Agreement Number
NR243A750011G048
Awardee Name
UNITED STATES COMPOSTING COUNCIL, THE
Grant Type
On-Farm Trials-Soil Health Demonstration Trial
Project Title
Comparative and Ongoing Compost Application Trials to Guide and Incentivize Best Use
Awardee State/Territory
North Carolina (NC)
Involved States/territories
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Washington (WA)
Award Year
2023
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$4,400,750.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Energy
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Aggregate instability
Carbon sequestration
Energy efficiency of farming/ranching practices and field operations
Organic matter depletion
Soil Health
Soil organism habitat loss or degradation
Conservation Practice(s)
Soil Carbon Amendment
Project Background
The US Composting Council will coordinate with leading researchers and project implementation partners to conduct 88 new SHD trials of compost application in varied production systems. The comparative trials will assess environmental, economic, and social benefits to compost application across a variety of soil types, compost types/rates, and production systems in three states: California, Colorado, and Washington. The trials will measure the agronomic, social and environmental impacts of compost on soil carbon, water holding capacity, and overall soil health; develop accessible compost application guidance for producers and technical assistance providers; and inform potential updates to NRCS guidance related to Conservation Practice Standard 336 as well as providing interoperable data to improve DayCent and MEMS models.
Project Scale
Field-level
Multi-farm
Regional
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Sam Dixon