Increased Forage Production during Alfalfa Rotation Years in Johnson Canyon, Utah. Biological Control of Scotch and Bull Thistle on Disturbed Alfalfa Pastures

Project Overview

FW97-038
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 1997: $2,900.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1999
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $5,250.00
Region: Western
State: Utah
Principal Investigator:
Michael E. Noel

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: oats

Practices

  • Crop Production: cover crops, fallow, intercropping
  • Education and Training: demonstration, extension
  • Farm Business Management: whole farm planning, budgets/cost and returns, agricultural finance
  • Pest Management: biological control, competition, eradication, field monitoring/scouting
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems
  • Soil Management: soil analysis, nutrient mineralization, soil quality/health
  • Sustainable Communities: infrastructure analysis
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