1002 - Water and Soil Quality and Conservation | ||
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1002.1) | 162 |
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 |
1002.3) | 162 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving soil quality /soil health |
1002.5) | 143 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to increase soil organic matter |
1002.6) | 86 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to improve soil structure for water infiltration and retention. |
1002.8) | 130 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving water quality |
1002.7) | 14 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to increase ground cover for soil protection. |
1002.4) | 162 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for soil /water conservation |
1002.11) | 162 |
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) | 6 |
Number of people who planted native plants in buffer zones |
1002.13) | 44 |
Number of producers who developed or updated an Ag Water Quality Plan |
1002.15) | 2 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented nutrient management plan |
1002.18) | 3 |
Number of people who adjusted rate, timing, placement and/or sources to increase nutrient use efficiency |
1002.19) | 8 |
Number of landowners who adopted changes to improve the water quality of forested streams |
Author: Kendal Bowman
Major Program: Water and Soil Quality and Conservation
Owen County Kentucky has 157,396 acres of reported farmland. That requires a lot of fences to be installed, maintained, and repaired around the county. Fences may be used to protect or divide property, to improve its appearance, to confine animals, or to exclude animals. Fencing is one of the best long-term investments you’ll make on your farm. A good fence should last anywhere from 25 to 50 years.It would be a safe to say, there has been a generation removed from the farm. A lot of beginn