Farm and Woodlands Conservation

 

Publications/Fact Sheets

UK Links

Links

 

Agent and Educator Resources:

Short Media Articles/Radio Scripts

 

Publications/Fact Sheets:

Ag Water Quality Act/Best Management Practices

Animal Mortality

Water Storage

Agriculture Water Quality Act/Best Management Practices:

Agriculture Water Quality Act: Your Responsibilities as a Landowner (UK ENRI-101)

Best Management Practices for Water Quality: Filter Strips (UK ENRI- 107)

Best Management Practices for Water Quality: Grassed Waterways (UK ENRI- 108)

Best Management Practices for Water Quality: Managing Nutrients on the Farm to Protect Water Quality (UK ENRI- 110)

Best Management Practices for Water Quality: Riparian Buffer (UK ENRI- 109)

Corrective Measures Process for the Agriculture Water Quality Act (UK ENRI- 115)

Frequently Asked Questions About the Agriculture Water Quality Act: Fact Sheet #1 (UK ENRI- 111)

Frequently Asked Questions About the Agriculture Water Quality Act: Fact Sheet #2 (UK ENRI- 112)

Incentives for Fencing Streams (UK ENRI-131)

Nutrient Management Concepts for Livestock Producers (UK AEN-113)

Nutrient Management Planning Guidelines to comply with the Kentucky Agriculture Water Quality Act (UK ENRI- 136)

Planting a Riparian Zone (UK ID-185)

Practical BMPs for Watersheds (UK ENRI-138)

Riparian Buffers: A Livestock Best Management Practice for Protecting Water Quality (UK ID-175)

Simple & Safe Pesticide Storage (UK ENRI- 125)

Understanding the Agriculture Water Quality Act Brochure (UK ENRI- 113)

Using Alternative / Experimental Practices in Your Agriculture Water Quality Plan (UK ENRI- 114)

Woodland Winter Feeding of Cattle: Water Quality Best Management Practices (UK ID-187)

Animal Mortality:

Dead Animal Disposal (UK ENRI-139)

On-Farm Composting of Animal Mortalities (UK ID-166)

On-Farm Disposal of Animal Mortalities (UK ID-167)

Water Storage:

Building a Rain Barrel (UK HENV-201)

Understanding Drought (UK ENRI-130)

 

UK Links:

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Drought Resources

Kentucky Agriculture Water Quality - Develop Your Plan

Kentucky Agriculture Water Quality Information

Nutrient Management in Kentucky

 

Additional Links:

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Kentucky Division of Conservation

USDA - Energy

USDA - NRCS: Energy (Included Energy Estimator Tools)

 

Agent and Educator Resources

Short Media Articles/Radio Scripts:

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Water

Woodlands

Water:

Fencing Streams (UK)

Nutrient Management (UK)

Things You Can Do on the Farm for Water Quality (UK)

What is a watershed? (UK)

Woodlands:

Agroforestry Forest Farming (KY Woodlands Magazine Article)

Agroforestry Part Two:  Silvopasture (KY Woodlands Magazine Article)

Agroforestry Part Three:  Riparian Buffer Strips (KY Woodlands Magazine Article)

Agroforestry Part Four:  Windbreaks (KY Woodlands Magazine Article)

Agroforestry Part Five:  Alley Cropping (KY Woodlands Magazine Article)

Non-Timber Forest Products and Agroforestry (KY Woodlands Magazine Article)