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Accelerating the adoption of saturated buffers using an educational decision-support tool

Agreement Number
NR21-13G030
Awardee Name
Michigan State University
Grant Type
Classic
Awardee State/Territory
Michigan
Involved States/territories
Iowa
Michigan
Award Year
2020
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$614,347.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Nutrients transported to groundwater
Conservation Practice(s)
Saturated Buffer
Project Background
This project will stimulate the adoption of saturated buffers and improve water quality while maintaining crop productivity. The project will increase knowledge of the value of saturated buffers and inform farm-level siting of the practice for efficient nitrate removal.
Project Scale
Multi-farm
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Ehsan Ghane