Using Perennial Grain Crops in Wellhead Protection Areas to Protect Groundwater
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
Fund Source
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Recipient Type
State Government
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2018
End Date
June 2021
Counties Affected
Statewide
Project Overview
Establish and monitor 120 acres of intermediate wheatgrass (Kernza), a new perennial grain crop, in vulnerable wellhead protection regions of Minnesota to profitability reduce nitrate leaching to drinking water.
Project Details
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2019 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2018, Chp. 214, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 04j
Appropriation Language
$250,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of agriculture to establish demonstration plots of Kernza, a new intermediate perennial grain crop, to evaluate the potential to profitably reduce nitrate contamination of groundwater in vulnerable wellhead protection regions of Minnesota. Any income generated as part of this appropriation may be used to expand the project.
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
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Measurable Outcome(s)
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Project Manager
First Name
Margaret
Last Name
Wagner
Organization Name
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Street Address
625 Robert St N
City
St. Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55155
Phone
(651) 201-6014
Email
margaret.wagner@state.mn.us
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