Project Overview
FNE99-233
Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 1999: $745.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2000
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $940.50
Region: Northeast
State: Pennsylvania
Project Leader:
Commodities
- Agronomic: soybeans
Practices
- Crop Production: double cropping, tissue analysis
- Natural Resources/Environment: soil stabilization
- Production Systems: general crop production
Proposal summary:
Forage soybeans are just being commercially introduced. I would like to evaluate them, under local conditions, as a potential forage source for my dairy herd. The drought prone soils in Adams County produce well less than average corn silage yields. I'd like to consider a forage soybean/small grain silage rotation. In the future, if the forage soybeans produce well under our local conditions.
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