Extension
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| 1002 - Water and Soil Quality and Conservation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1002.1) | 75 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of backyard streams, watersheds, stream ecology and best practices to improving water quality |
| 1002.2) | 20 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of water quality in urban areas |
| 1002.3) | 25 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving soil quality /soil health |
| 1002.5) | 50 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to increase soil organic matter |
| 1002.6) | 25 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to improve soil structure for water infiltration and retention. |
| 1002.8) | 25 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving water quality |
| 1002.7) | 75 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to increase ground cover for soil protection. |
| 1002.4) | 50 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for soil /water conservation |
| 1002.11) | 20 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to protect stream banks, stream buffer zones, water quality protection, and/or manure management |
| 1002.12) | 10 |
Number of people who planted native plants in buffer zones |
| 1002.13) | 130 |
Number of producers who developed or updated an Ag Water Quality Plan |
| 1002.15) | 15 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented nutrient management plan |
| 1002.18) | 25 |
Number of people who adjusted rate, timing, placement and/or sources to increase nutrient use efficiency |
| 1002.19) | 10 |
Number of landowners who adopted changes to improve the water quality of forested streams |
Author: Jessica Barnes
Major Program: Water and Soil Quality and Conservation
National Ag Day was celebrated on March 23, 2021 and here at the Harrison County Extension Office we decided to celebrate all week by doing some educational grab bags for our clients everyday that week. Over the course of the week we were able to hand out over 100 grab bags that contained information on things such as water safety and usage, rain barrels, rain gardens, forages, livestock handling, flower and vegetable gardening, pesticide safety and much more. All of the grab bags included publi
