(Dodge County) The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection recently announced that nearly 50 groups will be sharing roughly $1-million-dollars in producer-lead Watershed Protection Grants.
Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil and Health Water is in line for $32,000. Including the recent round of funding, the Department of Agriculture has awarded more than $7.2-million to 52 different groups across the state since the program started in 2015.
Grant projects have focused on providing conservation education to farmers, conducting on-farm demonstrations and research, issuing incentive payments for implementing conservation practices, organizing field days, and gathering data on soil health and water quality.
