Release No. 0193.98

             Fund for Rural America Standard Grants
                        Listing by State
                                
                            Alabama
Improving Income of Socially Disadvantaged Forestland Owners in the South
Through Technical Assistance 
     Though Alabama's "Black Belt" is endowed with rich forest resources, forests  have not contributed
significantly to the household income of the landowners.  Further, inappropriate management of forest resources has
intensified environmental degradation in the region.  This project will (1) identify the characteristics of  socially
disadvantaged forest land owners and their forest lands and (2) develop a pilot technical assistance program in forest
management and marketing for these landowners.  Collaborators: Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL,   Federation
of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund; Alabama A&M University; Alabama State University; Alcorn State
University  - $150,000
     Contact: Thomas Harris (334) 727-8808    Program Contact: Jianbang Gan (334) 727-8321

A Biotechnical Experiential Learning Program for Rural Alabama
     This project will develop an experiential learning program consisting of basic exercises in biotechnology for
teachers of K-12 and students in rural Alabama community colleges.  The goal is to increase the scientific knowledge,
enabling students to pursue careers in biotechnology and make rational decisions about practical applications of
biotechnology.  Collaborators: Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL,  University of Alabama at
Birmingham; Auburn University; Hortense Dodo; Alabama A & M University; University of West Alabama -
$193,800
     Contact: Thomas Harris (334) 727-8808    Program Contact: Edward J. Smith (334) 727-8028

                            Arizona
Food Losses from the Farm to the Consumer 
     This study will quantify food losses at major stages of the food marketing system, replacing existing data which
is fragmentary and out-of-date. Collaborators: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ,  Iowa State University; USDA
Economic Research Service - $540,000
     Contact: Roger Caldwell (520) 621-2010   Program Contact: Timothy W. Jones (520) 621-6299

A Community Gracilaria Enterprise for Rural Coastal Residents 
     The project will develop a replicable model for rebuilding a traditional enterprise for a global economy. 
Although demand for red seaweed is strong, traditional services are over picked and production is declining.  This
project will address improved production, good stewardship of the local environment, and revitalization of the local
economy.  Collaborator: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Ke Kua'aina, a non-profit community development
organization -     $200,000
     Contact: Roger Caldwell (520) 621-2010  Program Contact: Edward P. Glenn (520) 741-1990
                                 
                                 
Development of Guayule as A New Crop for the Production of Hypoallergenic
Latex 
     This project will develop the semi-arid lands shrub, guayule, as an
industrial feedstock.  Guayule is on the edge of commercialization.  The
information from this project will help increase international competitiveness
and farm profitability, reduce economic and health risks, conserve and enhance
natural resources, and increase economic opportunities in farming and rural
communities.   Collaborators: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Yulex
Corporation; University of California-Riverside; Texas A&M University; New
Mexico State University; USDA Agricultural Research Service; University of
Akron -      $500,000
     Contact: Roger Caldwell (520) 621-2010  Program Contact: Dennis T. Ray (520) 621-7612

Revitalizing the Navajo Wool and Mohair Industry 
     The Navajo sheep industry is in decline due to inefficiencies in the marketing system for wool and woven
products that prevent producers and weavers from receiving desperately needed income.  The tradition and artistry of
Navajo weaving is rapidly disappearing while younger generations pursue non-agricultural vocations.  In response to
these trends, this project will develop short-term strategies such as redesigning markets for wool and mohair and
improving herds; and long-term strategies such as youth and adult-education programs, value-added processing, new-product development, and expanded markets for woolen products. Collaborators: University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ ,  Navajo Community College; Northern Navajo Organization for the Advancement of Animal Health
and Humanity (NOAH2); Shiprock High School; Navajo Wool and Mohair Industries -    $25,000
     Contact: Roger Caldwell (520) 621-2010  Program Contact: Steven E. Etter  (505) 368-5716  
                           California

Genetics and Biosynthesis of Sulforaphane, A Potent Plant Anticarcinogen
     This project will study one of the cancer fighting components of cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, and
lay the foundation for the long-term objective of designing and genetically engineering vegetable and fruit crops to
increase their potential health benefits to the consumer.  Collaborator: The Regents of the University of California,
Davis, CA, Department of Nutrition, University of California at Davis - $300,000 
     Contact: Bob Sams (916) 754-8539   Program Contact: Steffen Abel (916) 752-5549

Planning for Sustainable Agriculture in the Central Valley of California
     This project will develop and test a computer-based resource and land
use decision making tool for use by local governments, and distribute it with
appropriate training.  Collaborators: The Regents of the University of
California, Davis, CA,California Cattlemen's Association; American Farmland
Trust; Local Government Commission;  California Department of Forestry and
Fire Protection -   $300,000 
     Contact: Bob Sams (916) 754-8539   Program Contact: Robert Johnston (916)
                                        752-3015

Bringing Biotechnology to Wheat Fields
     This project will transfer new developments in biotechnology to wheat breeding and production through a
better integration of public research, public and private breeding programs, and the wheat industry.  It will take
advantage of molecular markers developed in previous research plans to efficiently transfer genes and chromosome
segments carrying important agronomic genes to elite adapted wheat varieties and wheat-breeding lines. Collaborators:
The Regents of the University of California, Davis, CA,  Arizona Crop Protection Association; Arizona Grain
Research & Promotion Council; California Wheat Commission; University of Arizona; University of Hong Kong;
USDA Agricultural Research Service - $220,000 
     Contact: Bob Sams (916) 754-8539   Program Contact: Jorge Dubcovsky  (916) 752-5159
                                 
Targeting Small Poultry Producers for Health and Management Programs  The overall goal of this project is to promote health, food safety, positive public perception and the export
potential of specialty and naturally grown poultry products. This project will survey and analyze poultry producers
methods, and then develop materials for the education of the producers to best meet the safety regulations of the Hazard
Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) guidelines.  Collaborators: The Regents of the University of California-Davis, Tulare, CA, California Department of Food and Agriculture; Cooperative Extension University of California;
Center for Consumer Research - $150,000 
     Contact: Bob Sams (916) 754-8539   Program Contact: Joan S. Jeffrey (209) 686-4231

National Student Food Salvage Program
     This project will establish ten new campus food salvage programs and
further develop the model for replication in the future by providing technical
assistance and training to student leaders through a conference, campus site
visits, phone consultations, and training materials.  Collaborators: Center
for Public Interest Research, Santa Monica, CA,  Occidental College;
University of Southern California; Connecticut Public Interest Research Group;
Pomona College; Mount Saint Mary's College; Youth Service America; Oxfam
America; AmeriCorps; Congressional Hunger Center; Food Chain; Second Harvest;
National Student Food Foundation; Public Interest Research Group Chapters;
COOL -    $64,400
     Contact: Margie Alt (617) 292-4800   Program Contact: Julie A. Miles
(202) 546-9707

Biological Control of the Brown Citrus Aphid and Citrus Tristeza Virus in the United States  
     Brown citrus aphid is responsible for millions of dollars of losses in the U.S. citrus industry.  This project will
implement a biological control for the brown citrus aphid and other vectors of citrus tristeza virus, develop mass-rearing
techniques for aphid natural enemies; deploy probes to detect economically important strains of citrus tristeza virus so
they can be destroyed, and create a forum where stakeholders in the U.S. citrus industry may benefit from this technology
transfer.  Collaborators: USDA Agricultural Research Service Crops, Pathology, & Genetics Research Unit,
Davis, CA,  The National Citrus Research Council; USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service;  University of
Florida; Texas A&M University - $220,000
     Contact: Bob Sams (916) 754-8539   Program Contact: Edwin L. Civerolo  (530) 754-8694

Adding Value to Agriculture-- A Collaborative Approach Based on Agricultural Tourism
     This project will develop a model to enhance farm income and strengthen the vitality of the rural sector and
build community relations among small-scale growers by developing agricultural tourism.  It will work with two pilot
multi-county areas in California.  Collaborators: The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA,
California Latino Agricultural  Association; University of California Cooperative Extension-San Diego; Sunflower
Strategies - $200,000
     Contact: Bob Sams (916) 754-8539   Program Contact: Desmond A. Jolly (530) 752-7774

Increasing Adoption of Sustainable Agriculture and Positive Community Impacts
     This study will expand the adoption of biologically-based farming systems and strengthen their positive
influences on the social and economic health of rural communities in California.  This will be done by identifying
farmers' goals and management styles and their connections to key community stakeholders, and strengthening the social
and economic linkages between farmers and their communities through local leadership development and public
education strategies.  Collaborators:  The Regents of the University of California, Davis, CA,  Community
Alliance with Family Farmers; Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission -    $400,000
     Contact: Bob Sams (916) 754-8539   Program Contact: Karen Klonsky (530) 754-8548

        Water and Land Management in Irrigated Ecosystems 
     This project will study the agricultural area of the San Joaquin Valley in California using economic and water
management models to measure the environmental and agro-economic impacts of irrigation and water management with
differing agricultural enterprises.  The model will also be used to measure the economic, environmental and social
impact of reductions in permanent surface water supply, reductions in land irrigated, or reductions in Selenium discharge
from the study area.  Collaborators: The Regents of the University of California, Davis, CA,   California
Department of Water Resources; U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; U.S. Geological Survey;
San Joaquin Valley Drainage Implementation Program; USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; CALFED Bay-Delta Program Community Alliance with Family Farmers; San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority - $320,000
     Contact: Bob Sams (916) 754-8539   Program Contact: Wesley W. Wallender (530) 752-0688

