Story by Heather Raymond, Ohio State University Water Quality Initiative Director Across 20 counties within the western Lake Erie basin a new team of Extension water quality associates is partnering with farmers to help advance soilRead More…
One Good Idea is a new online platform and campaign to help farmers get started and have success with soil health and regenerative practices. Created by a multi-state team of university Extension professionals and farmers, OneRead More…
At the crossroads of property values and natural resources stands citizen science, a place where people passionate about their homes gather together to preserve and protect. They are not widely known as first responders, and theyRead More…
The North Central Region Water Network is excited to be working alongside partners from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), the Minnesota Water Resources Center, Compeer Financial, and Croatan Institute on a new grant aimed at creatingRead More…
Human Capital Blog Series By Joe Bonnell My career in watershed management began in 1990 as an environmental education volunteer with the Peace Corps in Costa Rica. For two years, I worked with a group ofRead More…
By Amanda Gumbert People expect a lot from farmers: Grow our food, take care of animals, fix broken equipment, endure extreme weather conditions, be a good steward of the land, preserve the beauty of the ruralRead More…
By Rebecca Power We believe in keeping in touch. That’s what The Confluence newsletter set out to do in its first iteration in the mid 2010s as part of a USDA NRCS-funded Conservation Innovation Grant addressingRead More…
Lately, it seems we have all been hearing about the potential of carbon markets in the agricultural community as a way to address climate change and put additional dollars in farmers pockets, but there is stillRead More…
This year, Robin Salverson has collected and analyzed over 200 water samples from farms across South Dakota. Robin is a Cow/Calf Field Specialist with South Dakota State University Extension and coordinator of the Livestock Water QualityRead More…
Human Capital Blog Series By Jenny Seifert With any big endeavor – like, you know, improving water quality – you have to start somewhere. But that starting place might not always be obvious. In watershed managementRead More…