Attend a Summer Cover Crop Farm Tour in Montana
The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), the Montana Organic Association, the NRCS and Montana Farmers Union have been working together on a USDA Risk Management Agency supported project to explore cover cropping and crop insurance issues. As part of that project there will be four farm tours being offered.
The connection to watersheds?
The practice of cover crops can benefit both the farmer and the watershed. Cover crops reduce surface runoff, soil loss, and nutrient leaching, helping to protect streams and lakes from excess sediment and nutrients, and contamination from agricultural chemicals.
For more information, visit their website.
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It's Soil and Water Conservation Week!
April 27 - May 4
Conservation districts and their partners are celebrating the 59th annual Soil and Water Conservation Week! Visit the NACD website for more information!
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Public Comment on Draft Basin Recommendation Reports
Last week, we provided information on upcoming public comment opportunities for the Lower Missouri River Basin. Visit the DNRC Water Plan website for information on how to comment on any of the river basin recommendations in Montana.
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The Clark Fork Task Force, the advisory council for the Clark Fork and Kootenai river basins, has completed a draft report of recommendations it will forward to the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation at the end of May. Before the report is submitted, however, meetings are scheduled around the basin to allow the public to comment on the recommendations. Online public comment will also be available through May 16.
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