Year Awarded 2017
FFAR award amount $1,000,000
Total award amount $2,402,000
Location Lincoln, NE
Matching Funders UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Platte River-High Plains Aquifer
The availability of land for livestock foraging has decreased as farms move toward monocultures. University of Nebraska researchers are integrating livestock and crop production systems. Researchers are investigating various outputs including yields, soil health, greenhouse gas emissions and the economic feasibility of adopting these new practices to improving land use efficiency.