Project Overview
FNC03-469
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2003: $6,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2004
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $10,000.00
Region: North Central
State: Iowa
Project Coordinator:
Maury Wills
Wills Family Orchard
Commodities
- Agronomic: oats, potatoes, grass (misc. perennial), hay
- Fruits: apples, general tree fruits
- Animals: bees
Practices
- Animal Production: feed/forage
- Education and Training: extension, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research
- Pest Management: botanical pesticides, cultural control, field monitoring/scouting, mulching - vegetative, weather monitoring
- Soil Management: organic matter
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