Project Overview

LNC01-199

Project Type: Research and Education

Funds awarded in 2001: $24,500.00

Projected End Date: 12/31/2003

Region: North Central

State: Ohio

Project Coordinator:

Ohio State University

Improving Livestock and Grain Farms’ Contribution to Environmental Quality through Headwaters Learning Communities

Commodities

Agronomic: corn, oats, soybeans, grass (misc. perennial), hay

Animal Products: dairy

Practices

Animal Production: manure management, preventive practices, grazing - rotational, feed/forage

Crop Production: cover crops, nutrient cycling, ridge tillage, conservation tillage

Education and Training: demonstration, display, extension, farmer to farmer, focus group, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research, study circle

Farm Business Management: cooperatives, marketing management

Production Systems: agroecosystems, holistic management

Soil Management: composting, green manures, soil analysis, organic matter, soil quality/health

Sustainable Communities: partnerships, analysis of personal/family life, social capital, 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.