Agreement Number
NR22-13G023
Awardee Name
Handsome Brook Farms, LLC
Grant Type
On-Farm Trials
Awardee State/Territory
Kentucky
Involved States/territories
Kentucky
Award Year
2021
Award Amount
$340,547.00
Production/Use
Animal Agriculture and Husbandry
Resource Concern (Broad)
Habitat
Resource Concern (Specific)
Plant productivity and health
Plant structure and composition
Conservation Practice(s)
Drainage Water Management
Fence
Pasture and Hay Planting
Prescribed Grazing
Silvopasture
Project Background
Handsome Brook Farm will support five beginning farmers in Kentucky to adopt climate-smart regenerative egg practices. This on-farm trial will establish on-farm manure management, storage, and distribution systems designed to reduce GHG emissions, and reduce on-farm soil erosion and drastically reduce watershed pollution through pasture enhancements and investments in housing infrastructure.
Project Scale
Multi-farm
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Kristen Wharton