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Expanding Piedmont Perennial Grass Production Through Grower Engagement

Funding Recipient: North Carolina State University Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department

Award Amount: $150,000

This project builds a platform to initiate widespread perennial grass production in the Piedmont through a comprehensive program focused on actively engaging farmers, private landowners, and the public at-large. Development of this program will involve a series of tasks that provide a framework to encourage landowners to initiate perennial grass production.