While we are here to assist producers with accessing state and federal cost-share programs to implement conservation practices that protect and improve water quality in Vermont,  many farmers are doing so independently of state and federal assistance programs. Conservation Practice Surveys serve to collect and verify farmer-funded conservation practices in collaboration with willing farmers. If you are a farmer who is implementing any of the following practices and are willing to share so that we can better track efforts to protect water quality in our region, please contact us!

• Livestock exclusion from surface waters
• Reduced till, no till
• Cover crop, nurse crop
• Filter strip
• Crop to hay, pasture and hay planting
• Manure injection
• Manure incorporation