The Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group (MPFWG) was awarded a SARE Research & Education grant for the proposed project, “Match Made in Heaven: Livestock + Crops.” The project will survey producers in six Midwestern states about the opportunities and barriers related to integration or re-integration of livestock and crop production with the goal of identifying strategies to capture the environmental, economic, and social benefits of diverse crop rotations and integrated systems.
The three year project will create opportunities for farmers to speak about their interests, challenges, and needs, and allow the crop and livestock organizations that they engage with to adapt their programming to meet current and future interests and needs.
Contacts
Laura Paine, GrassWorks, lkpaine@gmail.com
Jane Jewett, Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, jewet006@umn.edu
Project Details
Invitation to Join the Project Advisory Group
Seeking crop, livestock, and general farmer organizations in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin!
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