2017
Center for Excellence Re-Loaded
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Abiotic stressAgricultureLand Use Water supply
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Lindsay Garrison, Lenawee Soil Conservation District
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
1722
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee
$16,000
Institution Funded:
Lenawee Soil Conservation District
$16,000
Brief Project Summary:

Center for Excellence is an educational platform for farmers and agribusinesses demonstrating on farm production with focus on high production corn, soybean, and wheat systems.

• On-farm strip trials on two farms (Bakerlads Farm and Raymond & Stutzman Farms), residue management, cover crops, cropping systems, nutrient management, drainage water management, and other water quality best management practices.
• Center for Excellence Road Show: strip trials with additional farmers evaluating foliar feed and strip tillage
• Field Day in August, Crops Day in January, and informal ‘Garage of Knowledge’ meetings throughout the year. Meetings are designed to review data from the strip trials...

Unique Keywords:
#environmental stress
Information And Results
Final Project Results

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.