Agreement Number
17-046
Awardee Name
Center for Rural Affairs
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Teaching Conservation: Learning Circle Outreach and Training for Underserved Farmers and Professionals
Awardee State/Territory
Nebraska
Involved States/territories
Nebraska
Award Year
2016
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$162,002.00
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
The Center for Rural Affairs proposes to increase soil health literacy among Nebraska farmers and to achieve the following objectives (1) teach women, veteran, and beginning farmers about conservation practices informed by soil and climate science and enable them to implement these practices; (2) enable women, veteran, and beginning farmers to effectively use federal and state programs for conservation while developing recommendations to improve these programs; and (3) engage Natural Resource Districts (NRD) and other conservation professionals the project to maximize impact and replicability.
Project Scale
Regional
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
Yes
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Wyatt Fraas