The research beginning this fall will focus on four organic grain crop rotations tested at UT’s Organic Crops Unit in Knoxville and Middle Tennessee State University’s Experiential Learning and Research Center in Lascassas, according to a news release from the university
Researchers will observe tillage and cover crop management for organic corn-soybean-wheat rotations to find changes that can increase profitability and environmental sustainability for Tennessee farming operations.
The three-year study is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Organic Transitions.
Source: Associated Press
