Project Overview
GNC02-001
Project Type: Graduate Student
Funds awarded in 2002: $10,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2004
Region: North Central
State: Nebraska
Graduate Student:
Faculty Advisor:
Charles Francis
Grain Place Foundation
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: corn, potatoes, soybeans, wheat, grass (misc. perennial), hay
- Vegetables: sweet potatoes, artichokes, asparagus, beans, beets, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucurbits, eggplant, garlic, greens (leafy), leeks, lentils, onions, parsnips, peas (culinary), peppers, sweet corn, tomatoes, brussel sprouts
- Additional Plants: herbs, trees
- Animals: bovine, poultry, goats, swine, sheep
- Animal Products: dairy
Practices
- Animal Production: housing, grazing management, livestock breeding, pasture fertility, pasture renovation, range improvement, stocking rate, watering systems, feed/forage
- Crop Production: conservation tillage
- Education and Training: demonstration, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research, study circle, technical assistance
- Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, community-supported agriculture, budgets/cost and returns, marketing management, agricultural finance, market study, value added
- Natural Resources/Environment: habitat enhancement, wildlife
- Production Systems: agroecosystems, holistic management, organic agriculture, transitioning to organic
- Soil Management: composting
- Sustainable Communities: leadership development, local and regional food systems, new business opportunities, public participation, urban/rural integration, analysis of personal/family life, social capital, social psychological indicators, sustainability measures
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