Soil Health
Healthy soil provides essential nutrients, water retention, reduced soil erosion, and a balanced ecosystem for beneficial organisms. All which may lead to enhanced crop yields. Murray SWCD supports many soil health practices including cover crops, strip/no till, waterways, and sediment control basins. Contact Murray SWCD for possible cost-share to implement these soil health practices.
Cover Crop Resources
Organizations
- Minnesota Soil Health Coalition – mnsoilhealth.org
- Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP) – mda.state.mn.us/environment
- University of Minnesota-Extension – extenstion.umn.edu
- Natural Resourced Conservation Service (NRCS) – nrcs.usda.gov.cover crops
- NRCS Minnesota – nrcs.usda.gov
- Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance – gberba.org
- United States Department of Agriculture Info sheet – USDA
- Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) – sare.org
- Minnesota Sustainable Farming Association – sfa-mn.org
- Pheasants Forever – pheasantsforever.o
Seeding
- La Crosse Seed – Lacrosseseed.com
- Millborn Seed – millbornseeds.com
- Midwest Cover Crop Council Seeding Calculator – mccc.msu.edu/selector-tool
- Agro Solutions – facebook.com
- Klassen Land & Cattle – klassenlandcattle.com
- Adrian Seed Company – adrianseedco.com
Contact
danielle.kuball@co.murray.mn.us or 507-836-8567 for further information or interest in soil health cost-share programs.