Awardee Name
Virginia Tech
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Alternative Winter Cover Crop Species and Seeding Techniques for Virginia
Awardee State/Territory
Virginia
Involved States/territories
Virginia
Award Year
2010
End Date
Award Amount
$69,769.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil organism habitat loss or degradation
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Project Background
VA Tech will conduct an evaluation of the best adapted and most appropriate winter cover crop species and mixtures for improved soil quality and environmental performance in various cropping systems in Virginia. To evaluate cover crops in order to reduce nutrient and sediment loading to the Chesapeake Bay by increasing adoption and successful establishment of winter cover crops.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No