Awardee Name
Stone Environmental, Inc.
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Development of a Web-based APEX Tool for Optimizing Best Management Practices and Conservation Planning on Vermont Farms
Awardee State/Territory
Vermont
Involved States/territories
Vermont
Award Year
2013
End Date
Award Amount
$74,750.00
Production/Use
Animal Agriculture and Husbandry
Farmland Agricultural
Farmland Horticultural
Grassland (Includes Pasture/Rangeland)
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil Health
Conservation Practice(s)
Contour Farming
Cover Crop
Conservation Crop Rotation
Nutrient Management
Residue and Tillage Management, No Till
Residue and Tillage Management
Residue and Tillage Management, Reduced Till
Pasture and Hay Planting
Project Background
. The APEX model simulates the impacts of alternative conservation practices applied across individual farms to help natural resource scientists conduct more efficient conservation assessments. This web-based modeling tool will be customized for Vermon+E21:K21t regional practices and data inputs.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No