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| 1002 - Water and Soil Quality and Conservation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1002.19) | 9 |
Number of landowners who adopted changes to improve the water quality of forested streams |
| 1002.18) | 20 |
Number of people who adjusted rate, timing, placement and/or sources to increase nutrient use efficiency |
| 1002.15) | 9 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented nutrient management plan |
| 1002.13) | 40 |
Number of producers who developed or updated an Ag Water Quality Plan |
| 1002.12) | 2 |
Number of people who planted native plants in buffer zones |
| 1002.11) | 15 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to protect stream banks, stream buffer zones, water quality protection, and/or manure management |
| 1002.4) | 41 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for soil /water conservation |
| 1002.7) | 5 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to increase ground cover for soil protection. |
| 1002.8) | 32 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving water quality |
| 1002.6) | 14 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to improve soil structure for water infiltration and retention. |
| 1002.5) | 15 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to increase soil organic matter |
| 1002.3) | 16 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving soil quality /soil health |
| 1002.2) | 2 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of water quality in urban areas |
| 1002.1) | 9 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of backyard streams, watersheds, stream ecology and best practices to improving water quality |
Author: Ted Johnson
Major Program: Water and Soil Quality and Conservation
Beef producers in Lee County have reported or expressed concern with environmental issues such as mud over the past few years many control around feeding areas. East Kentucky has been dealing with higher than average rain fall for the past few winter feeding seasons. This has created several issues for the farmers and impacted the environment negatively. They have reported loss of forages, loss of top soil, and safety being issues that they need to correct in their beef operations. We at the Lee
