2012
Strategies targeting American agriculture resources and sustainability (STAARS): A multi-state initiative documenting soybean production's sustainability
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Indiana Soybean Alliance
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
AgricultureBiodiversityCarbonField management Land Use SustainabilityU.S. Soy reputation
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Roger Wolf, Iowa Soybean Association
Co-Principal Investigators:
Grant Kimberley, Iowa Soybean Association
Roger Wolf, Iowa Soybean Association
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Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Indiana Soybean Alliance
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Institution Funded:
Iowa Soybean Association
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

The Indiana Soybean Alliance is proving funds for STAARS which is a multi-state initiative that seeks to improve producer profitability by providing necessary data addressing on-farm resource management and sustainability. This will be accomplished by engaging approximately 500 mainstream producers, 45-90 technical service providers and certified crop advisors from Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, and South Dakota in a farmer-led, scientifically valid field of study of current production practices. Documentation and analysis of energy use, input use, and management practices, and evaluation of agronomic, economic, and environmental results will be the keys to the success of this...

Unique Keywords:
#sustainability
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