                            Colorado
Developing Soil C Sequestration as a Commodity for CO2 Emission Mitigation in
U.S. Agriculture 
     This project will assess the feasibility of increasing carbon in soil as
a commodity for U.S. farmers.  This will benefit climate by reducing harmful
CO2 emissions, enriching the soil, and increasing the productivity of farms. 
Collaborators: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service; USDA Economic Research Service; University of
California-Davis -      $400,000 
     Contact: Katherine Timm (970) 491-6432  Program Contact: Keith Paustian (970) 491-1547

Business Index Reporting Service for Irrigation District and Canal Companies  
     This project will develop a prototype, or "beta" version, of a business
index reporting service for irrigation districts and canal companies, carrying
essential business information to assist irrigation districts and canal
companies in financial, management and engineering decisions.  Collaborators:
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, Utah State University; University
of Wyoming -   $165,000
     Contact: Katherine Timm (970) 491-6432  Program Contact:  John
                                             Wilkins-Wells (970) 491-5635

Community-based Livestock Integrated Resource Management The goal of this project is to improve the economic and environmental health of rural Western communities by
improving the competitive position and sustainability of independent livestock producers.  Project participants will work
with two selected communities to develop prototypical livestock enterprise management plans, and will develop an
educational program to extend the findings to other producers and rural communities.  Collaborators: Colorado State
University, Fort Collins, CO, National Cattlemen's Beef Association; Colorado Wool Growers; The American Sheep
Industry Association; Colorado Cattlemens Association; Colorado Farm Bureau; USDA Farm Services Agency;
Colorado Department of Agriculture; Livestock Marketing Association -     $250,000
  Contact: Katherine Timm (970) 491-6432  Program Contact: Gordon D. Niswender
                                          (970) 491-5621

                          Connecticut
                                
Agriculture in New England: Strengthening Economic, Environmental Quality, and Community Impacts  
  This project will develop a coordinated extension and research approach to improve the competitiveness and
sustainability of New England dairy farmers.  The project will also address the broader producer, environmental, and
community related issues and problems created in New England by the transition away from government commodity
programs.  Collaborators: University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, Connecticut Department of Agriculture;
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection; Connecticut Farm Bureau; Connecticut Forest  and Park
Association.; Connecticut Rural Development Council; University of Connecticut; University of Massachusetts;
University of Vermont;  many others -      $350,000
  Contact: Bruce Wilbur (860) 486-0099  Program Contact: Linda K. Lee (860) 486-1917

                            Delaware

DNA Marker Technology in Commercial Broiler Breeder Selection Programs 
  This project will evaluate the use of DNA marker technology for identifying economically-important genes in a
competitively-produced, commercial broiler chicken population. Collaborators: University of Delaware,
Newark, DE, University of Delaware; USDA Agricultural Research Service; Purdue Farms -      $300,000 
  Contact: Garvin Quinn (302) 831-1125    Program Contact: Marlene G. Emara (302) 831-2522

                      District of Columbia

Public WebMarket Expansion Project 
  This project will create a virtual business incubator on the Internet to serve over 50 community-based
organizations and 1,000 small businesses.  The new system will be a model, replicable by others.  Collaborators:
Center for Civic Networking, Inc., Washington, DC,  Center for Civic Networking partners; First Step
Research Global Telematics; Appalachian Center for Economic Networks; Metasystems Design Group; Blacksburg
Electronic Village at Virginia Tech University; the Center for Rural Development and Community Revitalization at the
University of Nebraska - $112,000
  Contact:   Richard Civille (202) 362-3831

An Off-System Road to the Information Superhighway 
  This project will enable small town government leaders to take advantage
of the information available on the Internet.  Project would build on previous
work in this area and include nationwide distribution of materials and
training for local officials.  Collaborators: National Center for Small
Communities, Washington, DC,  North Central Regional Center for Rural
Development; Southern Rural Development Center; Missouri Interactive
Telecommunications Education (MIT-E) Network; Minnesota Association of
Townships; Maine Rural Development Council; Michigan Townships Association;
Idaho Rural partnership; Texas Municipal League; Association of Towns;
University of Nebraska Lincoln;  University of Minnesota - $75,539
  Contact:   Nancy Terry Stark (202) 624-3556

Market Development for Organic Agriculture Products 
  This project will analyze the market for organic products and evaluate the effects of national organic standards
and labeling on organic product markets.  Collaborators: USDA-Economic Research Service Specialty Crops
Branch, Washington, DC, University of Georgia; Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture -     $200,000
  Contact:   Barry Krissoff (202) 219-1192

                            Florida

Aging, Nutrition and Extension: An Integrated Network for Rural America 
  This project will coordinate existing aging, nutrition, and extension
services to establish an outcome-oriented home and community based service
system for rural elders to reduce their risk of malnutrition. Collaborators:
Florida International University, Miami, FL,  National Policy & Resource
Center on Nutrition & Aging; National Aging Services Network; USDA Nutrition
Screening Initiative -     $220,000
  Contact: Catherine Thurman (305) 348-2494 Program Contact: Nancy S.
Wellman (305) 348-3184
                                
                            Georgia

Internet and Computer Technology for Transfer of Information to Dairy
Producers 
  This project implements an information delivery system using Internet
and computer technology as a model for disseminating  management information
to producers nationwide.  The project maintains the important interactive link
between experts or an expert system and producers.  Collaborators: University
of Georgia, Athens, GA, Four extension dairy specialists -      $212,358
  Contact: Barry Jones (706) 542-5580  Program Contact: James Smith (706) 542-9108

                             Hawaii

New Forests for a New Century in Hawaii  
            Declines in Hawaii's sugar cane production have left more than
200,000 acres of land underutilized or neglected and contributed to the net
loss of 15,000 jobs in the past five years.  This project will create a
vigorous program in forestry extension which will lead to opportunities for
conservation and use of  forests and conversion of former agricultural land to
trees or agroforestry systems.  Collaborators: University of Hawaii at Manoa,
Honolulu, HI   Kanehameha Schools/Bishop Estate; Hamakua Timber; Maunakea
Agribusiness; Hawaii Forest Industry Association - $250,000 
  Contact:  James H. Fownes (808) 956-7508

Expansion of Pearl Farming in Hawaii and Micronesia Through Demonstration and Extension 
  This project will develop a locally based training effort to transfer innovative hatchery techniques to small pearl
farmers, demonstrating operations at new sites, and formulating operating and financial plans for satellite farms in
Hawaii and Micronesia with the purpose of commercialization. This project will help the community by providing jobs,
enhancing the community economically and socially, and increasing environmental stewardship of the lagoons.  It will
provide job training and production skills to low-income rural residents and increase the black pearl industry in the
Pacific rim area. Collaborators: Black Pearls, Inc., Holualoa, HI,    University of Hawaii; Hawaii Institute of Marine
Biology; Sea Grant Pacific Aquaculture Development Program; Land Grant/CMI and Marshall Islands Marine
Resources Authority - $220,000 
  Contact:  Dale J. Sarver (808) 322-7108 or (808) 331-1188
                                 
                             Idaho
                                
Developing Yellow Mustard (Sinapis alba L.) Into New Crops That Increase International Competitiveness, Rural
Community Viability and Environmental Stewardship in Sustainable Production Systems 
  This project will study the use of modified crop rotations using yellow mustard to increase yields, boost farm
returns and competitiveness, and promote environmental stewardship. This project may also lead to reduced imports of
canola oil and strengthen grower competitiveness in international markets.   Collaborators: University of Idaho,
Moscow, ID, Oregon State University; Washington State University; Montana State University; Colorado State
University; Louisiana State University; Texas Tech University; Kansas State University; University of Nebraska;
University of Missouri; University of Georgia; North Dakota University -     $300,000
  Contact: Corinne Lyle (208) 885-5883 Program contact: Jack Brown (208) 885-7078

Improved Marketability for Wheat Grown in the Pacific Northwest 
  Universities working with wheat growers in the Pacific Northwest will develop wheat varieties and production
and marketing practices designed to identify and capture new markets domestically, boost international competitiveness,
and strengthen the profitability of wheat culture in the Pacific Northwest.  Collaborators:  University of
Idaho, Aberdeen, ID,   Western Plant Breeders; Pro-Mar Select Wheat of Idaho;
Great Harvest Bread Co.; Pendleton Flour Mills; US Wheat Associates; Fisher
Flour Mills; Montana Department of Agriculture; Montana Cereal Quality
Laboratory; Aberdeen Wheat Quality Laboratory -    $400,000
     Contact: Corinne Lyle (208) 885-5883  Program contact: Edward Souza (208) 397-4162

