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
Working with Farmers in East Central Illinois
To Adopt Nutrient Management
Practices
Project Partners
Reetz Reetz AgronomicsAgronomics
USDA CCPI MRBI EQIP
USDA CIG
Walton Family Foundation
McKnight Foundation
Ongoing…
Project Funding
Four “R”s
EQIP Funded Practices590 Nutrient Management329 Residue Mgt.-Strip-till340 Cover Crops554 Drainage Water Management799 Monitoring
Best Management Practices
Targeted Application in East Central Illinois
BMP Challenge
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
Water Quality Monitoring
Drainage Tile and Surface
Water
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
Cooperative Conservation Program Initiative (CCPI) benefits:Leveraging resources – partnerships and fundingTargeting limited resources for maximum benefitChallenges and benefits of monitoring
Lessons Learned
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
THANK YOU!