Agreement Number
NR21-13G002
Awardee Name
Arkansas Land And Community Development
Grant Type
Classic
Awardee State/Territory
Arkansas
Involved States/territories
Arkansas
Award Year
2020
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$176,912.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Air
Habitat
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Pesticides transported to surface water
Field pesticide loss
Conservation Practice(s)
Pest Management Conservation System
Project Background
The use of drones for pest control management offers farmers innovated approaches for protecting their crops with reduced usage of chemicals. The main goal of this project is to develop a methodolgoy for agriculture pest management that incorporates drones as a major augmentation to traditional methods of pest management and is user friendly for vegetable producers.
Project Scale
Multi-farm
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
Yes
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Calvin King