Awardee Name
Virginia No-Till Alliance (VANTAGE)
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Innovative Cropping Systems Using Diverse Cover Crops & Manure Injection
Awardee State/Territory
Virginia
Involved States/territories
Virginia
Award Year
2012
End Date
Award Amount
$39,515.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil organism habitat loss or degradation
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Project Background
The project's purpose is to demonstrate how high diversity cover cropping and manure injection can improve soil health and crop productivity, while reducing the need for supplemental fertilization. VANTAGE and partners will illustrate and evaluate the innovative conservation technologies through at least 12 on-farm demonstrations involving cover crops and at least six demonstrations involving manure injection. Collection and analysis of data from these demonstrations will be paired with educational and outreach efforts targeting NRCS clients, including outdoor field days, indoor classroom presentations, technical reports, direct mailings, video/television and internet.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No