Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Grants And Education To Advance Innovations In Sustainable Agriculture

Project Overview

FW99-095
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 1999: $3,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2001
Region: Western
State: Nevada
Principal Investigator:
Tom Filbin

Alfalfa: Can It Be A Viable Grazing Forage?

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: general hay and forage crops, hay
  • Animals: sheep

Practices

  • Animal Production: feed/forage, range improvement, grazing - rotational
  • Education and Training: extension, on-farm/ranch research, technical assistance
  • Farm Business Management: whole farm planning, budgets/cost and returns, agricultural finance
  • Pest Management: biological control, field monitoring/scouting
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems, holistic management
  • Sustainable Communities: infrastructure analysis, sustainability measures
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