Agreement Number
NR217442XXXXG005
Awardee Name
Texas A M Agrilife Extension Service
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Texas Soil Health Leaders
Awardee State/Territory
Texas
Involved States/territories
Texas
Award Year
2021
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$199,802.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Cover Crops
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil Health
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Project Background
Project goals are divided into research and outreach goals. Research goals include 1) Measure on-farm soil carbon and greenhouse gas emissions in the Blackland and Gulf Coast vertisols under soil health practice aligned crop rotation systems, 2) Measure related soil health indices, 3) Model and relate PMOxC to future soil health outcomes. Outreach goals include 1) Conduct On-farm demonstrations and create Extension outreach content, 2) Develop analytic service at Texas A&M soil labs for soil active carbon and educational materials to support its request and interpretation, 3) Drive an increase of adoption of soil health practices in the central Texas Blacklands and Upper Gulf Coast.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No