Agreement Number
17-292
Awardee Name
Winston County Self Help Cooperative
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Educating Small and Disadvantaged Farmers on the Importance of Soil Health for Crop Production
Awardee State/Territory
Mississippi
Involved States/territories
Mississippi
Award Year
2017
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$474,000.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil Health
Conservation Practice(s)
Conservation Crop Rotation
Cover Crop
Project Background
This project aims to educate small, limited-resource and disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in six Mississippi counties on how to obtain access to information, hands-on training exercises, mentoring and other outreach activities that will enhance their agricultural enterprises. WCSHC will provide to producers research-based information on soil health and sustainable production practices with an emphasis on economic and ecological performance. Ultimately, this assistance to historically underserved producers is designed to improve the sustainability and profitability of small farm operations.
Project Scale
Regional
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
Yes
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Frank Taylor