Agreement Number
69611417005
Awardee Name
Iowa Soybean Association
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Adapting Saturated Buffers with a Sustainable Carbon Source
Awardee State/Territory
Iowa (IA)
Involved States/territories
Iowa (IA)
Award Year
2017
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$73,875.00
Production/Use
Watershed/Riparian Zone
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Pesticides transported to surface water
Nutrients transported to surface water
Nutrients transported to groundwater
Conservation Practice(s)
Saturated Buffer
Project Background
This project evaluated the use of a sustaining deep-rooted carbon source to accommodate saturated buffer sites with low organic matter or on low-gradient fields.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No