Agreement Number
NR188C30XXXXG001
Awardee Name
New Mexico State University
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Improving soil health and ecosystem services through circular grass buffers strips, cover cropping and crop diversification in New Mexico
Awardee State/Territory
New Mexico
Involved States/territories
New Mexico
Award Year
2018
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$49,000.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Cover Crops
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil Health
Groundwater depletion
Erosion
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Conservation Cover
Project Background
Demonstrate and quantify the benefits of improved soil health with planting grass buffer strips in cropped center pivots, including cover crops and diversifying crop rotations.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No