As part of the joint USDA-NRCS, USDA-ARS and University collaboration on Grazingland CEAP (Conservation Effects Assessment Project), a detailed survey of existing scientific literature on conservation practices in pasture was compiled. The project, edited by Dr. Jerry Nelson, covered four main practices:
USDA-ARS Biofuel Research Program Management and Life Cycle Assessment
of Bioenergy Crop Production
USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit
Dr. Paul R. Adler
Research Agronomist, USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management
Research Unit, Building 3702, Curtin Road, University Park, PA 16802-3702
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more ...The NRCS, Virginia Cooperative Extension and others have worked together to interview farmers about management practices for the Gaining Ground project. The result: two videos, one on no-till and the other on grazing management.
Gaining Ground Trailer: Successful Graziers Tell Their Stories from The Downstream Project on Vimeo.
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by Paul Adler, USDA-ARS, University Park, PA
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Background
The focus of the program has been on the potential use of marginal croplands for biofuel production conducting research at multiple scales on the ecology and management …
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