Facilitate farmer-led mentorships and workshops in the Minnesota River Valley watershed to increase understanding and adoption of Farm Bill programs and Natural Resource Conservation Service practices, targeting corn and bean farmers and livestock producers with special emphasis on tenant farmers and non-operating landowners. Project will expand a network of peer mentorships to educate about conservation grazing to improve water quality and soil health.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Conservation Partners
Project Title: Farmer to Farmer Mentoring to Improve Soil Health and Conservation Grazing
Organization:
Minnesota Soil Health Coalition
Project ID:
2004.22.075018
Description:
Award Amount:
$281064.56
Location:
Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Blue Earth, Nicollet, Chippewa, Renville, Le Sueur, Brown, Yellow Medicine, and Sibley Counties in the Minnesota River Basin, Minnesota