The Nutritional and Environmental Value of Low Phytic Acid Grains  
     Reducing phytic acid in grains may increase nutritional value and reduce phosphorous pollution attributed to
animal waste.  This project will study the effects of low phytic acid grains on human and animal models. The results of
this study may enhance the competitiveness of U.S.  grain growers in the international marketplace, and may result in
improvements in the economy and environment in rural communities.  Collaborators: USDA Agricultural Research
Service National Small Grains, Aberdeen, ID, University of Missouri; University of Colorado; University of Idaho -    
$100,000
     Contact:  Victor Raboy (208) 397-4162

                            Indiana

A Comprehensive Risk Management Education Program for Corn Belt Agriculture 
     The project will implement a multi-state extension education program in risk management, to improve
agricultural producers' risk management decisions.  This is carried out by an integrated extension, research, and 
teaching team from three Midwestern universities.  Collaborators: Purdue University, West
Lafayette, IN, The Ohio State University; University of Illinois -     $300,000
     Contact: David King (765) 494-8396  Program Contact: Timothy G. Baker (765) 494-4237
Distance Delivered Master of Business Administration Degree in
Food/Agriculture 
     This project will design and develop an MBA program addressing the
unique challenges of the food and agricultural marketplace and providing the
necessary management concepts.  Since it will be accessible to individuals in
isolated rural areas, this distance-delivered educational program will
minimize time away from the job.  Collaborators: Purdue University, West
Lafayette, IN,    The Center for Agricultural Business, Department of
Agricultural Economics, and The Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue
University - $400,000
     Contact: David King (765-494-8396) Program Contact: Jay Akridge, (765) 494-9176

                                 
                              Iowa
                                
Telecommunication Education Partnership Program for Rural Development in
Southwest Iowa 
     This project will provide telecommunications experience to enhance rural development, to develop credit and
non-credit programs to be delivered using, and to develop an educational program (also to be delivered using
telecommunications) on the critical needs for rural and community development.  Collaborators: Iowa State
University of Science and Technology, Ames, IA, Twenty counties in southwest Iowa -     
$175,000 
     Contact: Barbara Woods (515) 294-9610   Program Contact: Harold R. Crawford (515) 294-7725

Implementation of a Food Safety Improvement System For Sustaining the Competitiveness of the Independent
Pork Producer and Packer
     The project will develop, implement, and test-market a preharvest monitoring system for pork that will sustain
the local and global competitiveness of the independent pork producer and the regional packers they supply.  It will
develop a monitoring system for farm management practices, three food-safety pathogens, and antimicrobial residues.  It
will educate producers by implementing pilot-test monitoring and feedback systems and testing intervention strategies. 
It  will conduct marketing and economic studies that will determine the cost-benefit of this system to producers, regional
packers and related communities.  Collaborators: Boehringer Ingelheim/NOBL Laboratories, Inc., Sioux Center,
IA, University of Minnesota; USDA Agricultural Research Service; Iowa State University; Center for Agricultural and
Rural Development; PIC, Inc.; Pro Pork Associates -     $340,000
     Contact:  G. Michael Daniel (712) 722-4696

A Model Research and Educational Project to Promote Pork Production             This project will assess air and water quality, human health, and the socioeconomic health of rural residents and
communities associated with contrasting forms of swine production.  The second part of this project will develop an
educational program promoting community-acceptable pork production based upon a combination of scientific
assessments and community input.  Collaborators: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA,  Franklin County Pork
Producers; Friends of Rural America; Hardin County Citizens for Community Improvement; Center for Health Effects of
Environmental Contamination; Iowa Department of Natural Resources; Iowa Environmental Council -     $220,000
  Contact:   Kelley J. Donham (319) 335-4190
Legume Phytochemicals:  Improving Utilization 
  The goal of this project is to improve the use of legumes in the U.S. diet as a source of several potentially
cancer-protective phytochemicals.  Collaborators: Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, IA,
University of Nebraska; South Dakota State University -      $490,000
  Contact: Barbara Woods (515) 294-9610   Program Contact: Suzanne Hendrich (515) 294-4272

Development of Standard Method of Odor Quantification using Olfactory and
Chemical Analysis
  Odors from agriculture are often the source of conflict between agricultural producers and communities. This
project will develop a standard method of determining acceptable odor levels of manure which can be used for
agricultural operations, primarily for swine farms.  Collaborator: Iowa State University of Science
and Technology, Ames, IA,  University of Minnesota  -     $375,000
  Contact: Barbara Woods (515) 294-9610   Program Contact: Dwaine S. Bundy (515)
                                          294-1450

                             Kansas

Implementation of Best Management Practices in the Blue River Basin of KS and
NE 
  This project will develop a plan to combat run-off problems affecting
the quality of  drinking water in the Blue River Basin of Kansas and Nebraska. 
The project will help farmers adopt best management practices.  Collaborators:
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS,  University of Nebraska; Kansas State
University; Kansas State Conservation Commission; Kansas Water Office; Kansas
Department of Agriculture; Kansas Corn Growers Association; Kansas Grain
Sorghum Producers Association; Nebraska Upper Big Blue Natural Resources
District; Nebraska Little Blue Natural Resources District; Nebraska Corn
Growers Association; Nebraska Grain Sorghum Producers Association; Nebraska
Department of Agriculture -      $400,000
  Contact: Bob Furbee (913) 532-5804 Program Contact: Charles Rice
(913) 532-7103

Expanding Local Markets for Environmentally Identified Products 
            The goals of this project are to overcome barriers to an expanded
market in environmentally identified products such as organically grown
produce; to create stable and robust local markets able to compete nationally
and internationally; to increase the profitability of small- to mid-sized
farms at the urban-rural interface; to increase the use of fruits, vegetables,
and low-fat meats in household diets; and to reduce the environmental burdens
of farming.  Collaborators: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Kansas Rural
Center; Rainbow Organic Farms -     $130,000
  Contact:  David A. Burress (913) 864-3701

HACCP Implementation and Evaluation in Small and Very Small Meat/Poultry Plants 
  This project will consider the use of existing processing technologies related to meat safety in small processing
plants, including steam pasteurization, and develop materials which can be used to train plant workers and others in
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) approaches.  Collaborators: Kansas State University,
Manhattan, KS, North American Meat Processors Association; American Association of Meat Processors;
Frigoscandia -      $440,000
  Contact: Bob Furbee (913) 532-5804 Curtis L. Kastner (913) 532-1234
The Heartland Sustainable Agriculture Network 
  This project will work with more than 200 farm families to help farmers and ranchers work together to learn to
plan, develop, and transfer sustainable farming systems into their communities.  Collaborators: Kansas Rural Center,
Inc., Whiting, KS,Kansas State University; Kansas Center for Rural Initiatives; Center for Management Development
at Wichita State University; Tallgrass Prairie Producers Co-op; Kansas Organic Producers; Rolling Prairie Farmers
Alliance - $100,000 
  Contact:  : Jerry Jost (913) 873-3431
 
                            Kentucky

PLOW:  People Learning Others' Ways 
  This project will develop an outreach program for community enhancement and increased productivity by
addressing needs of workers and producers in Western Kentucky, and will create a model for rural change that team
leaders can incorporate into their communities.  The results of the project will be shared through a unique Website. 
Collaborators: Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, Kentucky Farm Bureau; University of Kentucky
Cooperative Extension Service; Kentucky Farm Workers Network; Council for Burley Cooperatives; Kentucky Pork
Producers; Kentucky Haygrowers Association; Kentucky Dairy Council; Kentucky Association of Fruit and Vegetable
Growers; Kentucky Foreign Language Association -    $220,000
  Contact:  Program Contact: David Coffey  (502) 745-3151

Economic Development through Community Empowerment  
  The program will motivate individuals to improve their health and coping skills, and help  communities take
ownership and responsibility for their health care systems.  This project will provide training and support to participants
and communities.  
Collaborator: University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY,  Kentucky Homeplace Project -   
$220,000
  Contact: Carla Craycraft (606) 257-4736 Program contact: Karen Main (606) 439-3557 ext. 283

                             Maine

A Systems-Based Analysis for Land Use Change  
  This project will develop a systematic approach to estimating land use changes between different users and
applying this to address specific land-use policy problems.  The results are then applied to three policy problems: urban
development in Maine, encouraging sustainable agricultural practices while furthering environmental stewardship in
Iowa, and the management of land-based carbon storage, such as forests and pastures.  Collaborators: University of
Maine, Orono, ME, Iowa State University; University of California-Berkeley; USDA Forest Service; Maine State
Planning Office -$165,000
  Contact: Gary Anderson (207)581-3420 Program Contact: Andrew John Plantinga  (207) 581-3156

                            Maryland

Eastern Gamagrass for Forage, Soil Improvement and Buffer Strips 
            This project will use eastern gamagrass--a native crop that grows
well in marginal soils-- to produce high quality forage, improve acid content
of soil, and create buffer strips around croplands and along streams.  This
will reduce erosion, sedimentation, and movement of nutrients to streams and
contribute to natural resource conservation, as well as provide a source of
income for farmers from otherwise non-productive lands.  Collaborators: USDA
Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD, USDA Agricultural Research
Service; USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; Maryland Extension
Service; University of Maryland Department of Natural Resource Sciences and
Landscape Architecture -     $100,000
  Contact:  Donald Thomas Krizek (301) 504-5324

