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Watershed council pursuing entrance signage and well testing Tainter Creek
TAINTER CREEK - Perhaps one of the most exciting business items on the agenda for the Thursday, Feb. 25 meeting of the farmers of the Tainter Creek Watershed Council was watershed signage. The council is working to place ‘Tainter Creek Watershed’ signs at all of the major entrances to the watershed in Crawford and Vernon counties.The groups 2021 DATCP Producer-Led Watershed Council grant included funding for the signs, as well as signs for fields of watershed council farmers growing cover crops.
Proposed locations for the ten watershed entrance signs include:
Vernon County
Farmers of watershed council begin planning for 2021 Tainter Creek
CRAWFORD AND VERNON COUNTIES - About 16 people participated in the Thursday, January 28 meeting of the Tainter Creek Watershed Council. Participants had the option to attend online or in-person, and about six people were present at the Franklin Town Hall and 10 people attended online.
At their first meeting in 2021, the group learned about the new Producer Led Watershed Council grant provided by DATCP, began planning for 2021 activities, and heard various reports.
Cover crops
Franklin Town Chairman and watershed council member Berent Froiland reported to the group that “it had been a good year for cover crops in the watershed.” Froiland told the group that funds available from the council had allowed for 800 acres on 23 farms to be planted in cover crops at $25 per acre – a total expenditure of $20,000.
Fran O’Leary
GRANT PROGRAM: New to the watershed protection grant program this year is a conservation benefits tracking component. DATCP will use this to measure the water quality benefits associated with the conservation practices implemented by participating farmers throughout the state of Wisconsin. This is the sixth round of watershed protection grant awards since funding started in 2015.
Jan 20, 2021
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has awarded $750,000 in watershed protection grants to 30 farmer-led groups. Grants support producer-led conservation solutions by encouraging innovation and farmer participation in on-the-ground efforts to improve Wisconsin’s soil health and water quality.
2020: Year in Review Part Two Crawford County Independent & Kickapoo Scout
DRIFTLESS – 2020 was quite a year – one most will likely never forget, no matter how much they may want to.
MAY:Scansin Brand, a Madison-based apparel design shop owned by Nicolas Boehm, recently launched its ‘Save ’ campaign to encourage individuals to support local bars, restaurants and workers during the COVID-19 crisis. Boehm is a 1994 North Crawford graduate, and son of Alice and Gerald Boehm of rural Gays Mills… Seneca Schools SAE spotlight for the week is Dawson, a junior taking several ag classes this semester. Dawson is completing his SAE in animal science. “Let me just say he is knocking it out of the park in all things Ag,” said Ag Education Teacher Kally Koch… At least 20 meat processing plants have closed temporarily across the country, including one in Wisconsin, following the spread of COVID… The North Crawford School Board met for the