The Pope Soil and Water Conservation District 2022 Annual Report publication is now available.
Irrigation Clinic to Be Held on March 6 in Greenwald
Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District is co-hosting the Irrigators Clinic on Monday, March 6, 2023, at the Greenwald Pub. This event will be of interest to anyone who is
actively engaged in irrigation on agricultural lands and interested in soil health, farm economics, and research.
A great line-up of speakers has committed to participating in the event representing: University of Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Modern Farm Equipment, and Minnesota State Agricultural Center of Excellence.
Topics to be addressed during the day includes Managing Nitrogen for Corn Production in Irrigated Sands, Irrigation RCPP to Implement Innovative Irrigation Practices, Local Perspective on Cropland Irrigation Practices, Lesson Learned from Irrigation Management Research in Minnesota, Soil Moisture Sensors for Irrigation Systems, Crop Response to Extreme Temperature and Water, Conservation Economics on Minnesota Farms.
CEUs for Certified Crop Advisors (approval pending) will be offered.
Event registration begins at 9:00AM, with the program commencing at 9:15AM and concluding at 3:00PM. The cost to attend is $10 and lunch is included. Pre-registration is requested and can be completed online at: https://arcg.is/0L8Db8 (it is a Zero, not a O). If paying by check, please send a $10 check to Stearns SWCD Attention: Sharyn, 110 2nd St. Suite 128, Waite Park, MN 56387 by Monday, February 27, 2023. Registration at the door will increase to $20.
The event location is at Greenwald Pub 310 1st Ave North, Greenwald, Minnesota, 56335.
The event is sponsored by: MN Ag Water Quality Certification Program, Citizens Alliance Bank, EarthScout, Nutrien Ag Solutions, West Central Irrigation, Inc., Bonanza Valley State Bank, Pro-Ag Farmers Cooperative, Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company, Belgrade Coop Association, NutraDrip Irrigation Systems, Grand Irrigation, Inc., and Cold Spring Coop.
The event is organized by Stearns, Pope, Swift, Kandiyohi, and Douglas Soil and Water Conservation Districts and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
For more information contact Stearns County SWCD office at 320-251-7800 ext. 3 or visit https://www.stearnscountyswcd.net/irrigatorsclinic.
Sauk River Habitat Protection Program Informational Meetings
The Pope SWCD would like to share that landowners located in the Sauk River Watershed have a current opportunity through the Sauk River Protection Program in partnership with the Minnesota Land Trust.
There will be a meeting held on Wednesday, January 25 from 7 -9 pm and Wednesday, February 8th from 7-9pm at the Sauk Centre City Hall: 320 Oak Street S, Sauk Centre, MN 56378. Click on the information below to RSVP if you are interested.
https://mnland.org/2021/05/21/sauk-river-watershed-habitat-protection-restoration-program-2/
Pope SWCD September Meeting Updates
The Pope SWCD will meet on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. at the USDA Service Center. We will not meet at our regular scheduled time for our monthly meeting due to the conflict with the West Central Area II meeting. The board will attend that meeting instead on September 20, 2022.
The Pope SWCD will also meet on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 all day for the West Central Area II meeting in St. Anna. The majority of the board will be in attendance at this meeting.
If you have any questions please give our office a call. 320-634-5327
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