Project Overview
FNE97-163
Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 1997: $937.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1997
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $1,554.00
Region: Northeast
State: West Virginia
Project Leader:
Myra Bonhage-Hale
La Paix Herb Farm
Commodities
- Vegetables: tomatoes
Practices
- Pest Management: general pest management
Proposal summary:
Myra, will experiment with alternative deer deterrents- herb plantings around crop plantings and blinking Christmas lights-- on her vegetable farm. Her goal is to find a low-cost method of reducing deer damage.
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