Awardee Name
Virginia Tech
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Healthy Farms from the Soil Up: Finding Common Ground
Awardee State/Territory
Virginia
Involved States/territories
Virginia
Award Year
2013
End Date
Award Amount
$74,102.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil organism habitat loss or degradation
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Project Background
This award is for Virginia Tech to build and find a broader common ground for the whole of agriculture through an innovative soil health curriculum and educational outreach program that highlights foundational principles and core practices. Virginia Tech will utilize its existing network to engage farmers in educational programming and outreach. This CIG project will provide key support for Virginia's Soil Health Initiative through the development of an intermediate level soil health curriculum and through farmer-to-farmer learning through on-farm demonstrations, case studies and testimonials.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No