2021
Indiana Watershed Initiative: Documenting the persistence of water quality and soil health benefits after conservation incentives end
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Indiana Soybean Alliance
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
AgricultureBiodiversityCarbonField management Land Use SustainabilityU.S. Soy reputation
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Jennifer Tank, University of Notre Dame
Co-Principal Investigators:
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Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Indiana Soybean Alliance
$85,000
Institution Funded:
University of Notre Dame
$85,000
Brief Project Summary:

The project’s overall goal is to help farmers implement conservation practices while maintaining profitable agriculture production at the watershed scale. With widespread adoption, cover crops and two-stage ditches could help farmers circumvent potential regulations calling for the reduction of nutrient loading to local or downstream surface waters. Project objectives include water monitoring and sampling for improved water quality benefits from paired cover crops with two-stage ditch installation; analyzing soil samples in selected watersheds to quantify the benefits of cover crops on soil health; and use Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) modeling to predict benefits of cover crops and two-stage ditches at the watershed scale to enhance conservation planning.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, environmental professionals, agronomists, Extension specialists

Information And Results
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