St Joseph River Sediment, Pesticide and Nutrient Reduction Project, Phase II (6-108)

This project, often called the St. Joseph Conservation Tillage Project, is funded by a Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 319 grant through the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. We are currently in the second phase of this project; the first phase was completed in the spring of 2006.

Stakeholders from the entire three-state region of the St. Joseph River watershed are eligible for projects funded by this grant. The amount of conservation tillage in the watershed is measured by tillage transects.

The Nutrient, Pesticide and Sediment Reduction Project has two main thrusts. The first is a cost-share program which offers up to $3,000 to agricultural producers who commit 100 acres of productive row crop land to high-residue conservation tillage for a period of five years. The money will reimburse producers who

• purchase attachments for implements that are used for conservation tillage
• purchase precision equipment and attachments for implements for spraying and other application of nutrients and pesticides; and
• contract with crop consultants for nutrient and pesticide management on their farms

The second is an equipment rental program for conservation tillage equipment. Our equipment is available for rent at reasonable prices so that producers can try it out on their own acres.

• Cost Share Program
• Equipment Rental Brochure

Contact Allen County SWCD Greg.lake@IN.nacdnet.net or jason.buuck@IN.nacdnet.net for more information or to schedule use of this equipment.