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MOA: Comparing different methods of pretreating seeds for broadcasting annual cover crop species into pastures grazed by small ruminants MOB: Comparing value of green lightening vs. traditional nitrogen sources (urea, ammonium nitrate) as fertility treatments on intensively grazed cow pastures MOC: Comparing rye cover crop vs. no cover crop in conventional corn-soy rotations MOD: Comparing daikon radish cover crop vs control in small scale vegetable production systems We know that farmers do not act in a vacuum, so we are also tackling conservation practice adoption barriers at local and national levels. Through roundtable discussions and workshops with landowners, agribusinesses, and conservation agency staff, we are identifying local adoption barriers and creating community-scale action plans to improve local support for appropriate conservation in agriculture. At the national scale, our stakeholder group of policy and market advisors are working with our farmer leaders to identify ways to change policies and market incentives to meet the needs of farmers using conservation practices. Extension teams across Ohio and Missouri are collaborating with our farmers and local and national teams to share the project’s findings with broad and diverse audiences, including through field days, farmer ambassadors, workshops, and digital media. We are looking for opportunities to partner with extension educators and specialists on extension programming.
Sharing knowledge at the Lincoln University Carver Field Day
“Working with other farmers has helped me grow personally and professionally… We sharpen each other because we all talk about our different techniques, how we do stuff. And we learn from each other. We share ideas.” —Farmer, Ed Mershon Our project also supports internships for undergraduate students in Ohio and Missouri to provide them with hands-on experience doing participatory research and to develop innovative agricultural teaching materials for high-school students. Together, our farmers, researchers, and partners are working FROM THE GROUND UP to improve performance and increase conservation in agriculture across the Midwest, by making conservation practices work better for farmers.
For more information about his project, contact: •
Project Director: Douglas Jackson-Smith | jackson-smith.1@osu.edu | 330-202-3540
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Project Manager: Alex Jefferies | jefferies.37@osu.edu | 330-263-8066
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Solutions From the Land: Ernie Shea | eshea@solutionsfromtheland.org | 410-252-7079
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Central State University: Sakthi Kumaran | ssubburayalu@centralstate.edu | 937-376-6561
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University of Missouri: Gurbir Singh | singhgu@missouri.edu | 660-739-4410
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Lincoln University: Tunsisa Hurisso | hurissot@lincolnu.edu | 573-681-5047
This work is supported by the From the Ground Up Project: Using on-farm research and collaboration to accelerate adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices in the Midwest, project award no. 202468012-41752, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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