MARSHALL COUNTY SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT

The Marshall County Soil Conservation District directs a program of natural resource conservation within Marshall County.   Through our partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, we offer technical expertise on a variety of natural resource concerns for the landowners in our county.   Through the use of Best Management Practices (BMPs), we help accomplish the protection, conservation and enhancement of our natural resources.   BMPs are effective, practical, structural or nonstructural methods which prevent or reduce the movement of sediment, nutrients, pesticides, and other pollutants from the land to surface or ground water.   BMPs focus on management of inputs to provide for economic, environmental, and agronomic efficiency in production agriculture.   Examples of BMPs include practices for the management of pests, nutrients and waste; vegetative and tillage practices, such as contour farming; and structural practices such as grade stabilization.