2000 Projects

1. Soybean Wax Candles and Soybean Base Soaps Karen Andresen and Jeanie Gibson 200 S Main Newtown, MO 64667 (Sullivan County)	2. Walnut Harvester Project Carroll Chancellor 37497 Maple Grove Rd. Windsor, MO 65360 (Henry and Polk Counties)
3. Pest Control through Soil Fertility T. Arden Compton Rt. 1, Box 330 Tunas, MO 65764 (Dallas County)	4. Use of Multi-Species Grazing to Reclaim Abandoned Strip Mines David S. Coplen Birch Cove Farm 204 Birch Cove Fulton, MO 65251 (Callaway County)
5. New Zealand Cool Season Grass Demonstration: Dairy Heifers Grazing Mark DeShon/Glenn Brown 9875 SW Rogers Rd Clarksdale, MO 64430 (Dekalb County)	6. Saving Soil and Family Farm through Value-Added Livestock Nathan and Juanita Schreiber R.R. 2, Box 25A Farmington, Iowa 52626 (Clark County, Missouri residents)
7. Mulching Grape Plantings with Tobacco Stalks for Control of Erosion, Weeds and Moisture Retention Rob Hall 34385 Iatan Road Weston, MO 64098 (Platte County)	8. Measuring Yield, Quality, and Profitability of Goat Milk Produced from Different Forages, Including Intensive Grazing Rhonda and Paul Hamby 2402 SW Water St. Maysville, MO 64469 (Dekalb County)
9. Decreasing Chemical Dependence through the Use of Cover Crops and Crop Diversification Jerald Weber 11829 Hwy. J Nelson, MO 65347 (Pettis County)	10. A Study of the Feasibility of Developing and Marketing Locally Bred and Raised Purebred Poultry to a Regional Market Made up of other Family Farmers and "Rurban" Property Owners Kelly and Phyllis Klober 136 Zumwalt Rd. Silex, MO 63377 (Lincoln County)
11. Waste Water Reclamation Steve Krysiak 508 Switchgrass Road Fordland, MO 65652 (Webster, County)	12. The Benefits of Using South African Boer Goats to Increase Average Daily Gains thus Reaching Market Weights Quicker Clarence Luchini 23822 Highway T Milan, MO 63556 (Sullivan County)
13. Increase Profits, Decrease Time and Labor Expenditures, by Applying Techniques of Erosion Control, Soil Building Strategies and Selective Planting to Convert Non-Productive Land into Rotational Grazing Pastures on a Commercial Goat Dairy Gary Pipkins 2489 E. 364 Rd. Louisburg, MO 65685 (Polk County)	14. Evaluation on the Costs and Effectiveness of a Biological Pest Control Program for Production of Spring Bedding Plants and Flowers from a Commercial Greenhouse William Regan Regan's Riverhill Gardens 7450 S. Nursery Rd. Columbia, MO 65203 (Boone County)
15. Using Wood ByProducts for Greenhouse Heat Source Octavia A. Scharenborg 187 Bighorn Lane Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 (Cape Girardeau County)	16. A Study Into an Auction Marketing System for Small Stock, Poultry, and Farm Supplies to Serve the Family Farmers of East Central Missouri Including Possible Trial Selling Events Marvill Schipper 1883 Hwy. 161 Montgomery City, MO 63361 (Montgomery, Pike, Lincoln, and Warren Counties)
17. Growing 5 Acres of Green Peas on a River Bottom Row Crop Farm Charles Schmid and Amy Schmid 9349 Schmid Way Portland, MO 65067 (Callaway County)	18. Utilizing Farm Ponds for Catfish Production M. Darrin Schroeder 35225 S. Connely Lane Garden City, MO 64747 (Cass County)
19. Brambles and Sassafras Agroforestry Project Brian E. Schweiss 28097 Jenny Place Macon, MO 63552 (Macon County)	20. Organic Rice Production Project Andy Turman 6875 County Road 725 Dexter, MO 63841 (Stoddard County)
21.Improving Crop Diversity with Edible Dry Beans Jay Turner 7310 N. Rogers Columbia, MO 65202-9311 (Boone)	22. Growing Black Raspberries for Market Cecil L. Voltra RT. 2, Box 2788, CBU #12 Wheatland, MO 65779 (Hickory County)

Questions? Comments? Please contact Joan Benjamin at: Joan.Benjamin@mda.mo.gov