Awardee Name
Agren, Inc.
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Establishment of a Loess Hills Grassbank
Awardee State/Territory
Iowa
Involved States/territories
Iowa
Award Year
2005
End Date
Production/Use
Animal Agriculture and Husbandry
Grassland (Includes Pasture/Rangeland)
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Nutrients transported to surface water
Bank erosion from streams, shorelines or water conveyance channels
Conservation Practice(s)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
Prescribed Grazing
Project Background
Exploration of the use of both private and public lands in the Loess Hills Region of Iowa for grazing to benefit grass-short producers and improve vegtative diversity.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No