Project Overview
FNE03-488
Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 2003: $3,595.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2003
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $1,240.00
Region: Northeast
State: Pennsylvania
Project Leader:
Jason Pontius
KJ Farm
Commodities
- Agronomic: barley, corn, oats, sorghum (milo), hay
Practices
- Animal Production: feed/forage
- Crop Production: conservation tillage
- Education and Training: extension, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research
- Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, risk management, value added
- Production Systems: general crop production
- Soil Management: green manures, organic matter, soil analysis
- Sustainable Communities: sustainability measures
Proposal summary:
Many producers are wary of reducing inputs without some assurance of success, and the farmer will conduct four trials—a cost analysis comparing corn to sorghum, the effectiveness of under-seeding wheat with clover for improved N, buckwheat double-cropping, and double-cropping grain sorghum after barley. The overall goal is to offer grain farmers more options for diversity. Outreach will be through a field day, extension meetings, and a brochure.
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