Agreement Number
NR216114XXXXG002
Awardee Name
Practical Farmers of Iowa
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Improved Water Quality and Landscape Change through Novel Investment in Grazing Infrastructure
Awardee State/Territory
Iowa
Involved States/territories
Iowa
Award Year
2021
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$99,938.00
Production/Use
Grassland (Includes Pasture/Rangeland)
Farmland Agricultural
Animal Agriculture and Husbandry
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Habitat
Resource Concern (Specific)
Plant structure and composition
Plant productivity and health
Nutrients transported to surface water
Nutrients
Conservation Practice(s)
Fence
Livestock Pipeline
Pasture and Hay Planting
Prescribed Grazing
Watering Facility
Water and Sediment Control Basin
Project Background
Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) proposes to employ a novel, innovative approach to address the lack of fence and economic incentives that support grazing. Expanding on our success with 10 established PFI-administered cost-share programs, we will pilot a new cost-share program to pay for grazing infrastructure, specifically mobile, temporary fence and watering systems, with the objective to increase adoption of regenerative grazing in Iowa.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No