Soil Health Practices to Protect Drinking Water in Mississippi River-Sartell
Implement cover crops, no tillage management, forestry improvements, and prescribed grazing to improve soil health, sequester carbon, and protect drinking water within the southwestern portion of the Mississippi River-Sartell watershed, including areas immediate upsteam of the St. Cloud drinking water surface intake. This will be achieved by providing financial and technical assistance paired with targeted outreach and in combination with other CWF grant programs.
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Annie Felix-Gerth
(p) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are for grants to farmers who own or rent land to enhance adoption of cover crops and other soil health practices in areas where there are direct benefits to public water supplies. Up to $400,000 is for an agreement with the University of Minnesota Office for Soil Health for applied research and education on Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health management systems.
Through this project, 775 new acres of no till cover crops will be planted for at least 3 years, 325 new acres of prescribed grazing will be implemented, and 45 acres of woodlots and windbreaks will be restored and enhanced.
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