Project Overview
FNE01-389
Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 2001: $4,650.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2001
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $5,687.00
Region: Northeast
State: Vermont
Project Leader:
Managed Rotational Grazing in Wetland Area
Commodities
- Agronomic: general hay and forage crops, grass (misc. perennial), hay
- Animals: poultry, goats, swine, sheep
Practices
- Animal Production: feed/forage, parasite control, grazing - continuous, free-range, grazing - multispecies, pasture fertility, pasture renovation, range improvement, grazing - rotational
- Crop Production: conservation tillage
- Education and Training: on-farm/ranch research
- Farm Business Management: whole farm planning
- Natural Resources/Environment: wetlands
- Production Systems: integrated crop and livestock systems
- Soil Management: soil analysis
Proposal summary:
Land prone to spring flooding often stays moist throughout the summer; it can be fertile but difficult to use. The farmer will establish managed grazing on a test field with a three-species rotation of goats, sheep and chickens. She will monitor any health problems, specifically hoof problems, and record the number of days the wetland is grazed during the season.
