Agreement Number
14-237
Awardee Name
County of Carlton / University of MN
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Implementing Whole-Farm Approaches to Improve Soil Health and Farm Resiliency in Northeast Minnesota
Awardee State/Territory
Minnesota
Involved States/territories
Minnesota
Award Year
2014
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$107,313.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil Health
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Project Background
In northeast Minnesota, farm profitability and resiliency are declining as a result of poor soil health. Historically, NRCS has guided the areas farmers and ranchers on individual conservation practices such as: rotational grazing, out wintering cattle and reduction of tillage on crop land. These efforts have shown varying degrees of farmer adoption because the individual conservation practices have not been well integrated into the Farm-level production system and production goals. This project will demonstrate and evaluate an innovative Farm-level approach to soil health by including a variety of conservation practices systematically. The implementation of this project will offer new potential for expanding EQIP and farmer adoption of soil health practices.
Project Scale
Regional
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Troy Salzer