Integrated Manure Management on Dairy Farms for Conservation of Natural Resources and Profitability 
     This project will develop management practices and decision aids to help sustainable whole-farm dairies
profitably and efficiently handle manure while avoiding unsafe treatment of soil, water, and air quality.  Collaborators:
USDA Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD, Pennsylvania State University; The Composting Council;
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; Cornell University; Rodale Institute;  University of Maryland at
College Park; Dairy Herd Improvement Association; University of Vermont Extension -       $380,000
  Contact:  Barbara Glenn 301-504-9100

Implementation of a Novel Biological Control Strategy for Plant-Parasitic Nematodes 
  This program will develop and promote a biologically based control strategy for plant-parasitic nematodes. 
This combines the efforts and expertise of scientists who specialize in insect pathology and nematology at the laboratory
level, with applied research, education, and extension efforts in the field.   Collaborators: University of
Maryland, College Park Campus, College Park, MD, USDA Agricultural Research Service; Ohio
Agriculture Research Development Center; University of Rhode Island; Iowa State University -     $310,000
  Contact:  Edwin Lewis (301) 405-7525
                                 

Environmental Benefits and Costs of a Voluntary Riparian Forest Buffer Program
in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
  This project will study the effects of having a riparian forest buffer between the Chesapeake Bay watershed
area and farmlands.  It will analyze the environmental costs and benefits of this buffer, and the type of educational and
financial incentives needed to implement this voluntary program.  Collaborator: University of Maryland, College
Park, MD,   Wye Research Center - $205,000
  Contact: Ellen Varley (301) 405-4581  Program Contact: Andrew Baldwin (301) 405-1284

                          Massachusetts

Integrating Economic and Ecological Goals on Private Industrial Forest Land in Maine 
  This project will supply scientific information about forestry and the environment to the public, its leaders, and
stakeholder groups, to address the conflicts between public environmental values and the increased demand for fiber and
other forest products from North American forests  which sometimes threaten the welfare of rural communities and the
global competitiveness of the U.S. forest products industry.  In addition, a 22-member team of foresters, ecologists, and
forest economists from eight organizations will collaborate in developing forest management plans that simultaneously
maintain wood flows and self-sustaining populations of native flora and fauna.  Collaborators: Manomet, Inc.,
Manomet, MA, USDA Forest Service; University of Maine; Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences; S.D. Warren;
the Great Northern Paper Company -     $425,000
  Contact:  John M. Hagan, III (207) 721-9040
                                 
                            Michigan

Latinos in the Rural Midwest:  Community Development Implications 
  This project will identify and measure the patterns of Latino population growth in the rural Midwest, its causes
and consequences, and its implications for the enhancement of rural communities and rural policy.  Collaborators:
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI    University of Nebraska; University of Iowa; University of Wisconsin;
University of Indiana; DePaul University (Chicago); Wayne State University; University of Michigan - $185,000 
     Contact: Mary Harvey (517) 432-1555 Program Contact: Refugio I. Rochin (517) 432-1317

Enhancing Rural Economies Through Comprehensive Extension, Research, and Partnership Approaches Using
Multi-county Clusters in Michigan with Application to National Rural Settings 
     The heterogeneity of rural areas and their different degrees of dependency on farming make it difficult to
formulate an effective national rural development policy.  This project will develop a comprehensive approach to rural
community enhancement, using a selection of cluster counties to replicate the project in other U.S. areas with similar
characteristics.  Collaborators: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USDA Rural Development Agency;
Rural Council of Michigan; Michigan Department of Agriculture; Michigan Retailers Association; North Central
Regional Center for Rural Development; Entrepreneurial Education Foundation; 18 County Extension Offices; Gogebic
Community College; Kirtland Community College; Montcalm Community College; Montcalm Alliance;  Montcalm-Gratiot Renaissance Zone; and Greater Gratiot Development, Inc. -      $450,000 
  Contact: Mary Harvey (517) 432-1555  Program Contact: Colletta  Moser  (517) 353-3298

Great Lakes Region Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Assistance Program 
  This project will study, analyze, and create a program to most effectively implement the  Hazard Analysis and
Critical Control Point (HACCP) program.  This project will train personnel to most effectively comply with the safety
regulations and help small meat processors maintain their economic viability.  Collaborators: Michigan State
University, East Lansing, MI,  Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio Departments of Agriculture; Michigan Meat Association;
Indiana Meat Packers and Processors Association; Ohio Meat Processors Association -  $150,000
  Contact: Mary Harvey (517) 432-1555  Program Contact: Wesley N. Osburn (517) 432-0459

Increasing Forest Industry Competitiveness with Genetically Engineered Trees  
  This project supports basic research to genetically engineer improved herbicide tolerance and reproductive
sterility in larch and poplars in the Great Lakes states and New England, to overcome two of the main barriers to their
expanded commercial use. The goal of the project is to increase the international competitiveness of the pulp and paper
industry in northern regions.  The investigators also will seek to determine the perceived environmental risks associated
with the commercial use of transgenic trees.  Collaborators Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI,
University of Minnesota; USDA Forest Service; White Water Associates, Inc.; Mead Corporation; S.D. Warren
Company; Consolidated Paper Company; Blandin Paper Company; Monsanto; Michigan Department of Natural
Resources -   $300,000 
  Contact:  David F. Karnosky  (906) 487-2225

                            Minnesota

Enhancing Rural Development Through Electronic Commerce 
  The project will build on the work of the United Nations Trade Point
Initiative and the Minnesota Secure Electronic Authentication Link laboratory
to provide consulting, build community capacity, and develop connectivity
needed to enable small- to mid-sized rural businesses to trade globally
through electronic commerce. Collaborators: University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN,
State of Minnesota Office of Technology; local Internet service providers -     $250,000
  Contact: David M. Nelson (612) 624-0769 Program contact: William Bomash (612) 625-8776

Integrating World Wide Web Technology Into Our Teaching and Learning 
  The goal of this project is to remove barriers to adoption and use of
information technology by rural youth and the adults who work with them, by
developing WWW courses and interactive environments which rural families are
motivated to use.  Collaborators:  University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 
University of Minnesota Extension Service; University of Missouri-Columbia
Extension Service; Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service; Ohio State
University Extension Service; Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service; The
Cooperative Extension System Children Youth and Family Network; The
Cooperative Curriculum Development Project; The Teaching Through the Web
Project -     $227,827
  Contact: David M. Nelson (612) 624-0769 Program Contact: Trudy Clyde Dunham (612) 624-2247

Community Food Sourcing to Facilitate Rural Economic Development  
  This community food sourcing project will integrate technical capacities
to increase the incomes of hundreds of sustainable livestock producers through
direct marketing, while expanding employment by supporting small, rural
businesses seeking HACCP and Federal inspection compliance.  The project will
also improve consumer access to premium foods produced under favorable
environment practices.  Collaborators: Land O'Lakes, Inc., Minneapolis, MN,   
University of Minnesota;  Lorenz Meats and Deli; Sustainable Farming
Association of Minnesota - $400,000
  Contact: Ken Schamberger (612) 481-2965 

Assessing the Impact of Integrator Practices on Contract Poultry Growers  
  This project will examine the impact of integrator practices in the poultry industry from economic, sociological,
and legal perspectives and develop a model for estimating costs and returns to contract growers under various contract
terms. Collaborators: Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc., St. Paul, MN,   National Contract Poultry Growers
Association; Purdue University; Duke University - $300,000
  Contact:  Randi Ilyse Roth  (612) 223-5400

                            Missouri

Midwestern Agroforestry for Rural Development:  A Multi-Disciplinary Approach 
  This project will develop complementary but parallel research, teaching, and outreach programs in two
significantly different agroecosystems of the Midwest.  The four research objectives include studies of the important
biological interactions affecting tree, forage, and animal yields, system profitability, and system adoption of agroforestry
practices.  The teaching objectives include the development of multi-disciplinary education in agroforestry.  Outreach
objectives include establishing a balanced agroforestry outreach program aimed at Midwestern practitioners and field-level professionals throughout the U.S.  Collaborators: The Curators of the University of Missouri-Columbia,
Columbia, MO,  Purdue University; Hammons Company of Stockton; National Agfoforestry Center -    $300,000
  Contact: Duane Dailey (573) 882-9181   Program Contact: Bruce E. Cutter  (573) 882-2744

Innovation for Increasing Equity Capital in Rural Communities 
  This project focuses on enhancing rural equity capital markets and institutions by bringing strategies for
promoting rural community enhancement together with strategies for improving the competitiveness, profitability, and
efficiency of agricultural producers and rural-based businesses.  The project is designed to provide information and foster
new partnerships to create new equity capital institutions that can serve rural regions across the country. 
Collaborators: The Curators of the University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia,
MO,  North Dakota State University; Oklahoma University; Clemson University;
University of California-Davis; Iowa State University; University of Kentucky;
Policy Research Group; University of Wisconsin; Arizona State University;
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City -     $435,000 
  Contact: Duane Dailey (573) 882-9181 Program Contact: Marvin R. Duncan (573) 883-0316
                             Montana

