Agreement Number
692D3717006
Awardee Name
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Promotion of soil health and Pest Management Conservation System in PA urban agricultural producers through use of cover cropping and no-till technicques as well as IPM mulching and barrier promotion for fall greens production
Awardee State/Territory
Pennsylvania
Involved States/territories
Pennsylvania
Award Year
2017
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$37,500.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Urban farming and green spaces
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil Health
Conservation Practice(s)
Pest Management Conservation System
Residue and Tillage Management
Residue and Tillage Management
No-Till
cover crop
no till
Cover Crop
Project Background
Demonstrate multiple conservation practices such as IPM, no-till and adapting them to the city environment.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No