There's all sorts of opportunities coming up with the Scott SWCD! Learn everything from Cover Crop introductory courses, to how to grow healthier soils. No matter your experience, there's something for you.

Both events are FREE for farmers and landowners, with lunch included at our Growing Healthy Soils event.

Please RSVP for events to Diann Korbel at 952-492-5414 or at dkorbel@scottswcd.org

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In 2012, Adam Simon found himself on the farm that was once his grandfathers. The fields that had once been lush crop fields and pasture for a small dairy farm operation had turned into black, hard, unusable soil. Gullies had formed causing ravines big enough to trap planters. His crops were not thriving like he hoped, and the extreme dry-then-wet weather of that growing season was not helping. He knew something had to change.

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38 Local farmers, Watershed District Board members, Scott SWCD Supervisors, Prior Lake City Council members, landowners, and other government staff and officials, came together on January 29 to help celebrate the great water quality achievements of four farmers whose farms were certified into the Lake-Friendly Farm Program.

Farmers upstream of Spring and Prior Lakes have been busy working on clean water solutions for our lakes....