Nursing Intervention: Rural Dwellers and Chronic Illness
  The overall goal of this project is to use telecommunication technology for nursing intervention.  Computer and
Internet service will be used to (1) provide information and mutual and professional support to middle-aged isolated rural
women living with chronic illness, and (2) evaluate the impact of participation in these support groups on the women's
psycho social health.  Collaborators: Montana State University, Bozeman, MT,   American Cancer Society; National
Multiple Sclerosis Society; American Diabetes Association; Arthritis Foundation; MSU College of Nursing and Burns
Telecommunications Center - $200,000
  Contact: Tana Kappel (406) 994-5132   Program Contact: :Kim Obbink (406) 994-6036

                            Nebraska

International Tourism and Attraction Development for Rural Communities 
  The goals of this project are to provide intermediate and advanced rural
tourism development training in international marketing and attraction
development to enhance the economic benefits of tourism to rural communities.
Collaborators: University of Nebraska, Kearney, NE,  Kansas Rural Center;
Rainbow Organic Farms -   $165,000 
  Contact: Dan Cotton (402) 472-2821  Program Contact: Brian Hill (308)
865-8727

Effective Use of Carbon and Nutrients in Manure Using Site-Specific Application 
  This project will improve crop productivity in less-productive areas and reduce soil variability within fields
while minimizing adverse environmental effects, using site-specific manure application guided by GIS remote sensing. 
Collaborators: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Akron, CO -     
$220,000
            Contact:  Dan Cotton (402) 472-2821 Program Contact: Bahman Eghball  (402) 472-0741

Consumer Evaluation of Beef Classified for Tenderness
  This project will study the classification of tenderness of beef and the marketability of a system for grading beef
tenderness by testing a small sample from the beef carcass at the same time as it is being processed in the slaughter plant. 
Such technology may help small niche beef packing companies compete in specialty markets.  Collaborator: USDA
Agricultural Research Service U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center,
NE,  PM Beef Group -     $400,000
  Contact:  Steven D. Shackelford (402) 762-4223

                           New Jersey

New Jersey Cooperative Food Gleaning Program 
  This project will expand the productivity of an existing  gleaning
network in nine counties and improve the organization of food distribution
through coordinated contacts with farmers, other food producers, and food
banks.  In addition, the recipients of gleaned foods will receive nutrition
education and better access to a full range of comprehensive social services
available through a statewide gleaning consortium.  Collaborators: Tri-County
Community Action Agency, Bridgeton, New Jersey,  Community Food Banks in Hillside
and Pleasantville; Farmers Against Hunger; Food Bank of South Jersey; Mercer
Street Friends; NORWESCAP; Bonner Foundation; Cook College of Rutgers
University -     $574,591
  Contact: Herbert DiMaio (609) 451-6330  Program Contact: Mike Cudemo (609) 451-6330

                           New Mexico

Northern New Mexico Distance Education Project 
  This project develops curriculum for delivery to rural schools and
communities using distance education technologies.  Offerings will include
math and science, language arts, economic development, and general technology
use.  Project involves 25 school districts and 19 tribal school. 
Collaborators:  Northern New Mexico Community College, Espanola, NM,  Northern
New Mexico Network for Rural Education; Rio Arriba County; Los Alamos National
Laboratory -     $204,427
  Contact:  Jose Griego (505) 747-2291

Rural Agricultural Enterprise Network 
  This project will organize a structured network of eight to twelve agriculture-related enterprises, coupled with
support services, to address issues concerning international competitiveness, profitability, efficiency, environmental
stewardship, and rural community enhancement.  It will organize a structured network of Hispanic and Native American
community-based agricultural enterprises within one of the most impoverished rural areas in the country, building upon
the concept of flexible manufacturing networks and introducing several innovations designed to overcome problems
encountered in attempts elsewhere to transfer this model from an urban/industrial setting to a rural/agricultural one. 
Collaborators: University of New Mexico-Los Alamos, Albuquerque, NM,  Industrial Network
Corporation; La Jicarita Enterprise Community; Skyloom Development Services; NM Community Development Loan
Fund; NM Community Foundation; McCune Foundation; USDA Market Access Program; Small Business Development
Center; Alcalde Agricultural Research Center; NM Organic Growers Commission; Market 2000; FlexNet Native
Heritage Foundation; Native American Trade Association; ten community-based enterprises -     $330,000
  Contact: Terry  Canup (505) 646-2701 Program Contact: David S. Henkel, Jr. (505) 277-1276 

Western Regional Evaluation of Social & Economic Impacts of Public Land Policy  
  This project will develop common analysis techniques for assessing the economic and social impacts of applying
public grazing policies to the lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management and USDA Forest Service.  The
analysis technique will then be applied to other demands of the public lands, such as timber, mining, recreation, and water
quality, and these impacts will be studied.  The research and extension efforts will be coordinated across six Western
states.  Collaborators: The Board of Regents of New Mexico State University Agricultural Experiment Station,
Las Cruces, NM,  Oregon State University; University of Idaho; University of Reno; University of Wyoming; Utah State
University -    $220,000
  Contact: Terry  Canup (505) 646-2701 Program Contact:  L. Allen Torell  (505) 646-4732

                            New York

Off-Season Greenhouse Raspberry Production 
              This project focuses on the production of off-season raspberries using seasonally idle greenhouses, offering
growers of raspberries a new opportunity to produce a high-value off-season crop that is in great demand. 
Collaborators: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, University of Alaska; University of Minnesota -    $300,000
  Contact: David Watkins (607) 255-1551 Program Contact: Marvin P. Pritts (607) 225-1778

Retail Farmers' Markets and Rural Development: Entrepreneurship, Incubation, and Job Creation
  This project will demonstrate and promote the economic development potentials of farmers' markets and their
effects on vendors and host communities.  It will characterize how farmers' markets incubate rural enterprises, and
disseminate these findings to enhance rural productivity and adaptability, creating businesses and jobs, increase
household incomes, generate tax revenues, and improve residents' quality of life. Collaborators: Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY,  University of California-Davis; Iowa State University -      $325,000
  Contact: David Watkins (607) 255-1551    Program Contact: Gilbert W. Gillespie (607) 255-1675

Safe Practice Assessments for Gleaned Fresh Produce in Food Rescue
  This study will investigate three safety issues as it relates to safely gleaning fresh produce.  These include the
exposure of volunteers to pesticide residues, damaged or overripe gleaned produce, and the potential dietary problems
pesticides may cause for clienteles of the network of Prepared and Perishable Food Rescue Programs (PPFRP), and Food
Chain.  Collaborators: Cornell University, Geneva, NY,  Food Chain; 150 Prepared and
Perishable Food Rescue -      Programs -      $447,826
  Contact: David Watkins (607) 255-1551 Program Contact: Terry D. Spittler (315) 787-2283

Optimizing and Delivering Dairy Herd Health and Management Decisions 
    This project will apply and adapt business techniques to help the dairy industry discover new business
efficiencies for individual dairy farms. Collaborators:  Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, University of
Florida; University of Pennsylvania -     $300,000 
  Contact: David Watkins (607) 255-1551  Program Contact: Yrjo T. Grohn (607) 253-3571

Native American Model of Ecological Restoration and Community Enhancement
  This project will create a program of education, extension, and research to empower Native American
communities in undertaking environmental stewardship projects on their own lands using the foundation of their own
cultural traditions.  This project will also improve educational and leadership opportunities in environmental restoration
for Native American students, community leaders, and scientists.  Collaborator: SUNY College of
Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY,  Haskell Indian Nations University -     $300,000
  Contact:  Robin Kimmerer (315) 470-6606

Reducing the Risk of Adverse Environmental Impacts from Northeast Dairy Farms
  The goal of this project is to better understand the environmental risks
associated with the land application of manures and wastewater sludges in the
Northeast, and to improve our capacity to recommend and implement protective
management practices.  Collaborators: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY,  Cornell
Cooperative Extension; National Sludge Alliance; New York Farm Bureau; USDA
Dairy Forage Research Center; Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control
Authority -     $220,000
  Contact: David Watkins (607) 255-1551 Program Contact: Tammo S. Steenhuis (607)
255-5014

                         North Carolina

Advanced Waste Treatment For Environmentally Sound and Sustainable Swine  
  This project will provide technologies to improve the quality of rural life by reducing odor and pollution from
swine operations. The project will focus on methodologies to  
separate solid and liquid components of animal waste, to improve the efficiency of subsequent treatments. The designed
system will be evaluated for treatment efficiency and cost effectiveness.  Collaborators: North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC, USDA Agricultural Research Service; USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and
Extension Service; USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service;  Hitachi Plant Engineering Company of Tokyo -    
$350,000
  Contact: Thomas Knecht (919) 515-2800 Program Contact: Frank Humenik  (919) 515-6772

