Annual Forage Production for an Intensive Winter Grazing System

Project Overview

FW98-025
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 1998: $2,665.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2004
Region: Western
State: Colorado
Principal Investigator:

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: corn, millet, oats
  • Vegetables: peas (culinary), sweet corn

Practices

  • Animal Production: grazing - continuous, manure management, winter forage
  • Crop Production: intercropping, no-till, organic fertilizers, conservation tillage
  • Education and Training: demonstration, extension, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research
  • Farm Business Management: whole farm planning, budgets/cost and returns, agricultural finance
  • Pest Management: field monitoring/scouting
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems
  • Soil Management: soil analysis, nutrient mineralization
  • Sustainable Communities: infrastructure analysis, new business opportunities, sustainability measures
    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.