Agreement Number
NR22-13G011
Awardee Name
University of Kentucky Research Foundation
Grant Type
On-Farm Trials-Soil Health Demonstration Trial
Awardee State/Territory
Kentucky
Involved States/territories
Kentucky
Missouri
New York
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Award Year
2021
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$2,281,844.00
Production/Use
Animal Agriculture and Husbandry
Grassland (includes pasture/rangeland)
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Nutrients transported to surface water
Nutrients transported to groundwater
Soil Health
Sediment transported to surface water
Erosion
Compaction
Carbon sequestration
Nonpoint nitrogen surface loss; nitrogen
Nonpoint nitrogen leaching loss; nitrogen
nitrogen or phosphorus issues
Manure management
Conservation Practice(s)
Feed Management
Nutrient Management
Prescribed Grazing
Project Background
The University of Kentucky Research Foundation will increase adoption of bale grazing to improve winter feed management for beef cattle farmers by demonstrating the practical, economic, and ecological benefits through proper implementation. Bale grazing is a novel winter-feeding method where bales are set out on pasture, typically in checkerboard fashion, and fed in a planned, controlled manner, much like rotational grazing.
Project Scale
Multi-farm
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Gregory Halich