Project Overview
FNE00-314
Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 2000: $1,916.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2002
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $4,239.00
Region: Northeast
State: New York
Project Leader:
Commodities
- Agronomic: corn, oats, spelt, soybeans, wheat, grass (misc. perennial), hay
- Animals: sheep
Practices
- Animal Production: grazing management, grazing - rotational, feed/forage
- Crop Production: no-till
- Education and Training: on-farm/ranch research
- Production Systems: integrated crop and livestock systems
Proposal summary:
This project will compare no-till seeding of alfalfa, no-till seeding of clover, and frost seeding of clover against a check plot receiving lime and fertilizer only in an attempt to renovate pasture land and boost forage production. Each technique will be tested on field plots; forage samples from each plot will be analyzed after grazing. The goal is to gather and disseminate information about forage improvement techniques.
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