Project Overview
FNE96-150
Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 1996: $6,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1996
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $15,150.00
Region: Northeast
State: New York
Project Leader:
Commodities
- Agronomic: rice
Practices
- Animal Production: general animal production
Proposal summary:
Ward Rounsaville, will demonstrate benefits of run-off catching ponds by using them to: cultivate wild rice for the gourmet market; raise minnows for bait and feed; irrigate fruit, produce and pasture; capture nutrients that might other-wise enter public waterways and showcase innovations in low-flow fish farming techniques
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