Agreement Number
NR22-13G012
Awardee Name
Palouse Conservation District
Grant Type
On-Farm Trials-Soil Health Demonstration Trial
Awardee State/Territory
Washington
Involved States/territories
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Award Year
2021
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$2,182,757.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Aggregate instability
Organic matter depletion
Soil Structure
Soil organism habitat loss or degradation
Soil Health
Compaction
Conservation Practice(s)
Conservation Crop Rotation
Cover Crop
Prescribed Grazing
Residue and Tillage Management
Project Background
Palouse Conservation District will work with crop producers of the inland Pacific Northwest (iPNW) to demonstrate farming practices that further build soil health and increase the resilience of dryland cropping systems. The overall goal of this project is to support widespread adoption of soil health management systems (SHMS)−specifically cover cropping, interseeding, and cover crop-livestock integration. This project will create a formal, farmer-led group dedicated to demonstrating SHMS that incorporate cover crops and livestock integration with cover crops on a regional scale and disseminate findings to peers, agricultural professionals, and the general public.
Project Scale
Regional
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Tami Stubbs