Agreement Number
12-221
Awardee Name
The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Energy savings through holistic planned grazing and management
Awardee State/Territory
Vermont
Involved States/territories
Vermont
Award Year
2012
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$66,365.00
Production/Use
Grassland (includes pasture/rangeland)
Resource Concern (Broad)
Energy
Resource Concern (Specific)
Energy efficiency of equipment and facilities
Energy efficiency of farming/ranching practices and field operations
Inefficient energy use
Project Background
The project is designed to assess and demonstrate Energy utilization in both environmental and economic terms in order to help farmers adopt appropriate grazing practices to reduce reliance on Energy inputs. It will measure and analyze Energy inputs from 200 farms using a range of grazing management practices of which a minimum of 20 will include farms using the holistic planned grazing approach. Included in the analysis will be Energy savings from feed or forage production, manure management and use of soil building techniques as compared to synthetic fertilizers.
Project Scale
Regional
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Jennifer Colby