The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) is celebrating the 68th annual Stewardship Week from April 28th- May 5th, 2024. The NACD represents the 3,000 conservation districts in the United States that are each tasked with carrying out natural resource management programs at the local level. Your local Soil and Water Conservation District can help you navigate implementing conservation practices on agricultural land.
Farmers are important managers or stewards of our land. Their livelihoods depend on their ability to use the land. With this comes a responsibility to carefully and mindfully manage the land that they rely on. A part of being a good steward is utilizing conservation practices that help protect and preserve the environment now and for future generations. Healthy soils are a farmer’s greatest asset.
With healthy soils, we can grow healthy food, maximize yields, and improve our cropland’s resilience to weeds, pests, and disease. We can maintain and even improve our soils by using best management practices on the farm.
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