While the goal of 1 million acres was reached about a year later than hoped, it's a milestone that's been building for nearly 10 years. Joan Heim-Welch points to one of the many sections of her ...

BROWNSVILLE, Minn. ― Joan Heim-Welch said she's OK with other farmers knowing she's a "tree-hugger." Heim-Welch, who was named Root River Soil and Water Conservation District Conservationist of the ...

PIPESTONE - Almost surrounding Ian Cunningham’s fourth-generation family farm outside of Pipestone, passersby get a glimpse of green growth not just in the pastures, but in the acres and acres of ...

Minnesota’s Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program has people talking. "Minnesota farmers are great stewards of the land and that is why it is a perfect fit for us to work with the USDA and ...

BRAINERD — James and Hannah Darabi joined the rising number of producers becoming certified as stewards of water quality through the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program — a ...

Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires applicants for federally permitted projects “that may result in any discharge into the navigable waters” of the United States to seek water quality ...

PEQUOT LAKES — Lance and Robyn Bragstad, owners of the Brakstad Family Farm, have recently become water quality certified under the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program. To date, ...

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program has rolled out statewide after piloting in five watersheds around Minnesota last year. Proponents are hoping 10 years ...