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Agricultural Conservation |
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The Elkhart County SWCD can assist agricultural land users in
applying conservation practices to their land. An Indiana State Department
of Agriculture (ISDA), Clean Water Grant (CWI) grant has provided funding to
hire Lynette VanBrandt as Ag Conservationist. Lynette is available to work
throughout the Elkhart River Watershed in Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, and
Kosciusko counties.
The Elkhart County SWCD is forming a team
of farmers from Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, and Kosciusko counties to
assist in identifying the agriculture conservation needs and successes
within the Elkhart River Watershed. Team members would also help
determine how the cost share funds from an IDEM 319 grant awarded to the
Elkhart River Alliance would be distributed. If you have further
questions or would like to be part of the team, contact
Lynette.
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Maximizing Your
Manure Asset$
Manure Application
Field Day
August 14, 2008
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Merv Troyer Farm
61580 County Rd. 127
Goshen, IN 46528
Demonstrations of manure application equipment and techniques by:
Zimmerman Sales and Service
Lester Graber (custom-made no-till tool)
Registration
Deadline is August 11
Rain Date: August
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Ag Cost Share Program
A new cost-share program is now available for farmers
in the Elkhart River Watershed, which includes parts of Elkhart,
Kosciusko, LaGrange, and Noble counties. The program will provide
financial assistance to farmers who are interested in installing
conservation practices on their land. Eligible practices include manure
management plans, exclusion fencing, rotational grazing, and many more.
Applicants can receive up to 75% cost-share on approved practices.
The first round of applications begins immediately and
will end June 30, 2008. Interested parties should contact
Lynette VanBrandt,
the Ag Conservationist at the Elkhart County Soil and Water Conservation
District at 574-533-3630, ext. 3, for an application. Applications must
be received by June 30th.
This program is sponsored by the Elkhart River
Restoration Association and the Elkhart River Alliance through an EPA
319 grant. Visit
www.elkhartriver.org
or
www.elkhartriveralliance.org for more
information about these organizations.
Cost-Share Program Guidelines
Cost-Share Application
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