Our Mission
Our rich black soils in North Central Iowa are our greatest resource. Our mission is to help landowners and producers to do the best job possible of protecting and enhancing our soil and water resources. We administer local, state, and federal conservation programs that provide financial and technical assistance to implement structures and practices to preserve our soil and water.
|
Healthy Soils
Soil health is a new measure of the productivity and sustainability of the land. Soil health is improved through reducing tillage, the use of cover crops and crop rotations, and an increased awareness of the biology of the living soil.
|
|
The Cerro Gordo Soil and Water Conservation District office partners with the United Sates Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), and the local Conservation District. Our District was formed in 1947 to assist farmers in protecting their soil and water resources.
The quality of our water
affects all of us
affects all of us
State Cost Share Funds Available
Available July 1st, 2022 (160 acres per farmer/landowner)
Open for Applications NOW
Available July 1st, 2022 (160 acres per farmer/landowner)
Open for Applications NOW
- Cover Crop (First Time) - $25 per acre
- Cover Crop (Continuing) - $15 per acre
- Transitioning to No Till/Strip Till (First Time) - $10 per acre
- Fall Fertilizer (First Time) - $3 per acre
|
Cover Crops
Cover crops, either aerially applied or drilled after harvest provide protection from erosion, nutrient salvage and improved weed control. Cost-share is available for the first two years of this practice.
|
No-Till
Reducing tillage is the single best thing a producer can do to reduce soil and nutrient losses from the land. Cost-share is available for adopting no-till practices.
|
The Cerro Gordo Soil and Water District Commissioners meet every month, usually on the third Wednesday of each month.
The next meeting of the Cerro Gordo SWCD commissioners will be on Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 at 1pm. The meeting will be held at the SWCD office.
|
Cerro Gordo Soil and Water Conservation District
1415 South Monroe Ave. Ste B Mason City, Iowa 50401 641-424-4452 Page 1 |