Project Overview
FNC99-287
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 1999: $4,950.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1999
FS Funds: $2,690.00
Region: North Central
State: Missouri
Project Coordinator:
Commodities
- Additional Plants: trees
Practices
- Crop Production: agroforestry, windbreaks
- Education and Training: demonstration
- Soil Management: soil analysis, soil quality/health
Summary:
Farms with sandy soils experience more wind erosion, low moisture concentration, and high potential for groundwater contamination than operations with other soil types. This soil structure lowers cropland productivity.
Objective: To introduce a more sustainable agricultural system to land with sandy soil to retain its productivity.
The producer established a windbreak with a grass/legume groundcover between the rows of trees. On part of the land, she installed a woodlot agroforestry project to serve as an alternative income source and wildlife habitat.
Results: Not available.
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