Yellow Medicine SWCD

06/15/2026

📅 Mark your calendars!

Coming up July 17th near Dawson, see soil health practices and experiments happening on local farmland. Guest speaker Russell Hedrick returns for year two, this time diving deeper into methods that increase yield and improve your bottom line.

Registration includes free lunch!
https://www.lacquiparleswcd.org/2026-07-17-high-yields-in-your-fields

06/05/2026

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for climate friendly agricultural practices incentive payments! Payments are offered through the MN Ag Water Quality program with certified producers receiving slightly higher payment rates.

Practices include:
🌼Conservation Cover
🌾Pasture and Hay Planting
🌱Conservation Crop Rotation
🌳Tree and Shrub Establishment

Payments are flat rate, up to $10,000, with over $1.2 million being awarded total!

Visit https://www.mda.state.mn.us/climate-friendly-agricultural-practices-incentive-payments for details and to apply.

The MDA is accepting applications for Climate Friendly Agricultural Practice

04/27/2026

A new geological survey of Yellow Medicine County has been completed!

📲View a simplified Story Map here: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/407c184c6de3440593ab6ed5c2e7bde3
💻Or see the full Geological Atlas here: https://conservancy.umn.edu/items/29744e4d-eef6-4d2c-9ab8-d18571c27069
📄If digital is not for you, we also have free physical copies here in our office for anyone to take!

04/16/2026

🌾Pasture walk opportunity coming up Thursday, April 23rd near Canby. Learn about the benefits of grazing and see the impacts it can have on a farm operation!

03/31/2026

📲Now Available for Application:

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for the Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Value-Added and Meat, Poultry, Egg, and Milk Processing (MPEM) Grants.
These reimbursement grant programs provide funding for eligible applicants to invest in equipment and physical improvement projects that support expanding processing capacity, market diversification, and market access for Minnesota agricultural products. More information at the links below!

AGRI: https://www.mda.state.mn.us/business-dev-loans-grants/agri-value-added-grant-program

MPEM: https://www.mda.state.mn.us/grants/agri-mpem-processing

The AGRI Meat, Poultry, Egg, and Milk Processing (MPEM) Grant offers designated grants to facilitate the start-up, moderni

03/26/2026

🔥Coming up April 1st: attend this informational meeting about Prescribed Burn Associations. Neighbors can help neighbors complete prescribed burns through local networks. Open to anyone interested!