Project Overview
FW98-063
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 1998: $4,985.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2000
Region: Western
State: Hawaii
Principal Investigator:
Total Utilization of Swine Waste for Crop and Hog Productivity
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: wheat
- Vegetables: peas (culinary)
- Animals: swine
Practices
- Animal Production: manure management, pasture fertility, pasture renovation, grazing - rotational, housing, watering systems
- Crop Production: no-till, organic fertilizers
- Education and Training: demonstration, farmer to farmer, networking, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research
- Farm Business Management: budgets/cost and returns, agricultural finance, value added
- Pest Management: field monitoring/scouting, physical control
- Production Systems: agroecosystems, holistic management
- Soil Management: organic matter, composting
- Sustainable Communities: public participation, social networks, sustainability measures