Land Ethics: Connecting Producers, Consumers, Land and Food

Project Overview

GNC03-012
Project Type: Graduate Student
Funds awarded in 2003: $9,620.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2005
Region: North Central
State: Nebraska
Graduate Student:
Faculty Advisor:
Charles Francis
Grain Place Foundation

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: corn, oats, soybeans
  • Animals: bovine, poultry, swine
  • Animal Products: dairy

Practices

  • Animal Production: free-range, grazing - rotational
  • Crop Production: conservation tillage
  • Education and Training: extension, participatory research
  • Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, feasibility study, market study, value added
  • Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity
  • Pest Management: biological control, chemical control, genetic resistance
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems, holistic management
  • Soil Management: green manures, organic matter
  • Sustainable Communities: urban/rural integration, 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.