Evaluation of an Alternative Farming Concept Strip Cropping and Pasture-Raised Hogs

Project Overview

FNC94-084
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 1994: $1,550.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1995
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $328.00
Region: North Central
State: Iowa
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Commodities

  • Agronomic: corn, grass (misc. perennial), hay
  • Animals: swine

Practices

  • Animal Production: free-range, feed/forage
  • Crop Production: continuous cropping
  • Education and Training: demonstration, farmer to farmer, networking
  • Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, feasibility study, agricultural finance, market study
  • Production Systems: holistic management
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