Employ a conservation agronomist in the Cedar and Root River watersheds to leverage existing relationships with the agricultural industry to provide technical assistance, focusing on the link between profitability and conservation, to a new population of landowners. Project will increase knowledge among farmers on the positive links between profitability and conservation practices and increase whole-farm management assessments identifying water-quality risks and mitigation of those risks.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Conservation Partners
Project Title: Agronomical Technical Assistance for Conservation and Profit in the Cedar and Root River Watersheds (MN)
Organization:
Mower Soil and Water Conservation District
Project ID:
2004.18.062951
Description:
Award Amount:
$258739.31
Location:
The project is located within the Minnesota Boundary of the Cedar and Root River Watersheds. Located in Southeast Minnesota, the watersheds are are part of the headwaters of two streams that flow to the Mississippi River. The project area is located on on the Iowa Border.