Agreement Number
NR233A750011G022
Awardee Name
AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST - Franklin Cereal Rye CC
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Scaling the Kentucky Climate-Smart Cereal Rye Cover Crop Initiative
Awardee State/Territory
District of Columbia
Involved States/territories
Kentucky
Award Year
2022
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$1,011,860.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil Health
Water Quality
Conservation Practice(s)
Conservation Cover
Conservation Crop Rotation
Cover Crop
Residue and Tillage Management
Project Background
This project will eliminate financial risk when producers adopt winter crops that provide more cover. The approach is three-fold: 1) paying producers a market rate for integrating winter cereal rye into their rotation; 2) creating a revolving fund restricted for 1st and 2nd year producers; and 3) catalyzing local buyer markets for rye through scaled adoption of cereal rye cover crops and market outreach.
Project Scale
Multi-farm
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Brian Brandt