Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Grants And Education To Advance Innovations In Sustainable Agriculture

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

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

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
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.