Project Overview
LNC97-112
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 1997: $100,405.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2000
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $100,405.00
Region: North Central
State: Michigan
Project Coordinator:
Dr. Dale Mutch
Michigan State University Extension
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: corn, oats, rye, soybeans, spelt, wheat, grass (misc. perennial), hay
Practices
- Animal Production: feed/forage
- Crop Production: conservation tillage
- Education and Training: demonstration, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research
- Farm Business Management: whole farm planning
- Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity
- Pest Management: allelopathy, biological control, chemical control, competition, economic threshold, field monitoring/scouting, integrated pest management, mulches - killed, mulches - living, physical control, weed ecology
- Production Systems: transitioning to organic, agroecosystems, integrated crop and livestock systems
- Soil Management: earthworms, green manures, organic matter, soil analysis, nutrient mineralization, soil quality/health
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