Please answer these questions, should take 6 minutes tops- we are writing a grant to USDA Transition and seek your input to check we are on target with research and information needs we are proposing to do.
- Are you in transition (which year) or currently certified organic?
- What are the primary cash crops that you grow on your farm?
- What is your typical crop rotation? (this could be useful to include, but might not be so easy to answer…)
- Do you currently use, or have you used, cover crop mixes on any of your fields? (Note: a cover crop mix includes two or more different cover crops planted in the same field)
- What are the two main reasons you chose these mixes? (Note: what were the fields' needs, or your management goals, with the mix you selected?)
- Which cash crops do you typically follow with a cover crop mixture?
- Do you plan to continue using this mix or trying other mixes of cover crops on your fields?
- Would you be interested in working with researchers to test a cover crop mix on your fields?
thanks so much and I look forward to seeing your at upcoming events, program and farm tours. Please share your farm and agriculture education events with the Michigan Organic Listserv ([log in to unmask])