Agreement Number
NR206215XXXXG004
Awardee Name
Kansas State University
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Selecting Winter Cereal Cover Crop Species to Promote Soil Health and Water Quality
Awardee State/Territory
Kansas
Involved States/territories
Kansas
Award Year
2020
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$75,000.00
Production/Use
Cover Crops
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Organic matter depletion
Nutrients transported to groundwater
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Project Background
This projects goal is to preserve and stimulate soil health, water quality and soil conservation through examining dynamic changes in nutrient release from winter cereal cover crop tissue throughout the growing season of the main cash crop.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No