Nonpoint Source Pollution

A recent field day at a farm in the Upper Fox-Wolf Demonstration Farm Network demonstrates the effectiveness of conservation practices like cover crops, no-till, and prescribed grazing.

Local, state, and regional guests toured Van Fleet Ditch in Lucas County, Ohio, the site of the county’s latest two-stage ditch restoration project.

Demonstration Farm Networks demonstrate the best, leading-edge conservation practices to reduce phosphorus and sediment from entering the Great Lakes.

With the help of the Natural Resources Conservation Service through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Hunter Strebig made his dreams of turning his grandfather's farm into a successful and sustainable beef cattle operation a reality, with water quality benefits from reduced erosion and nutrient losses.