Project Overview
LNC02-204
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2002: $95,350.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2005
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $461,350.00
Region: North Central
State: Minnesota
Project Coordinator:
Carolyn van Schaik
Land Stewardship Project
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: corn, oats, soybeans, grass (misc. perennial), hay
- Vegetables: sweet potatoes, peas (culinary)
- Additional Plants: trees
- Animals: bovine
- Animal Products: dairy
Practices
- Animal Production: feed/forage
- Crop Production: agroforestry, forestry, no-till, terraces
- Education and Training: focus group, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research
- Farm Business Management: budgets/cost and returns, agricultural finance
- Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity, hedges - grass, grass waterways, habitat enhancement, indicators, riparian buffers, riverbank protection, soil stabilization, wildlife
- Production Systems: agroecosystems
- Sustainable Communities: partnerships, public participation, 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.