Watershed Summit 2015:
New Management Barriers/Solutions to Accelerate Ag Conservation

Saturday, Feb. 21st, 2015 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Normandale Community College Partnership Center
9700 France Ave. S, Bloomington, MN 5543

Students $15, Working Adults $30 - For walk in registration form and Summit flyer click here.

Minnesota is promoting programs to reduce the risks to water quality from Ag practices. The MN Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program implementation and incorporating water quality into the Drainage Manual are two examples. Darrell Gerber, Freshwater Society, will discuss barriers Freshwater Society found to increased effectiveness of voluntary agricultural conservation program. He will also outline the steps that need to be taken to address the barriers.

Join the discussion on the status of the ag conservation programs and its implementation and nutrient reduction strategies.

Agenda

8:50 — 9:00 Welcome, Introductions, Focus for the Day Jill Crafton, Izaak Walton League

BARRIERS and SOLUTIONS TO ACCELERATING AG CONSERVATION

 9:00 —  9:45   "Barriers to Accelerating Ag Conservation" — Darrell Gerber, Freshwater Society

 9:45 — 10:15   "Sec. 103E.015 Updates and Relationship to 1Watershed-1Plan" — Al Kean, BWSR

10:15 — 10:20   Break

10:30 — 11:00  "Targeted Fertilizer Application Reduction" — Cole Loewen, Clearwater River WD

11:00 — 11:30  "Role of Watershed Districts in Ag Conservation" — Bruce Albright, Buffalo Red WD

11:30 — 12:00  "Buffer implementation for Minnesota waters" — John Jaschke, BWSR

12:00 —  1:15   LUNCH (box lunch will be provided); Q & A on morning topics

MINNESOTA AGRICULTURAL WATER QUALITY

CERTIFICATION PROGRAM & IMPLEMENTATION

 1:15 —  1:45   "In the Field, on the Ground: MAWQCP Implementation"  — Bill Fitzgerald, MDA

 1:45 —  2:15   "How it Happens, What it Means: MAWQCP Certification" —  Mark Root, Winona SWCD

 2:15 —  2:45   "MAWQCP Q&A" — Bill Fitzgerald, Mark Root

 2:45 —  3:00    Break

 3:00 —  3:45   Q & A on issues and all topics