Organic Soil Amendments and Fertilization Practices for Processed Vegetable Crops: A Study in Nitrogen Mineralization and Soil Quality

Project Overview

FW98-076
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 1998: $8,025.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2004
Region: Western
State: Washington
Principal Investigator:
Woody Deryckx

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: potatoes

Practices

  • Crop Production: biological inoculants, nutrient cycling, organic fertilizers, tissue analysis
  • Education and Training: demonstration, extension, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research
  • Farm Business Management: budgets/cost and returns, feasibility study, agricultural finance
  • Pest Management: biological control, field monitoring/scouting
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems, holistic management
  • Soil Management: soil analysis, nutrient mineralization, soil quality/health
  • Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, sustainability measures
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