Agricultural Best Management Practice (Ag BMP) Loan Program
| Data Summary |
The Ag BMP Loan Program provides zero interest loans to county offices and local organizations for the implementation of best management practices designed to improve water quality. Data are projects and best management practices (BMPs) implemented through this program.
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| Data Description |
Format (s): Electronic Database
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Period of Record: 1995- present
Extent: statewide
Retrieval: by Zip code or project type
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| Contact Information |
Agency: Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)
Name: Dwight Wilcox
Phone: 612-215-1018
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Last update 5/99 |
Energy and Sustainable Agriculture Program (ESAP)
| Data Summary |
The purpose of the Energy and Sustainable Agriculture Program (ESAP) is to investigate, demonstrate, promote and encourage the adoption of sustainable farming practices through the Shared Savings Loan Program, Demonstration Grants, Publications, On Farm Research, support of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Farmer Planning Meetings, Field Days, Guest Speakers and Workshops. Statewide data are projects and Best Management Practices (BMPs) implemented through this program.
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| Data Description |
Format (s): Electronic Database
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Period of Record: 1989- present
Extent: statewide
Retrieval: by Zip code
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Agency: Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)
Name: Mary Hanks
Phone: 612-296-1277
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Last update 5/99 |
Farm Nutrient/Pesticide Management Assessment Program (FANMAP)
| Data Summary |
Fertilizer and Pesticide Best Management Practice (BMP) data has been collected since 1992 through various projects and studies of the FANMAP. Examples of data from FANMAP projects are: amount of pesticide or fertilizer applied per acre of particular crop cover, fertilizer and pesticide application recommendations for different crop covers, amount of manure generated by different livestock types, and nutrient content of different manure types.
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| Data Description |
Format (s): Electronic Document
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Period of Record: 1992- present
Extent: statewide
Retrieval: by County
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| Contact Information |
Agency: Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)
Name: Bruce Montgomery
Phone: 612-297-7178
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Last update 5/99 |
Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM)
| Data Summary |
The Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Program makes payments to landowners for permanent easements on environmentally important lands such as marginal cropland, riparian cropland, wetland restorations, and existing types 1, 2, and 3 wetlands. Statewide data are acres of parcels enrolled in the Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM ) Program by county. More specific information may be obtained from county Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) offices.
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| Data Description |
Format (s): Electronic Database
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Period of Record: 1986- present
Extent: statewide
Retrieval: by County
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| Contact Information |
Agency: Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR)
Name: Tim Fredbo
Phone: 651-296-0880
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Last update 5/99 |
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