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Landowners qualify for additional incentives Tuesday, March 23, 2004
Agri News staff writer
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Landowners in the Logan Creek sub-watershed might qualify for additional incentives for installing conservation.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency selected the 11,000-acre sub-watershed for a special project to show the effectiveness of conservation.
As part of the project, landowners in the watershed could qualify for special incentives for the installation of contour grass buffers or filter strips. They could also be eligible to enter the Continuos Conservation Reserve Program. The watershed lies in the Olmsted County townships of Quincy and Viola.
The EPA wanted a small watershed in which to study the benefits of agriculture and what changes can be made to have the best overall benefit, said Linda Dahl, coordinator for the Whitewater Watershed Project.
A group of university and agency professionals will evaluate economic, environmental and social benefits of agriculture and conservation in the watershed.
Intensive farmer interviews were conducted in the two townships, with the information going to the University of Minnesota. U of M researchers are modeling the information to determine what would happen if this or that was done.
A report is expected later this month, Dahl said, and a public hearing will be held to discuss the results. |
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