Agreement Number
12-215
Awardee Name
Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (IASWCD)
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Conservation cropping systems for soil health and productivity
Awardee State/Territory
Indiana
Involved States/territories
Indiana
Award Year
2012
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$834,088.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Cover cropping
Soil Health
Soil Structure
Conservation Practice(s)
Conservation Crop Rotation
Contour Buffer Strips
Cover Crop
Nutrient Management
Pest Management Conservation System
Residue and Tillage Management
Project Background
The overall goal of this project is to integrate long-term continuous no-till/strip-till, Cover Crops, precision technology, nutrient management and pest management practices into productive, profitable and sustainable systems. The innovative approach to achieving this goal is through the regionally located training/demonstration site hubs, utilizing the inter-professional expertise of farmer-peer mentors, crop advisors, and Indiana Conservation Partnership staff. This innovative approach has the ability to be replicated in the Midwest while allowing for flexibility based on the needs and resources in other states and/or regions. The secondary goal is to measure and quantify the impacts of these conservation systems on soil health at regionally located agricultural production sites.
Project Scale
Regional
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Final Report URL
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Jennifer Boyle Warner