Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Grants And Education To Advance Innovations In Sustainable Agriculture

Project Overview

FNE97-168
Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 1997: $2,753.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1997
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $2,679.00
Region: Northeast
State: West Virginia
Project Leader:
Bill Grantham

Evaluating Forage Quality and Yield in Pastures in the Shenandoah Valley

Commodities

  • Agronomic: clovers, medics/alfalfa
  • Animals: bovine
  • Animal Products: meat

Practices

  • Animal Production: feed/forage, grazing management, rangeland/pasture management
  • Soil Management: soil quality/health

Proposal summary:

Bill Grantham, will work with other livestock producers to determine the rate of growth and forage quality of their pastures. The farmers, who are transitioning to pasture-based operations, have found that data from similar studies in New York is unusable because of the higher temperatures of the Northern Shenandoah Valley.

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