NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Chesapeake Bay Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction
Project Title: Accelerating Implementation of Farmer Adoption of Nutrient Stewardship Practices (DE, MD, PA, VA)
Organization:
The Mid-Atlantic 4R Nutrient Stewardship Association
Project ID:
0602.20.068263
Description:

Bring together stakeholders involved in nutrient management and those who have environmental concerns about excess nutrients to work together to develop locally relevant solutions. Project will identify barriers to nutrient management adoption, design a communications strategy, engage 300 farms to implement nutrient management, increase implementation of split application of nitrogen and pilot a model for a Pennsylvania Manure Transport Exchange.

Award Amount:
$990000.00
Location:
The Chesapeake Bay watershed within DE, MD, PA, and VA