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Milwaukee River Watershed Enrolls 50 in CSP

50 farmers in the Milwaukee River Watershed have received contracts in the Conservation Security Program (CSP) in the 2008 signup. Wisconsin now has nearly 700 farms in CSP, covering 229,000 acres.

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........Read more about CSP


Conservation...Our Purpose. Our Passion. Image of Farm at Sunset.

CONSERVATION Our Purpose. Our Passion.

The purpose and passion for conservation is shared among many. It is shared between NRCS employees and partners who help people help the land. And it is shared by the landowners with whom we work. Our passion is manifested through the benefits derived from stewardship of private lands—benefits we all enjoy, such as cleaner water and air, improved soils and abundant wildlife habitat.

Learn about our stories, the stories of conservation made possible through a shared purpose, a shared passion and a shared commitment to conservation.

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.....More information - National

No-Till, Contouring, Fared Better in Heavy Rains

Erosion and sediment damaged thousands of acres of cropland in the June storms and flooding.  Cropland planted with no-till and contour buffer strips fared better than conventionally tilled fields, although many fields in the disaster area were simply overwhelmed.  In some areas, grassed waterways were overrun by the record rains, but did better than fields that had no grassed waterways at all.

.....Feature story


Last Modified: 09/04/2008

Patricia Leavenworth, State Conservationist

Productive Lands   -- Healthy Environment