Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation District

Soil Quality and Erosion                              

 

 

 

Soil is one natural resource that is critical for human life.  The human body is composed of and relies upon many of the same basic elements found in good soil.  Elements such as: Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron, Potassium and Magnesium.  Since these elements are vital to good health then it is sound reasoning that we need healthy soil.  Since there is less than 1% of the earth’s surface that is usable soil, it is also important that we need to do all we can to protect this natural resource.

 

Resources

 

·        Buffer Strips

·        Grazing & Pasture Improvement

·        No-till Drill Rental

·        Nutrient Management

·        Resource Lists

·        Web Soil Survey

 

·        Soil Testing Laboratories

  A&L Great Lakes Laboratories, Inc

  3505 Conestoga Drive 209
  Fort Wayne, IN 46808
  260/483-4759

 

  Staley's Soil Service Inc.

  8034 S St Rd 157
  Clay City, IN 47841

  812.939.2774

 

  Chemical Service Lab., Inc.

  3303 Industrial Parkway
  Jeffersonville, IN 47130

  812/280-1090

 

 

Areas of Focus

 

  • Encourage landowners to develop a long range nutrient management plan for their soil.

 

  • Encourage the use of no-till and conservation tillage by promoting the benefits through workshops, education and cost share opportunities. 

 

  • Encourage the installation and maintenance of buffer strips.  Promote the use of warm and cool season grasses.  This will also enhance wildlife habitat and help control soil lose.

 

  • Continue assisting in the promotion of the USDA Farm Bill Programs in partnership with Natural Resource Conservation Service.

 

  • Hold a bi-annual conservation field day or workshop in the spring or fall to promote no-till farming, buffer strips, grassed waterways, and conservation tillage.

 

  • Promote management of pasture and grazing systems.

 

  • Hold bi-annual grazing / pasture management and livestock operations educational programs or workshops.  With a focusing on pasture Improvement, Watering Systems and the proper health and care of pastures.

 

  • Encourage Grazing Land Management Plans

 

  • Develop and encourage soil testing.

 

  • Provide a list of soil test labs and the information necessary to have a soil test preformed via our website or by contacting the office.

 

 

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