Developing Whole-Farm Nutrient Management

Project Overview

LNC99-158
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 1999: $97,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2001
Region: North Central
State: Wisconsin
Project Coordinator:
John Hall
Michael Fields Ag Institute

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: corn, oats, soybeans, wheat, grass (misc. perennial), hay
  • Animals: bovine, sheep, swine
  • Animal Products: dairy

Practices

  • Animal Production: manure management, feed/forage
  • Crop Production: conservation tillage
  • Education and Training: decision support system, demonstration, extension, farmer to farmer, networking, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research
  • Farm Business Management: budgets/cost and returns, risk management, whole farm planning
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems, integrated crop and livestock systems
  • Soil Management: composting, green manures, organic matter, soil analysis, nutrient mineralization, soil quality/health
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