Project Overview
FNE97-179
Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 1997: $5,550.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1999
Region: Northeast
State: New York
Project Leader:
Tony Potenza
Potenza Farms
Commodities
- Agronomic: soybeans
Practices
- Crop Production: cover crops
- Production Systems: general crop production
Proposal summary:
Tony Potenza will be working with a neighboring farmer and will develop and test a method of interseeding cover crops into organic soybeans at the time of last cultivation as a way to minimize erosion. Potenza aims to develop a practical method for seeding off the cultivator that others farmers can easily adopt, including developing guidelines for seed placement and distribution, seeding rates, machinery design and calibration.
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