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Cover crop trials in Minnesota s Faribault County spark permanent conversion

A $55-an-acre payment – available through a cover crop demonstration grant the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources awarded to the Faribault County Soil and Water Conservation District – offset the risk of trying something new.

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In Minnesota s Big Stone County: Erosion fixes augment Marsh Lake water-quality efforts

The Big Stone Soil and Water Conservation District’s Clean Water Fund-backed work with farmers to curb field erosion will save topsoil while it reduces sediment and phosphorus loading to Five Mile Creek, which feeds Marsh Lake and the Minnesota River in far-western Minnesota.

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Bois de Sioux Watershed District in western Minnesota builds on multi-benefit successes

Work is slated to begin on the Mustinka River rehabilitation project, part of a $50 million, multi-partner flood-control effort within the Red River Valley.

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Faribault County farmer finds cover crops to be worth every penny

Tim Perrizo raises corn, soybeans and sweetcorn in Prescott Township, and planted no-till soybeans for 20-plus years before trying cover crops.

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Red Lake County SWCD projects save topsoil, improve river s water quality

Red Lake County SWCD projects save topsoil, improve river s water quality
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