Accelerating Nutrient Management Adoption in the Saginaw Watershed

IWR will develop and implement a program to increase adoption of nutrient management practices on roughly 20,000 acres of farmland in the Saginaw River watershed. This work aims to improve water quality, as well as decrease nutrient runoff in the water by working through a network of farmers in the watershed. IWR is collaborating with MSU Extension, The Nature Conservancy in Michigan, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Michigan Farm Bureau, Michigan Association of Conservation Districts, River Raisin Watershed Council, and conservation districts in Gratiot, Genesee, Saginaw, and Shiawassee counties on the project. The groups will support building peer-to-peer farmer networks to greatly improve adoption of these conservation practices and reach farmers looking to improve nutrient management techniques.

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