Awardee Name
Lincoln University
Grant Type
State
Project Title
High Clearance Sprayers
Awardee State/Territory
Missouri
Involved States/territories
Missouri
Award Year
2013
End Date
Award Amount
$28,557.00
Project Background
Lincoln University proposes to evaluate the technology used for over-seeding cover crops into standing corn. We will do this by modifying a high clearance chemical sprayer to seed cover crops. Several seeding mechanisms will be used to evaluate the one or more seeder methods best suited for over-seeding cover crops into standing corn and soybeans. Aerial seeding may not always be available when moisture conditions are optimal. Having a ground driven seeding capability allows producers to get into their fields and sow the cover crops at or near optimal weather/moisture conditions for seed germination.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No