Project Overview
LNC00-174
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2000: $49,859.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2001
Region: North Central
State: Illinois
Project Coordinator:
Colin Donohue
Rural Action
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: sorghum (milo)
- Additional Plants: herbs, native plants
- Miscellaneous: mushrooms
Practices
- Crop Production: conservation tillage
- Education and Training: technical assistance, demonstration, display, extension, farmer to farmer, networking, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research
- Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, cooperatives, value added, whole farm planning
- Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity
- Pest Management: biological control, prevention
- Production Systems: transitioning to organic, holistic management, permaculture
- Soil Management: soil analysis, nutrient mineralization, organic matter, soil quality/health
- Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, partnerships, public participation, analysis of personal/family life, employment opportunities, social capital, social networks, sustainability measures
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