Red Lake County SWCD started a Cover Crop Cost-Share Program in 2019.
The District developed a Cover Crop Cost-Share Program Policy. The District also submitted a Nonstructural Land Management Practice Implementation Plan to the Board of Water & Soil Resources, which was approved.
The Red Lake County SWCD Cover Crop Cost-Share Program was created to provide funds for individuals that are interested in using cover crops in their farming operation, and to promote the long-term adoption of cover crops in the farming operation. The purpose of this policy is to provide clear guidelines for the implementation of funds appropriated to Red Lake County SWCD associated with local capacity services grant.
Funds are allocated to Red Lake County SWCD by Board of Soil & Water Resources (BWSR) from the SWCD local capacity grant. The Red Lake County SWCD board sets, through a work plan approved by the BWSR Board Conservationist, the amount from the SWCD local capacity grant that is used for the Cover Crop Cost-Share Program.
The Red Lake County SWCD Board has established the maximum rate to a land occupier for installation of the cover crop practice is: $30 for a single species Cover Crop i.e. Cereal rye or oats, $80 for a multiple species Cover Crop which means it must include one grass and one broad leaf species, or $100 for a multiple species Cover Crop with reduced tillage; which is defined as including at least one grass and one broad leaf species, following an annual crop with a minimum of 50% residue left after seeding of the cover crop. These rates are a per acre payment. The Red Lake County SWCD Board has established the maximum number of acres for a project applicant is 80 acres. The 80 acres may be subdivided into different tracts, but these tracts may not be smaller than 5 acres in size. The Red Lake County SWCD Board has established the minimum number of acres for a land occupier is 5 acres. The maximum number of contracts per land occupier is 5.
For further information, please read through the Red Lake County SWCD Cover Crop Cost-Share Program Policy in its entirety below or contact our office at (218) 253-2593 for more details.
Erosion Site Inventory - Red Lake County
Red Lake County SWCD is conducting an Erosion Site Inventory in Red Lake County to collect information about potential erosion sites, their locations, funding needed, etc. There are various federal and state grants that are currently available to assist with providing cost-share funding to address these erosion problems. If you have any of these erosion problems on your property; please fill out the survey below or print out the Erosion Site Inventory Form and mail it into our office so your project can be put in our database as a possible future project.