Agreement Number
NR186114XXXXG002
Awardee Name
Practical Farmers of Iowa
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Contract Grazing Cover Crops: Demonstrating Benefits for Both Row-Crop and Cattle Farmers
Awardee State/Territory
Iowa
Involved States/territories
Iowa
Award Year
2018
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$74,576.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Cover Crops
Animal Agriculture and Husbandry
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Organic matter depletion
Nutrients transported to surface water
Nutrients transported to groundwater
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Prescribed Grazing
Project Background
This project will 1) demonstrate feasibility of contract grazing cover crops, 2) show economics pertaining to both row crop and livestock farmer profitability, 3) conduct soil health analysis in control and treatment plots on each demonstration farm with the goal of documenting soil health differences correlated to the integration of cattle.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No