Agreement Number
08-036-08
Awardee Name
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, via NFWF
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Warm Season Grasses as Cash Crop for Farmers
Awardee State/Territory
Virginia
Involved States/territories
Virginia
Award Year
2008
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$750,000.00
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Water
Project Background
Plant 3,070 acres of warm season grasses. Project will produce an estimated net profitability increase of $169/acre over corn and reduce annual nitrogen and phosphorus pollution by approximately 164,000 pounds and 13,195 pounds, respectively.