Agreement Number
NR233A750011G021
Awardee Name
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND - Needleman Precision Cover Crop
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Implementing a climate-smart precision cover crop and nitrogen management decision support tool
Awardee State/Territory
Maryland
Involved States/territories
Alabama
Florida
Kansas
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
North Carolina
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin
Award Year
2022
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$1,208,357.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Air
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Cover cropping
nitrogen or phosphorus issues
GHGs; nitrogen fertilizer
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Nutrient Management
Project Background
The project will merge precision (variable rate nitrogen applications) and sustainable (cover crops and reduced tillage) agricultural practices by expanding an existing cover crop nitrogen calculator to include a geospatial platform. The innovative, enhanced precision cover crop nitrogen calculator will provide in-field variable nitrogen fertilizer recommendations to growers and estimates of greenhouse gas reductions from improved nitrogen management with cover crops.
Project Scale
Field-level
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Dr. Brian Needelman