Farmer to Food Co-op Meat Marketing Project

Project Overview

FNC02-404
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2002: $18,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2006
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $21,200.00
Region: North Central
State: Kansas
Project Coordinator:
Edward Reznicek
Central Plains Organic Farmers

Commodities

  • Agronomic: barley, soybeans, wheat, grass (misc. perennial), hay
  • Animals: bovine, swine

Practices

  • Animal Production: feed/forage, feed rations, manure management, grazing - rotational, watering systems
  • Crop Production: cover crops
  • Education and Training: extension, farmer to farmer, networking, workshop
  • Farm Business Management: whole farm planning, new enterprise development, cooperatives, budgets/cost and returns, marketing management, value added
  • Pest Management: smother crops
  • Soil Management: organic matter, soil quality/health
  • Sustainable Communities: partnerships, social networks
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