Agreement Number
16-008
Awardee Name
Regents of the University of Minnesota
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Demonstration and regional adaptation of interseeded cover crop planting and management technologies in annual corn corpping systems in the Upper Midwest
Awardee State/Territory
Minnesota
Involved States/territories
Minnesota
Award Year
2015
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$399,556.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Cover cropping
Soil Health
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Project Background
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate how farmers can apply inter-seeded cover crop planting and management technologies to reduce nitrate nitrogen losses in annual corn cropping systems in the upper Midwest. This project will demonstrate multiple alternatives including early establishment of Cover Crops through inter-seeding, as well as the incorporation of potentially income-producing winter annual oil-seed crops into existing cropping systems in the upper Midwest.
Project Scale
Multi-farm
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Scott Wells