Agreement Number
17-013
Awardee Name
Louisiana State University
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Water quality and soil health under fallow season Cover Crops in Mid-South row-crop production
Awardee State/Territory
Louisiana
Involved States/territories
Louisiana
Award Year
2016
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$992,012.00
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Water Quality
Project Background
Louisiana State University proposes to develop and improve fallow season cover crop (winter and summer) strategies as a component of overall conservation programs for soybean, field corn, cotton, and sugarcane. The primary goal is to increase the adoption of soil health management practices by demonstrating the effectiveness and efficiency of Cover Crops to reduce sediment loss and N and P contaminants at the farm and watershed scale for agricultural production systems in the state of Louisiana and the Mid-South region.
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Wade Baumbartner