Agreement Number
NR187217XXXXG004
Awardee Name
LSU Agricultural Center
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Effect of cover crop implementation in a rice-soybean rotation in Louisiana
Awardee State/Territory
Louisiana
Involved States/territories
Louisiana
Award Year
2018
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$75,000.00
Production/Use
Cover Crops
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil Health
Conservation Practice(s)
Conservation Crop Rotation
Cover Crop
Project Background
This project will demonstrate and quantify the relationship of winter and fallow season cover crops have on soil health, yield, and yield variability of a rice-soybean rotation in Louisiana.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No