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Agro-Envronmental Technology Grant ProgramProjects by TopicENVIRONMENTALBarnstable County Cooperative Extension, Barnstable - "Cultivation of Beach Plums for Commercial Fruit Production". Project will develop IPM practices for beach plum production, develop a marketing program for graded quality beach re-establish the Cape Cod Beach Plum Growers plum products, and Association. $16,900 -1997 Burt & Sons, Inc. - "Installation of Vegetative Filter Strips and Artificial Wetlands for Silage and Manure Effluent Filtration". A demonstration and education project to analyze the effectiveness vegetative filter strips to treat silage leachate and barnyard runoff. $18,935 -1996 Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, Barnstable - "Investigation into the Application of Barley Straw to Control Algae in Farm Ponds". This project is intended to provide sound evidence about the use of barley straw to control algae. It will determine proper application rates and what environmental parameters impact its use. $13,450 -1999 Coonamessett Farm, East Falmouth - "Comparing Hydroponic Production Strategies". Goal is to determine which method of hydroponic production is best suited for growing salad mix. Included in this study will be an outdoor open air system. The project may provide a mechanism for small farms to get into this growing market using simple technology that can be utilized as a more environmentally sound/cost effective means to produce salad crops. $11,120 -1998 Cranberry Institute, Wareham - "Use of Lignocellulosic Materials as Pesticide Residue and Phosphate Sorbents: Phase 2". These experiments will design and construct a filtration system for field trials with the objective of maximizing the capacity and efficiency to absorb pesticides and phosphates. $13,450 -2001 Cranberry Institute, Wareham - "Use of Lignocellulosic Materials as Pesticide Residue Sorbents - Phase 1". The goal of the project is to develop environmentally friendly filtration systems to remove trace amounts of toxic compounds in waste water. $9,500 -2000 Fins Technology. LLC, Turners Falls - "Development of Cost-Effective Water Reclamation System to Improve the Economics and Environmental Performance of Aquaculture". This project will lead to the development of a water reclamation system in freshwater and marine aquaculture. The system will allow producers to operate virtually closed-loop production, significantly expanding the types of fish that can be cultured while reducing the consumption of water, heat, chemicals and electricity. $23,894 -2002 Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire Conservation Districts, Northampton - Integrating "Global Positioning and Universal Product Code Systems for Yield, Quality and Marketing Improvement for Orchards". Two new technologies will research, test and demonstrate an alternative to gathering yield, quality and marketing information which may help reduce nutrient and pesticide use and increase profitability. $12,084 -1999 Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire Conservation Districts, Northampton - "Expanding the Commercialization of Thermal Aquatic Technology For Weed, Fungi and Insect Control". Expanded thermal aquatic research and testing is proposed including new and innovative mechanical attachments and methods. Orchard research will continue and several new types of agricultural crops will receive treatment and study. $25,000 -1997 New England Small Farm Institute, Belchertown - "Direct Cut Vacuum Grass Silage: An Economic and Environmental Option For Massachusetts Livestock Producers". Direct Cut Vacuum Grass Silage is a technology that can reduce forage costs and labor associated with forage production. In this project, six livestock farmers will investigate this technology in terms of forage quality and overall "workability". $15,840 -2002 Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. and UMass Cranberry Experiment Station. "Nitrogen Fertilizer Use and Management In Cranberry Systems". A fact sheet on soil monitoring for seasonal nitrogen, needs and a Best Management Practices Guide regarding nitrogen management in cranberry production will be produced and distributed. $10,000 -1996 Turfgrass Diagnostics & Research, Longmeadow - "Evaluation of the Bioject System for the Biological Control of Fungal and Nematode Pathogens in a Golf Course Environment". This study seeks to develop parameters and guidelines for the operation of this biorational system, while assessing the efficacy of the machine in various golf course settings. $9,000 -1998 Turfgrass Diagnostics and Research, Longmeadow - "Evaluation of the Bioject System for the Biological Control of Fungal and Nematode Pathogens in a Golf Course Environment". Field evaluation of pathogen control using irrigation system delivery of biocontrol organisms. $4,500 -1997 University of Massachusetts – Use of Polyacrylamide to Reduce Nonpoint Source Pollutant Movement to Surface
Waters – This project will evaluate the effectiveness of using Polyacrylamide (PAM) in reducing phosphorus and nitrogen (organics) in runoff water. PAM has been used in furrow-irrigated agriculture for soil erosion control and to increase infiltration. Applying PAM is believed to remove phosphorus and other nutrients in water flowing over and through soil, thus reducing the potential for nonpoint source pollution. UMass, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Amherst - "Commercial Soil-less Production of Rhododendrons For Export Marketing". This project is to develop a hydroponics production of rhododendrons in perlite or other soil-less media for export marketing of small rhododendron plants. Research will develop protocols for production facilities and timing of production cycles. $17,064 -2002 UMass Cranberry Experiment Station, East Wareham - "Best Management Practices Guide for Massachusetts Cranberry Production Year 2000 Update". This guide will provide growers with information and guidelines regarding best practices for growing cranberries while preserving water resources, protecting water quality, coexisting with neighbors, and maintaining profitable levels of production. $5,000 -1999 UMass, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences Department, Amherst - "Introduction of Two New Crops for Massachusetts Growers". This project will refine growing techniques, IPM practices and further establish urban markets for local grown calabasa and recao crops. $7,373 -1999 UMass, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Amherst - "Expanding Specialty Pepper Production and Integrated Pepper Management on Mass. Vegetable Farms". Research will provide growers with information needed to expand pepper markets, expand adoption of Integrated Crop Management in peppers on farms and expand on new environmentally sound production practices. $16,753 -1997 UMass, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Amherst - "Subirrigation for Watering, Fertilizing and Reducing Runoff in Massachusetts Greenhouses". This project will evaluate and promote the adoption of subirrigation as a method of irrigating greenhouse crops. $5050 -1996 UMass, Department of Entomology, Amherst. "Training Poinsettia Growers in Use of Biological Controls". Establishes a cost share and training program to use biological controls in greenhouses. $13,495 -1996 |
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