Valley Queen Cheese
The goal of this project is to measure the impact of farming practices on water quality and soil health on farms contributing to the Valley Queen Cheese supply chain. The project will identify opportunities for continuous improvement, increase knowledge and maximize the benefits of on-farm conservation.
Engagement Targets
Notes: (1) Minor fluctuations in the number of retained growers is expected from year to year. These fluctuations may be due to year-over-year crop rotation effects or other factors beyond the control of the project. Enrolled acres represent the total number of acres on an individual farm in a specific year. The ability to report enrolled acres is based on the Fieldprint Project Standard requirement that individual growers enrolled in projects enter at least 10% of the acres managed for a specific crop. (2) Entered acres represent the actual number of enrolled acres for which data is entered in the Fieldprint Platform for analysis.
Objectives
The two enrolled farms were evaluated for the 2022 crop year and metrics calculated using Field to Market's Fieldprint Platform. Growers were provided with individualized farm reports which provided FPP metric results at both the field level and farm level. Metric scores were discussed with each farmer and a representative of Valley Queen Cheese to gain an understanding of 1) each individual metric, 2) farm operations and management influencing scores, and 3) ideas for practice and/or management change needed to improve individual scores.