Prairie Creek and the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy Farmers in the gray are of the map may qualify for financial incentives for conservation practices that can improve water quality in the Prairie Creek area. Hear Kossuth County President, Nate Kitzinger discuss the importance of these efforts. iowafarmbureau/public/144/newsroom/iowa-minute The general information on the upper Boone River Watershed/Prairie Creek area is as follows: Boone River Watershed Nutrient Management Initiative Grant award: $1,009,803 Total project: $1,853,103 Project leaders: Wright SWCD Partners: The Nature Conservancy, Iowa Soybean Association, Kossuth SWCD, Humboldt SWCD, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, Agriculture’s Clean Water Alliance, Hagie Manufacturing, The Conservation Fund, North Central Cooperative, Iowa State University Extension Details: The Wright Soil and Water Conservation District has assembled a broad group of partners to help implement a demonstration project in the designated watersheds. Public and private groups are committed to creating at project that demonstrates the practices and approaches outlined in the Nutrient Reduction Strategy. The foundation of the project will be to develop and promote “Farmer Champions” as advocates of implementing conservation practices by providing an example for others to follow.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:28:49 +0000
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