Benchmark Practices at Rural Community Colleges: Accelerating Innovation
            This project will develop and strengthen programs and business
services available at rural community and technical colleges.  This will help
colleges more effectively improve the competitive advantages, growth rates,
and wages of small- and mid-sized rural enterprises, especially those
involving value-added processing.  This project will also help rural
communities identify elements of business start-up and job-skill development
practices used elsewhere which can be adapted to strengthen their own
economies.  Collaborators: Regional Technology Strategies, Inc., Chapel Hill,
NC,  Community Colleges of Appalachia; Southern Growth Policies Board;
National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers: Office of Social and
Economic Data Analysis, University of Missouri; TVA Rural Studies, University
of Kentucky; Hibernia Learning Partnership, Ireland; Symonds Education and
Design, Scotland; Scottish Council for Educational Technology -    $220,000
  Contact:  Stuart A. Rosenfeld (919) 933-6699

Mobilizing National Resources to Combat Emerging Food Animal Diseases 
  This project will establish a comprehensive, systematic approach for identifying and combating emerging food
animal diseases, using Poult Enteritis-Mortality Syndrome
as an example of a newly emerging disease causing significant economic and social problems in rural communities. 
Collaborators:  North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC,  North Carolina State Department of Agriculture;
North Carolina Extension Service; several poultry companies and growers -     $450,000
  Contact: Thomas Knecht (919) 515-2800 Program Contact: John Barnes (919) 829-4330

Longleaf Pine Ecosystem/Animal Waste Research Project  
  This project will examine the effects of animal waste application on longleaf pine forests.  Long term goals
include:  improving water quality, increasing longleaf pine cultivation; improving habitat for plant and animals associated
with this ecosystem, and generating new jobs and income for citizens and local government.  Collaborators:
Environmental Impact RC&D, Inc., Aberdeen, NC,  Cole Foundation Endowment; North Carolina Pine Needle
Producers Association; North Carolina Forest Service; Purdue Farms, Inc.; Sandhills Area Land Trust; USDA Natural
Resources; Conservation Service; NC State University School of Forest Resources; Richmond County and  Moore
County Commissioners; USDA Forest Service-Uwharrie National Forest; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; North Carolina
Department of Agriculture-Agronomic Services Division; North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission; Richmond
County Board of Health -    $25,000
  Contact: John Caviness (910) 944-4787 Program Contact: Robert J. Gulledge (910) 944-4787

                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                          North Dakota

1994 Tribal Land-Grant colleges Information Infrastructure Development 
  A regional collaborative project to develop information infrastructure for post-secondary programs that will
expand American Indian agricultural and natural resource education programs.  Collaborators include ten 1994 Tribal
Land-Grant Institutions in the Northern Plains Bison Education and Training Project.  Collaborators: United
Tribes Technical College, Bismarck, ND,  Cankdeska Cikana Community College; Cheyenne River
Community College; Fort Berthold Community College; Little Priest Tribal College; Lower Brule Tribal College; Oglala
Lakota College; Sinte Gleska University; Sisseton-Wahpeton Community College; Sitting Bull College -    
$199,712
  Contact:  Phil Baird (701) 255-3285 ext. 345

                              Ohio

Using Technology to Provide Nutrition Education for High Risk Students 
  This project will use technology for nutrition education targeting
pregnant and parenting teens in rural Ohio.  The curriculum will be designed
using interactive web-based technology and include both the teen mother and
her mother.  The project will study the effectiveness of this method with the
target audience.  Collaborator: Ohio State University Research Foundation, Columbus, OH,
The Ohio Department of Education - $150,832 
  Contact: Larry Whiting (614) 292-2011 Program contact: Lydia Medeiros (614) 292-2699

Hopi/Israel/US Agricultural Initiative 
  This five-year project will establish Hopi owned and operated working demonstration farms with state-of-the-art
capabilities for sustained agricultural production and marketing.  Collaborators: Arid Lands Development
Foundation, Cleveland, OH, Hopi villages of Upper Moenkopi(AZ) and Kykotsmovi(AZ); Hopi Department of Natural
Resources; Tuba City (AZ) High School; Coconino County (AZ) School System; Coconino County (AZ) Regional
Training Center for Mathematics and Science; Navajo Community College; Ramat Negev Agroresearch Center; The
Institutes for Applied Research, Ben Gurion University of Negev; Water Resources Research Center and Department of
Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona; University of Arizona Cooperative Extension; Department of
Biological Systems and Engineering, University of Nebraska; Department of Vegetable Crops, University of California-Davis -    $200,000
  Contact: Daniel Grosse (202) 244-4300 Program Contact:  Sam Hoenig, Ph.D. (216) 691-9997

Integrated Approach to Manure Management and Biological Control of Plant Diseases      This project will solve many
problems associated with manure handling systems by enhancing the opportunities for redistribution of nutrients among
farming systems.  It will also develop value-added markets for manures and composts that will lead to reduced pesticide
use.  Much of the research will be performed on farms and in nurseries to facilitate technology transfer. Collaborators:
Ohio State University Research Foundation, Columbus, OH,  Michigan State University; Horticultural Research
Institute; Michigan Department of Agriculture; Michigan Farm Bureau; Ohio Compost Association; Lake County Nursery
Association; Bioworks, Inc.; Chr. Hansen Biosystems. -    $220,000
  Contact: Larry Whiting (614) 292-2011 Program Contact:Harry A. J. Hoitink (330) 263-3848

Competition for Land on the Urban-Rural Interface 5403
  This project will study the urbanization and suburbanization of American's rural land. Two questions this project
seeks to answer are: What evidence is there that existing land markets fail to result in the most economically appropriate
use of land?  What tools can be used to alter land markets so they are used more wisely.  The results of this study will be
used to educate citizens and policy-makers at all levels of government.  Collaborators: Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH,  Pennsylvania State University; Otterbein College; Piketon Research Extension Education Center -   
$320,000
  Contact: Larry Whiting (614) 292-2011   Program Contact: David Lynn Forster  (614) 292-6340

Economic and Environmental Evaluations of Site Specific Farming Technologies  
  This project examines the economic and environmental impacts of adopting site-specific farming technologies,
and how farmers will use information provided by this technology to make farm decisions.  Collaborators: Ohio State
University, Columbus, OH,  Farmland Industries, Inc.; IMC AgriBusiness; Top-Soil Precision Agriculture -    
$220,000
  Contact: Larry Whiting (614) 292-2011 Program Contact: Marvin T. Batte (614) 292-6406

                             Oregon

Rural West Internet Masters Project 
  Development and testing of an Internet masters program for nine
cooperating western states.  The program will build on the work of the
University of Missouri, and will train 45 Internet masters from Alaska,
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 
These Internet masters will then work with state Rural Development Councils to
train others in their communities. Collaborators: Oregon State University,
Corvallis, OR    University of Missouri Extension; Alaska Rural Development Council; Idaho Rural
Development Council; Montana Rural Development Council; New Mexico Rural Development Council; Utah Rural
Development Council; Washington Rural Development Council; Wyoming Rural Development Council - $123,121
  Contact: Ken Kingsley (541) 737-0804   Program Contact: Thomas J.  Gallagher (541) 737-3621

Developing Optimal Forage Crop Selection Tools  
          This project will assess and develop forage crop selection strategies and tools to reduce economic risk and
environmental hazards. This information can be adapted for other crops and will be made available via the Internet for
other farmers, educators, and communities.  Collaborators:  Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR,   Ft. Lewis
College; Montana State University; Pennsylvania State University; Purdue University; University of Alaska; University of
Idaho; University of Minnesota; Washington State University; USDA Agricultural Research Service; Chinese National
Climate Center; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Science; USDA National
Agricultural Library; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service;
Central Oregon Hay & Forage Grower Association; Southwest Oregon Pasture Study Group; Oregon Seed Council;
Oregon Tall Fescue Commission; International Seeds, Inc.; Pioneer HiBred, Inc.; Americas Alfalfa; Lane Livestock
Services; Swaim Consulting Services - $220,000 
  Contact: Ken Kingsley (541) 737-0804 Program Contact:  David B. Hannaway (541) 737-5863
Farmer Cooperative Genome Project  
  The Farmer Cooperative Genome Project (FCGP) encourages farmers to participate in the preservation of seed
resources.  This project will facilitate farmer-owned, low-cost, value-added enterprise  and explore the feasibility of
cooperative marketing structures for seed distribution.  It will introduce new and traditional plant varieties to the
gardener, farmer, and consumer. Collaborators: Oregon Tilth, Inc., Tigard, OR,  Michael Fields Agricultural Institute;
New England Small Farm Institute; Oregon Tilth and Rural Advancement Foundation International
   $150,000
  Contact: Yvonne Frost (503) 378-0690 Program Contact: John Haapala (541) 998-3069

Evaluation of Small-Diameter Timber for Value-Added Manufacturing
  Many Western U.S. forest lands carry small-diameter trees with higher potential for insect and disease
infestation and wildfire.  Land managers are looking for economic ways of treating these forests.  This project will
improve the efficiency of timber harvest and make it economically viable to utilize small-diameter timber, to facilitate
stand management.  Collaborators: Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR,  USDA Forest Service
Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Products Laboratory, and Rogue River National Forest -  
  $435,000
  Contact: Ken Kingsley (541) 737-0804    Program Contact: John William Punches (541) 672-4461   

                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                          Pennsylvania

