Chinese Medicinal Plant Project

Project Overview

FNC02-414
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2002: $15,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2004
Region: North Central
State: Ohio
Project Coordinator:

Commodities

  • Additional Plants: herbs
  • Miscellaneous: mushrooms

Practices

  • Crop Production: fallow, tissue analysis
  • Education and Training: demonstration, display, extension, farmer to farmer, mentoring, networking, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research, workshop
  • Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, marketing management, feasibility study, market study, value added
  • Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity, habitat enhancement, wildlife, hedges - woody
  • Pest Management: physical control, weather monitoring
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems, holistic management
  • Soil Management: organic matter, soil analysis, soil quality/health
  • Sustainable Communities: infrastructure analysis, new business opportunities, sustainability measures
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