Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District

SWCD meeting is Nov. 19

Nov 11, 2020

Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will hold their regular board meeting on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 1 p.m. at the Criminal Justice Center EOC Room, 848 17th Street East. Wabasha, MN People who want to attend are asked call the office at 651-560-2053 for information as...

Wabasha County SWCD meets Oct. 22

Oct 14, 2020

Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will hold their regular board meeting on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 8:15 a.m. People who want to attend are asked to call the office at 651-560-2053 for information as attendance physically and by phone will be limited due to current social...

Wabasha County SWCD meets Sept. 24

Sep 16, 2020

Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will hold their regular board meeting on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 8:15 a.m. The meeting will be held in the County Courthouse Conference Room at 625 Jefferson Avenue in Wabasha People who plan to attend should call the office at 651-560-...

Meeting helps set county conservation priorities

Jun 24, 2020

The Wabasha Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting a community discussion on June 30 at 9 a.m. at 611 Broadway Ave., Suite 10 Wabasha, MN 55981. This annual meeting provides an opportunity to help set local conservation priorities and seek resources from state and national entities to...

On split votes, county board supports watershed intitiative

May 28, 2020

The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners met for their regular meeting on May 19 with all Commissioners present. Rich Hall was present via video conferencing due to the COVID-19 concerns. County Administrator Brian Buhmann and County Attorney Karrie Kelly were also present. The rules for...

Ikes were a great partner on soil health series

Apr 30, 2020

The Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District wants to thank the Wapashaw Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America and the Izaak Walton League’s Upper Mississippi River Initiative for the partnership on a project highlighting soil health efforts by farmers in Wabasha County. This...

Six principles of soil health

Apr 30, 2020

Editor’s note: This article is the last of a six-part series profiling the soil health efforts of Wabasha County farmers. People can read the rest on the Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District website, https://wabashaswcd.com/. Soil health is all the buzz in the ag world. The Wabasha...

SWCD meets on Feb. 27

Feb 20, 2020

Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will hold their regular board meeting on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 8:15 a.m. Monthly meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of the month. The meeting will be held in the County Courthouse Conference Room at 625 Jefferson Avenue in Wabasha...

For good crops, you need good soil

Feb 5, 2020

Editor’s note: This article is part of a series on family farms in Wabasha County produced by the Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Izzak Walton League of America, Wapashaw Chapter. Soil health is all the buzz in the ag world. The Wabasha Soil and Water Conservation...

SWCD looking for farmers to improve soil health

Aug 21, 2019

The Wabasha SWCD and the Izaak Walton League of America, Wapasha Chapter (Ikes) are partnering on a project to learn what progressive farmers in Wabasha County are doing to improve soil health. If you are farming in Wabasha County and you have undertaken agronomic practices to improve soil health,...