Question 1

Who is eligible?

Accepted Answer

Proposals must come from OSU CFAES faculty and extension personnel as principal investigators. Interested farmers, graduate students, and members of agricultural or environmental organizations are strongly encouraged to contact OSU faculty and extension agents in their communities to suggest or initiate collaborative research projects. A mandatory criterion is collaboration with farmers who are identified in the proposal.

Farmers and others can receive help in connecting with an appropriate principal investigator, and OSU faculty can connect with producer organizations listed to find farmers with a specified area of interest through the contacts

Grants may be made only to applicants residing or located in the state. An applicant is eligible to receive only one grant at a time. Grantees must have completed projects and submitted reports to be eligible for future awards.

The program objectives are to research the profitability, energy efficiency, social consequences and environmental soundness of sustainable agriculture practices and production systems. Also, the program aims to help farmers solve problems on their own farms, possibly applying those principles to other farms as well.

Grants may include, but are not limited to the following areas:

Enterprise diversification using traditional and non-traditional crops and livestock
Cover crops and crop rotations to improve nutrient efficiency and conservation
Conservation tillage and weed management, especially in the context of sustainable farming systems
Integrated pest management systems for insects, weeds and diseases
Livestock production and manure management systems
Nutrient, pesticide and sediment management systems that reserve water quality
Growing for and accessing greater marketing opportunities including season extension, direct marketing, adding value and on-farm storage handling of products

Question 2

When do applications close?

Accepted Answer

March 1, 2023

Question 3

When do applications open?

Accepted Answer

December 30, 2022

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