Awardee Name
Colorado State University
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Using Crop Rotation, Green Manure Crops, Winter Cover Crops, Compost and Compost Tea to Improve Sustainability of Potato Production in the San Luis Valley
Awardee State/Territory
Colorado
Involved States/territories
Colorado
Award Year
2009
End Date
Award Amount
$75,000.00
Project Background
This project aims to compare rotations, green manure crops, manure and compost applications as to their effect on potato yield and quality; and, to compare profitability of these management practices, to compare the use of green manure/cover crops and canola & camelina cash crops to water use of barley.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No