Project Overview
LNE00-138
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2000: $135,167.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2004
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $35,344.00
Region: Northeast
State: Maine
Project Leader:
Katahdin Hair Sheep Upgrade Project
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: barley, corn, oats, grass (misc. perennial), hay
- Animals: sheep
Practices
- Animal Production: feed/forage, feed rations, pasture fertility, preventive practices, grazing - rotational, vaccines, watering systems
- Education and Training: demonstration, display, extension, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research, study circle
- Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, cooperatives
- Pest Management: prevention
- Production Systems: holistic management
- Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, sustainability measures