Grayson County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024





1002 - Water and Soil Quality and Conservation
1002.19) 0

Number of landowners who adopted changes to improve the water quality of forested streams  

1002.18) 0

Number of people who adjusted rate, timing, placement and/or sources to increase nutrient use efficiency

1002.15) 4

Number of producers who developed or implemented  nutrient management plan  

1002.13) 14

Number of producers who developed or updated an Ag Water Quality Plan

1002.12) 0

Number of people who planted native plants in buffer zones  

1002.1) 14

Number of people who increased  knowledge of backyard streams, watersheds, stream ecology and best practices to improving water quality

1002.2) 0

Number of people who increased knowledge of water quality in urban areas

1002.5) 0

Number of people who implemented one or more best practices  to increase soil organic matter

1002.6) 0

Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to improve soil structure for water infiltration and retention.

1002.8) 0

Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving water quality

1002.7) 0

Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to increase ground cover for soil protection.

1002.4) 14

Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for soil /water conservation

1002.11) 0

Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to protect stream banks, stream buffer zones,  water quality protection, and/or manure management

1002.3) 14

Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving soil quality /soil health  



Success Stories

Ag Water Quality Plan Workshop

Author: Whitney Carman

Major Program: Water and Soil Quality and Conservation

Ag Water Quality Plan Workshop

The Agriculture Water Quality Act requires all landowners with 10 or more acres that are being used for agriculture or silviculture operations to develop and implement a water quality plan based upon guidance from the Kentucky Agriculture Water Quality Plan (AWQP). It is the sole responsibility of each landowner to develop, implement and revise, when needed, a water quality plan for their individual operations. While it is the sole responsibility of the landowner, the AWQP can be confusing for s

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