Project Overview

FW97-065

Project Type: Farmer/Rancher

Funds awarded in 1997: $4,300.00

Projected End Date: 12/31/1999

Matching Non-Federal Funds: $3,125.00

Region: Western

State: Utah

Principal Investigator:

Alternative Cropping For the Navajo Reservation

Annual Reports

1997 annual report

Commodities

Fruits: melons, apples, peaches, general tree fruits

Practices

Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, agricultural finance

Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity

Production Systems: agroecosystems, transitioning to organic

Soil Management: soil analysis, soil quality/health

Sustainable Communities: infrastructure analysis, new business opportunities, employment opportunities, social networks, sustainability measures

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