Project Overview
LNC97-111
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 1997: $90,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1999
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $140,700.00
Region: North Central
State: Minnesota
Project Coordinator:
Chuck Schwartau
Goodhue County Extension
Annual Reports
Information Products
(Chart)
(Conference/Presentation Material)
Commodities
- Agronomic: grass (misc. perennial), hay
- Animals: bovine
- Animal Products: dairy
Practices
- Animal Production: housing, feed rations, manure management, pasture fertility, pasture renovation, grazing - rotational, stockpiled forages, watering systems, winter forage, feed/forage
- Crop Production: conservation tillage
- Education and Training: demonstration, extension, farmer to farmer, mentoring
- Farm Business Management: whole farm planning, new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, feasibility study, agricultural finance
- Natural Resources/Environment: grass waterways, riverbank protection
- Pest Management: biological control, chemical control, cultural control, field monitoring/scouting, integrated pest management, physical control
- Soil Management: organic matter
- Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, partnerships, analysis of personal/family life, community services, social networks, 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.