GA Conservation Innovation Grant -2014

The objective of this sub-category is to implement new technologies and approaches to conserve energy and produce renewal energy while sustaining agricultural productivity. Subtopics include: • Innovative implementation systems to achieve greater use of energy audits including energy audits that address cropland in addition to buildings and equipment; • Innovative on-farm energy conservation technologies; • Innovative on-farm applications of renewable energy production technologies to displace fossil fuel energy; • Sustainable biomass production, harvest, and handling technologies; • Evaluate and demonstrate the use of fast-growing woody biomass species in agroforestry systems e.g., alley cropping, riparian forest buffers, windbreaks, etc. Adaptation to Drought The objective of this sub-category is to implement new technologies and approaches that demonstrate and/or enhance system resilience to drought. Special Interest Subtopics Include: • Demonstrate innovative cropping or grazing systems, specific to one or more growing regions of the U.S., that increase resiliency to drought via improved soil health while maintaining economic viability. • Demonstrate and quantify the rate of increase in available soil water holding capacity as a function of soil properties, management practices (e.g. tillage, amendments, crop residue inputs), and/or climate. • Demonstrate innovative water conserving crop and plant selection in coordination with USDA-NRCS Plant Material Cen...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Agriculture Energy Environment Natural Resources Source Type: funding