Awardee Name
New Mexico State University
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Strategies for Soil and Water Conservation and Sustainable Forage Corn Production System in New Mexico: Cutting height, row spacing and forage quality considerations
Awardee State/Territory
New Mexico
Involved States/territories
New Mexico
Award Year
2017
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$75,000.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Organic matter depletion
Erosion
Conservation Practice(s)
Forage Harvest Management
Residue and Tillage Management
Residue and Tillage Management, No Till
Residue and Tillage Management, Reduced Till
Project Background
Evaluate the effects of changes to corn row spacing and corn stubble height on soil health and soil erosion levels.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No