Agreement Number
17-049
Awardee Name
On-Pasture
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Reaching and Teaching the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
Awardee State/Territory
District of Columbia
Involved States/territories
District of Columbia
Award Year
2016
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$401,650.00
Production/Use
Animal Agriculture and Husbandry
Farmland Agricultural
Farmland Horticultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil Health
Water Quality
Water Quantity
Project Background
This project is designed to build on the innovative tool of a novel publication using Internet and social media to reach new and beginning farmers with valuable tools to improve land management. Using its community-style, conversational approach, the publication will translate science for farmers and ranchers raising livestock on pasture, and make it accessible online in a weekly, easy-to-read format.
Project Scale
National
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
Yes
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Kathy Voth