Stewarding Farms and Water in the Upper Salt Fork Watershed
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SWCS Annual ConferenceWashington D.C.
July 18, 2011
Brian Brandt
Director, Agriculture Conservation Innovations
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Working with Farmers in East Central Illinois
To Adopt Nutrient Management
Practices
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Project Partners
Reetz Reetz AgronomicsAgronomics
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USDA CCPI MRBI EQIP
USDA CIG
Walton Family Foundation
McKnight Foundation
Ongoing…
Project Funding
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Four “R”s
EQIP Funded Practices590 Nutrient Management329 Residue Mgt.-Strip-till340 Cover Crops554 Drainage Water Management799 Monitoring
Best Management Practices
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Targeted Application in East Central Illinois
BMP Challenge
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BMP Challenge Eligible Practices Reduced tillage Nutrient Management Basic PSNT CSNT Minimum Disturbance Incorporation/Injection of
manure Nitrogen Inhibitor/Enhanced N products Sensor-based variable rate application (Crop Circle, Green
Seeker) Others? (need to be U of IL/NRCS approved)
BMP Challenge
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Water Quality Monitoring
Drainage Tile and Surface
Water
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GIS mapping of HUC 12 Spoon River watershed of cropping history, soils and conservation practicesGIS mapping of HUC 12 Spoon River watershedExisting data setsFarm operation and parcel data
Baseline Measurements
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Cooperative Conservation Program Initiative (CCPI) benefits:Leveraging resources – partnerships and fundingTargeting limited resources for maximum benefitChallenges and benefits of monitoring
Lessons Learned
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Anita Zurbrugg
Midwest [email protected]
Brian Brandt
Director, Agriculture Conservation Innovations [email protected]
www.farmland.org
Targeting limited resources for maximum benefitChallenges and benefits of monitoring
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