July 12, 2022 | Blog Post
Regulation of pesticide-treated seeds is crucial to protecting water quality and wildlife from the neonicotinoids used in seed treatments.
Agriculture
US EPA Releases Underwhelming Memo on Nutrient Pollution Reductions
April 12, 2022 | Blog Post
Last week, the US EPA released an underwhelming memo on nutrient pollution and the efforts to meet a 45% reduction.
Supporting the Goals of the Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy
October 14, 2019 | Blog Post
Though the dead zone in the Gulf is devastating, we should also remember that the first waters that are impacted are in our own backyards.
Collaboration Leads to $185,720 Investment in L. Vermilion Watershed
October 4, 2019 | Blog Post
The Vermilion Co. Soil and Water Conservation District will receive grant and in kind contributions totaling $225,000 dollars to do a watershed inventory and plan for strategically implementing conservation practices in the Lake Vermilion Watershed.
Challenges to a Changing Vision of Agriculture
September 13, 2019 | Blog Post
Learning new farming practices is as much about changing social norms as about the science of building soil health.