/health
- Sustainable Communities: infrastructure analysis, new business opportunities, partnerships, public participation, urban/rural integration, analysis of personal/family life, community services, employment opportunities, social networks, social psychological indicators, sustainability measures
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