Project Overview
FW02-004
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2002: $3,129.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2005
Region: Western
State: Alaska
Principal Investigator:
Sub-Arctic Top-Bar-Hive Beekeeping and Natural Honeycomb Production Combined with the Introduction of New Winter Hardy Red Raspberry Cultivars
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: rye, grass (misc. perennial), hay
- Animals: bees
Practices
- Animal Production: feed additives, feed/forage
- Crop Production: intercropping, organic fertilizers, tissue analysis
- Education and Training: farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research
- Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, feasibility study, agricultural finance, market study, value added
- Pest Management: physical control, weather monitoring
- Production Systems: agroecosystems, holistic management
- Soil Management: organic matter, soil analysis, soil quality/health
- Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, partnerships, employment opportunities, social networks
