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Michigan and Indiana partner on conservation
A Regional Conservation Partnership Program in the St. Joseph River Watershed is helping farmers implement practices to improve water quantity and quality.
Jack Knorek with the Michigan Department of Agriculture’s Environmental Stewardship Division says $5.4 million dollars of NRCS funding is available for farmers in Michigan and Indiana.
“Similar to what we see going on in the Western Lake Erie Basin, producers will be expanding their efforts to reduce sedimentation and phosphorus delivery to surface water as well as optimizing the use of ground water for irrigation purposes.”
Knorek says the program will help implement a wide variety of conservation practices including filter strips, buffer strips, grass waterways, reduce tillage and use of cover crops. He tells Brownfield, “On the irrigation management side, we’ll be looking at irrigation management and scheduling as well as drainage water management.”
While the department is a partner, Knorek says the true push behind the efforts does come from the local level.
AUDIO: Interview with Jack Knorek (4:11 mp3):
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