Manure Spreading & Compost Demonstration Project
Project Objectives
- To work with teams, partners and cooperators to identify key demonstration projects
- To demonstrate effective ways to help farmers manage their manure and compost ( BMPs)
- To provide tools and information to farmers to encourage adoptions of manure ad compost BMP's
Progress and Comments
- Set up demos with 7 key cooperators with manure, compsot and compost tea
- Set up cooperative agreements wth 2 soil labs and sampled starting baselines for all demos.
- Partnered with Peace Region Forage Seed Association to hire Vicki Moser for summer of 2008 and to hire Megan Harwood and Courtney Thompson for summer of 2009.
Funding and Industry Partners
- Peace River Agriculture Development Fund (PRAD)
- Pacific Soil Analysis
- Soil Food Web
- Douglas Lake Equipment
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