Improving Farmers' Access to Pest Management Tools Through Integration with
the National Information Infrastructure 
  This project will involve farmers and crop management professionals in
developing appropriate delivery methods for new pest-management decision
support tools linked with the National Information Infrastructure (NII). 
Collaborators: Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, University
of Vermont; Iowa State University  -     $219,645 
  Contact: William Devlin (814) 863-3452  Program Contact: James W. Travis (814) 863-7233

Improving the Health and Productivity of Honeybee Colonies 
   This project will study how mites and related diseases affect the health and productivity of honeybees, and will
develop appropriate control measures.  It will develop up-to-date educational materials on honeybee health and a
consolidated regional beekeeping extension program, and extend project findings to crop producers concerned with bee
pollination problems affecting plant growth, development, and reproduction.  Collaborators:  Pennsylvania
State University, University Park, PA, University of Delaware; University of Maryland; Rutgers
University; Cornell University; State Departments of Agriculture from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania; State Beekeepers Associations from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; USDA
Agricultural Research Service Bee Laboratory -     $450,000 
  Contact: William Devlin (814) 863-3452    Program Contact: Scott Camazine (814) 863-1854

Economic and Environmental Benefits of Watershed Restoration in Rural Communities
  This project will study techniques for reclaiming streams and land damaged through acid mine drainage, as a
way to improve communities and the environment.  Collaborators: Pennsylvania State University, University Park,
PA,   Pennsylvania State University School of Forest Resources; Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine
Reclamation; EES Consultants, Inc. -      $365,000
  Contact: William Devlin (814) 863-3452    Program Contact:  Robert Brooks 914-863-1596

Ensuring the Microbiological Safety of Fresh Apples 
  This project will focus on risk factors such as bruising and other
defects in the apple skin which may contribute to establishment of colonies of
the pathogen, E. coli, on the apple, and test the efficacy of various 
anti-microbial treatments.  The focus is on safety of the fresh apples and of
processed products such as cider, as well as on developing interventions
usable by small- to mid-sized producers or processors. Collaborators: USDA
Agricultural Research Service, Wyndmoor, PA,  EPI Technologies, Inc.; U.S. Apple Association;
Pennsylvania Apple Marketing Board; American Fresh Juice Council -      $420,000
  Contact:  Gerald M. Sapers (215) 233-6417

Inhibitory Effects of Allium Foods on Nitrosamine Formation and Metabolism 
  This research will evaluate allium foods for the ability to improve health and reduce cancer risk, using a variety
of techniques.  The findings will be shared with the general public through a variety of collaborative educational
agreements. Collaborators:  The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA,  Centre County Breast
Cancer Coalition; the 5-A-Day Program in Pennsylvania; the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association; the Northern
Appalachia Leadership Initiative on Cancer -      $300,000
  Contact: William Devlin (814) 863-3452    Program Contact:  John Milner (814) 865-0108

                          Rhode Island

New Tools to Guide Land Use Change in Rural Watersheds
           Using integrated teaching, research and outreach, this project will
model the location of future development and its effects on fiscal stability,
agricultural viability, and environmental quality.  Projected population and
employment growth will be  allocated to areas within the 194,000-acre
Pawcatuck Watershed of Rhode Island and Connecticut.  Impacts of this
development pattern will be modeled on fiscal soundness, open space, water
quality, and agricultural viability.  Collaborators: University of Rhode
Island, Kingston, RI,  Pawcatuck Watershed Partnership; Washington County
Regional Planning Council; Southern Rhode Island Conservation District; Rhode
Island Department of Environmental Management; Rhode Island Economic
Development Corp.; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1; University
of Connecticut Cooperative Extension -    $220,000
  Contact: Kathy Mallon (401) 874-2444   Program Contact: Rolf J. Pendall
  (401) 874-4485

Decision Information and Support Structure to Sustain Farm Forest and Open
Space in Rural Communities of Southern New England 
  This project will study and identify characteristics of growth desired by town officials, to help communities
construct and maintain flexible growth management programs while their land-use and population change.  This will
teach town officials how to use the designed management program to preserve desirable features.  Collaborators:
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI,  University of Rhode Island Partnership for the Coastal
Environment; Southern New England Forest Consortium; Southern Rhode Island Conservation District -    
$400,000
  Contact: Kathy Mallon (401) 874-2444   Program  Contact: Stephen Swallow (401) 874-2471 

                         South Carolina
                                
Anti-Cancer Ellagitannins From Raspberry, Strawberry, and Grape  
  This project will evaluate and compare the antitumor (chemopreventive) properties of three fruits in US
agriculture and American diets.  Data will help identify specific phytochemicals that have a likelihood of success in
clinical intervention trials, and identify fruits with a high probability of success in the dietary prevention of cancer. 
Collaborators: Clemson University, Clemson, SC,  Medical University of South Carolina; Hollings Cancer Center -   
$250,225
  Contact: Bill Baker (864) 656-3875     Program Contact:     David Wedge  (864) 656-5729

A Modular System for High Yield Sustainable Aquaculture 
  This project will study the effects of using a partitioned aquaculture system to increase fish farm yields by 4
times the amount that can be currently produced.  This system couples high density raceway culture of fish with
paddlewheel-driven high rate algae growth basins for treatment of wastes allowing 100% reuse of cultured water and less
wastes.  The results of this study will be compared to current intensive fish culture technology and distributed to the
public and private sector through Clemson Extension Service.  Collaborators: Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 
Kent Sea Farms of California; Goldkist, Inc. -    $220,000
  Contact: Bill Baker (864) 656-3875   Program Contact: David E. Brune (864) 656-0338

                            Tennessee

Improved Beef Cattle Production, Management, and Marketing System Analysis 
  This project will study prior research, extension, and producer experience and develop
models, information systems, and improved management practices to help producers make
integrated beef-cattle, forage-production, management, and marketing decisions in an increasingly
uncertain economic environment.  It will allow users to estimate the relative benefits and risks of
alternative production methods and programs.  Collaborator: University of Tennessee
Agriculture Extension Service, Knoxville, TN,  University of Georgia -     $200,000
  Contact: LaRae Donellan (423) 974-7141 Program Contact: Emmit L. Rawls  (423) 974-7271

                              Texas

Conservation and Utilization of Pecan Genetic Resources 
  This project will improve the conservation and utilization of the pecan and use this as a
prototype for other activities to ensure biodiversity.  The information developed will be publicized
on the Internet.  Activities will be coordinated with other genetic resource conservation programs. 
Collaborators:  USDA Agricultural Research Service Pecan Breeding &
Genetics Research Unit, Somerville, TX,  USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service; Texas A&M University; Kansas State University; Auburn University;
Louisiana State University; University of Nebraska; University of Arizona; University of California;
Arkansas State Department of Conservation; Texas Forest Service; Georgia Pecan Growers
Association; Texas Pecan Growers Association -     $310,000
  Contact: Charles Onstead (404) 260-9346 Program Contact: L.J. Grauke (409) 272-1402

Low-Input, High-Output Sustainable Pork Production 
  This project will develop, promote, and encourage an environmentally and community
friendly competitive segment of the U.S. pork industry as a sustainable, low-input, high-output
business.  It will create a model for a labor-efficient, cost-effective sustainable outdoor production
system, and use this to train pork producers to increase output in ways which are economically and
environmentally sound.  Collaborator: Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX,   Pork Industry
Institute -    $475,000
  Contact: Robert Sweazy (806) 747-3790 Program Contact: John J. McGlone (806) 742-2533

New Crops for the Southern Great Plains  
  This project will capitalize on earlier research which developed commercial cultivars of
castor buffalo grass, evening primrose, and nature grapes.  The project's educational process will
help develop the infrastructure necessary for successful production of new crops among growers
who can benefit from crop diversification.  Collaborators: Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 
Frontier Hybrids; Inc.; Castor Oil Inc.; Texas Wine and Grape Growers; Texas Department of
Agriculture -  $100,000  
  Contact: Robert Sweazy (806) 747-3790   Program Contact:    Dick L. Auld  (806) 747-3790

                             Vermont

Balancing Economics and Environmental Impacts of Phosphorus
Management 
  This project will evaluate the financial and water quality trade-offs associated with
alternative farming practices, to reduce excessive phosphorus run-offs from farms into Lake
Champlain, and will provide this information to farmers, agricultural service professionals, and
policy makers.  The goal is to enhance farm profitability and environmental quality. 
Collaborators:  University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, Burlington, VT    
Associates in Rural Development, Inc.; Addision County Regional Planning Commission; USDA
Farm Services Agency; USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service  - $395,000 
  Contact: Kim Parker (802) 656-0385   Program Contact: Catherine Halbrendt (802) 656-0291

Improved Greenhouse Technologies Supporting New England Family
Farms 
  Greenhouse ornamentals are supplementing or replacing traditional sources of agricultural
income as agricultural production in northern New England becomes more diversified.  This
project combines research and extension objectives to improve greenhouse
 production methods, increase crop quality and marketability, and
reduce chemical pesticide use.  Collaborators:  University of
Vermont and State Agricultural College, Burlington, VT    Dramm
Corporation; Cornell University; Maine Cooperative Extension;
Claussen's Greenhouses; University of New Hampshire; Paul Ecke Ranch; Electrostatic
Spraying Systems, Inc.; Pleasant View Gardens; Mycotech Corporation; Koppert Biological
Systems; Elliot's Greenhouses; Vermont Department Of Agriculture - $140,000
  Contact: Kim Parker (802) 656-0385   Program  Contact: Bruce L. Parker (802) 658-7710

