Agreement Number
692B2918006
Awardee Name
North Jersey RC&D
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Cover crop experimentation to achieve optimum soil health in New Jersey.
Awardee State/Territory
New Jersey
Involved States/territories
New Jersey
Award Year
2018
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$52,000.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil organism habitat loss or degradation
Soil Health
Organic matter depletion
Compaction
Aggregate instability
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Project Background
Much of the intense experimentation of cover crops has been carried out in the Mid-West. It is important for New Jersey to have a baseline developed so the NJ NRCS Soil Health Initiative continues to positively impact the landscape. This project will evaluate different methods of cover crop establishment. Many of the proposed practices are applicable for farmers to adopt, but more experimentation and analysis is needed to identify the least cost, yet most effective way to seed cover crops. Through this project we will communicate the data obtained to the agricultural community for their acceptance and implementation on their own farms.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No