Legume Cover Crops in Fallow as an Integrated Crop/Livestock Alternative in the Northern and Central Great Plains

Project Overview

SW94-006
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 1994: $160,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1996
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $79,000.00
Region: Western
State: Wyoming
Principal Investigator:
James Krall
University of Wyoming

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: corn, wheat, hay
  • Animals: sheep

Practices

  • Animal Production: feed/forage, free-range, manure management, grazing - rotational
  • Crop Production: biological inoculants, continuous cropping, cover crops, fallow, multiple cropping, no-till, nutrient cycling, organic fertilizers, conservation tillage
  • Education and Training: demonstration, extension, on-farm/ranch research
  • Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, value added
  • Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity
  • Pest Management: competition, mulches - living, mulching - vegetative
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems, holistic management, integrated crop and livestock systems
  • Soil Management: green manures, organic matter, nutrient mineralization, soil quality/health
  • Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, public participation, employment opportunities, sustainability measures
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