CyberSkills: A Prototype for Regeneration in Rural Communities 
  CyberSkills for Rural Communities will establish enterprises
for rural regeneration in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom and Windham
and Windsor counties.  Cyberskills focuses on leadership,
workforce development, and small/micro business development as
the engines of the local economies and necessary for regeneration
to occur.  Collaborators: University of Vermont and State
Agricultural College, Burlington, VT, Old North End
Community/Technology Center; Youth and Family Development
Specialists; Extension Women's Small Business Program; Champlain
Valley Office of Economic Opportunity's Micro Business
Development Program (MBDP); Vermont Association of Business
Industry and Rehabilitation; Snelling Center for Government;
Northeast Kingdom Community Action-MBDP; Southeastern Vermont
Community Action-MBDP -      $300,000     Contact: Kim Parker (802) 656-0385   
Program  Contact:     Frederick E. Schmidt (802) 656-3021

                            Virginia

"Premium Diesel" - Evaluating U.S. Market Opportunities for Biodiesel as a Motor Fuel
Additive 
     This project will analyze biodiesel's potential as a diesel additive for the premium
diesel market.  Project director will participate in ongoing deliberations concerning a definition for
premium diesel. Collaborators:  Peeples Consulting Associates, Inc., Falls Church,
VA,    National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Fats & Proteins Research Foundation, Inc.;
American Society for Testing & Materials; National Conference on Weights & Measures;
American Society of Agricultural  Engineers; Society of Automotive Engineers - $31,000
     Contact:  James E. Peeples (703) 578-3655

A Vision System for Hardwood Sawmill Edging/Trimming of Rough Lumber    This project will develop a prototype scanning system that can identify important defects
on rough hardwood lumber and recommend optimal edge and trim cuts to maximize lumber value
for each board.  Implementing this prototype would enable rural sawmills to produce lumber with
consistent quality and higher value, enhancing their competitiveness in a global economy. 
Collaborators: USDA Forest Service Brooks Forest Products Center, Blacksburg, VA,  
Hardwood Manufacturers' Association - $180,000
  Contact: Carol Ferguson (704) 257-4389 or Pam Bowman (704) 257-4388   
  Program Contact:    Daniel L. Schmoldt (540) 231-4674

The Forest Bank: Concept to Reality 
  Many rural areas in the United States are experiencing conflicts between traditional land
uses and environmental concerns.  To help address these conflicts in forested areas, The Nature
Conservancy and the Center for Compatible Economic Development developed the forest bank
concept, through which forest landowners can deposit the timber rights and development rights to
their land in the bank, which pays them. This project will support a private-sector initiative that has
the potential to greatly enhance environmental quality and the quality of rural life.  
Collaborators: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, Blacksburg, VA,     Purdue University; The Nature
Conservancy; Center for Compatible Economic Development; Virginia
Cooperative Extension Service; Indiana Cooperative Extension
Service - $420,000
       Contact: Charles Stott (540) 231-6676 Program Contact: James E. Johnson (540) 231-7679
                                
                           Washington

Rural Schools, Careers, and Community Development 
       This project will provide career information through an
online, interactive career center to develop and implement a
multi-school micro-enterprise program and provide a forum to link
business, schools and economic development organizations. 
Collaborators: Eastern Washington University, Spokane, WA ,
Educational Service District 101; Junior Achievement of the
Inland Northwest; TRICO Economic Development Council; Community
Colleges of Spokane-Colville Campus -     $161,539
       Contact:  Karen Michaelson (509) 623-4242

Development and Feasibility of Perennial Wheat for Highly Erodable Lands 
       This effort to develop perennial wheat as a crop will help to find sustainable and
environmental alternatives to traditional methods of farming.  The crop may offer resistance to
most pests, a source of straw for new fiber products, and an opportunity to reduce soil erosion and
solve many other problems.  Collaborators: Washington State University, Pullman, WA ,  
Washington State University Extension; Washington Wheat Commission; Washington Association
of Wheat Growers - $370,000
       Contact: Scott Fedale (509) 335-2952   Program contact: Stephen S. Jones (509) 335-6198

Salmonella DT104: Emerging Disease of Animals, Farm Families and the Ecosystem
       This project will determine the ecology of a serious emerging infectious agent, Salmonella
typhimurium (DT104), which is resistant to most antibiotics and can infect humans, wildlife, and
farm animals.  This will be accomplished by studying the cycle of infection on the farm and in the
rural community to learn the best ways to control contamination of food products and prevent
human exposure. Collaborators: Washington State University, Pullman, WA, University of
Washington; USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services - $400,000
       Contact: Scott Fedale (509) 335-2952   Program  Contact: Clive C. Gay (509) 335-0819

Distance Delivery of  B.S. Degree in General Agriculture in a
Tri-State Region
       This project will deliver distance course work in agriculture to community colleges and
other designated learning centers.  This course work would be accepted by three participating land
grant universities toward a Bachelor of Science degree in general agriculture.  Collaborators:
Washington State University, Pullman, WA,  Oregon State University;
University of Idaho -     $450,000
       Contact: Scott Fedale (509) 335-2952   Program Contact: Michael Brooks (509) 335-4562 

                            Wisconsin

Leveraging Community and Industry-wide Resources to Foster Biointensive IPM  
       This project will use a partnership of growers, food processors, crop consultants, research
organizations, environmental groups, and universities to advance the development and adoption of
biointensive integrated pest management systems in high-value vegetable production. 
Collaborators: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, Madison, WI,  
 Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association; World Wildlife Fund; Pest Pros; Michael
Fields Agriculture Institute; Farm Credit Services; National Farm Medicine Center; International
Crane Foundation; Del Monte Corporation - $50,000 
       Contact: Terry Gibson (608) 262-4877  Program Contact: Jeffrey A. Wyman (608) 262-3322

Are Value-added Cardiovascular Health Claims Valid for
Vegetables?  Case Study of Onion-Induced Antiplatelet Activity 
       This project will determine whether vegetables such as onions carry value-added
cardiovascular health benefits, making it possible for onion producers to market this commodity
as hearth-healthy.  Collaborators: The Board of Regents of the University of
Wisconsin System, Madison, WI, USDA Agricultural Research Service;
American Society of Horticulture Sciences; American Society of
Agronomy; Midwest Food Processors; New York Vegetable Growers;
Organic Vegetable Growers -      $378,918 
       Contact: Terry Gibson (608) 262-4877   Program Contact: Irwin L. Goldman (608) 262-7781

Value Added Composites from the Rural Southwestern United States  
       This project will expand the potential uses of juniper and develop technologies for
industrial application of juniper fiber materials.  It will study and develop the technical and market
feasibility for a juniper/ polymer material system engineered for highway signs.  Collaborators: 
USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI,  P& M, Inc.; RYCAIR,
Inc.; Howard Shanks; New Mexico State University; State of New Mexico; Southern Ute Indian
Tribe   $125,000 
       `Contact:      John A. Youngquist (608) 231-9398

Diversifying Corn-Soybean Rotations for Profit and Environment in Upper Midwest 
       This project will diversify upper-midwest cropping systems to improve profitability and
resource stewardship through practices such as reintroducing production of small grains and cover
crops into corn-soybean rotations.  The project will also look at implications for international
competitiveness and rural community enhancement.  Collaborators:  Michael Fields
Agricultural Institute, Inc., East Troy, WI, The Quaker Oats Company; Sharon Interstate
Grain; Oatlink; Boone County Soil and Water Conservation District; American Oat Association;
La Crosse Milling Co.; Tri-County Farmers Co-op; Illinois Department of Agriculture Sustainable
Agriculture Project; University of Wisconsin-Madison Research and Extension; Wisconsin
Integrated Cropping Systems  -     $420,000
       Contact:  John Hall (414) 642-3303 (morning) (608) 262-5201 (afternoon)
                             Wyoming

Farm/Ranch Recreation Partnership Systems Enhance Rural Development and the
Environment
       This project will enhance rural education, community development, and environmental
stewardship with state, regional, and national partnership systems for farm and ranch recreation. 
The project will identify, evaluate, and provide data, resources, expertise, and assistance strategies
for farm and ranch recreation as a new agriculture industry.  The goal is to facilitate coordination
and promote the development of effective strategies to help this growing industry.  Collaborators:
University of Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station, Laramie, WY, University of
Wyoming; Off the Beaten Path; University Extension Educator; Great Basin Ranch Recreation;
Oregon Department of Agriculture; Utah Division of Business & Economic Development;
Wyoming Homestay & Outdoor Adventures; RLS International; Division of Tourism, Idaho
Department of Commerce -    $220,000 
       Contact: Randy Anderson (307) 766-6345 Program Contact: Jeff Powell (307) 766-5164