Improving Nitrogen Utilization with Rotation and Cover Crops

Project Overview

LNC93-057

Project Type: Research and Education

Funds awarded in 1993: $93,799.00

Projected End Date: 12/31/1996

Matching Non-Federal Funds: $121,226.00

Region: North Central

State: Michigan

Project Coordinator:

Richard Harwood

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Michigan State University

View the project final report

Annual Reports

1993 annual report

Information Products

Comparative soil quality in maize rotations with high or low residue diversity (Article/Newsletter/Blog)

Increased Cropping Diversity to Reduce Leaching and Runoff Economic and Environmental Analysis (Article/Newsletter/Blog)

Comparison of a Conventionally Managed Cropping System With an Integrated Cropping System The Role of Cover Crops in Management (Research Proposal)

Economic Methods for Comparing Alternative Crop Production Systems A Review of the Literature (Bulletin)

Soil quality case studies in central Michigan comparing roations with high or low diversity of crops and manure (Article/Newsletter/Blog)

The Profitability of Sustainable Agriculture on a Representative Grain Farm in the MidAtlantic Region 1981 89 Comment (Article/Newsletter/Blog)

Commodities

Agronomic: corn, soybeans, wheat

Practices

Crop Production: conservation tillage
Farm Business Management: budgets/cost and returns, risk management
Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity
Production Systems: general crop production
Soil Management: green manures, organic matter, nutrient mineralization

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.