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Competencies and Attributes Farmers Need for Successful Farmer-Led Watershed Conservation Efforts
A research brief that identifies the key competencies and attributes farmers need to be effective peer leaders in conservation agriculture to grow and sustain farmer-led conservation efforts.
Source: SERA-46
What to Expect from Digital Advertising as a Tool to Engage Farmers with Conservation Agriculture Programming
A research brief sharing the results of a marketing campaign that paired digital advertising and relationship-driven outreach to recruit farmers to participate in a training and field day to assess which approach yielded the most participation.
Source: SERA-46
What to Expect from Conservation Leadership Training for Farmers
A research brief sharing evaluation results from Skills for Building Farmer Networks for Conservation, a conservation leadership training for farmers, and what the results mean for how conservation professionals can build farmer leadership in conservation.
Source: SERA-46
What to Expect From Water Quality Monitoring
A research brief about the benefits and limitations of water quality monitoring for detecting measurable change at a watershed scale, including results from a case study in Indiana.
Source: SERA-46
What to Expect From Soil and Edge-of-Field Water Quality Monitoring of Poultry Litter Utilization in Rice Production with Conservation Agriculture Programming
A research brief examining nutrient management considerations when using poultry litter in rice production systems, including results of a case study conducted in Northeast Arkansas.
Source: SERA-46
Good Idea Shop Talks: A Playbook for Virtual Farmer-to-Farmer Learning About Conservation Agriculture
This playbook describes the design and impacts of Good Idea Shop Talks, a virtual meet-up series for row crop and livestock producers to exchange practical ideas that can help them steward their land and protect their profitability. You will learn how you can replicate this research-based model to support more farmers on their conservation journeys.
Source: One Good Idea
Advancing Edge-of-Field Conservation Adoption Through Mini-Grants: A Playbook
This playbook describes the design and impacts of Good Idea Mini-Grants, a low-cost, high-reward model for fostering local, farmer-led innovation and leadership through flexible funding and relationship building. You will learn how you can replicate the model to enable more farmer-led conservation innovation.
Source: One Good Idea
Skills for Building Farmer Networks for Conservation
A curriculum to deliver training to farmers to build their confidence and capacities to engage other farmers about conservation and build local networks.
Source: SERA-46
Owner’s Guide to Wells
Resources to help well owners keep their drinking water safe from the Minnesota Department of Health. These can also be helpful examples for other states.
Source: Minnesota Department of Health
Lake Conservation Webinars
Upcoming and archived webinars from the Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership webinar series. It covers a variety of topics related to protecting, rehabilitating, and enhancing sustainable fish habitats in glacial lakes in the Midwest.
Source: Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership