Agreement Number
NR233A750011G003
Awardee Name
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
Grant Type
On-Farm Trials
Project Title
Demonstration of Climate Smart Agricultural Solutions for Sugarcane and Rice Production in Southern USA
Awardee State/Territory
Louisiana
Involved States/territories
Louisiana
Award Year
2022
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$1,036,830.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
nitrogen or phosphorus issues
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Irrigation Water Management
Nutrient Management
Project Background
Many climate-smart conservation practices have not been widely adopted in the Southern region of the U.S. due to the perception of uncertain impacts on agronomic yields. Louisiana State University will work exclusively with historically underserved producers to implement and showcase climate-smart conservation practices and systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from rice and sugarcane while increasing or maintaining agronomic yields.
Project Scale
Multi-farm
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
Yes