Agreement Number
16-010
Awardee Name
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Adapting Innovative Technologies to Eliminate Phosphorus from Dairy Effluent
Awardee State/Territory
Maryland
Involved States/territories
Maryland
Award Year
2015
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$527,166.00
Production/Use
Grassland (includes pasture/rangeland)
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
nitrogen or phosphorus issues
Soil Health
Conservation Practice(s)
Nutrient Management
Waste Treatment Lagoon
Project Background
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate how farmers can apply inter-seeded cover crop planting and management technologies to reduce nitrate nitrogen losses in annual corn cropping systems in the upper Midwest. This project will demonstrate multiple alternatives including early establishment of Cover Crops through inter-seeding, as well as the incorporation of potentially income-producing winter annual oil-seed crops into existing cropping systems in the upper Midwest.
Project Scale
Multi-farm
Regional
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Jason Keppler