Select Missouri Farmers Eligible For Conservation Program
Farmers in 65 Missouri counties are eligible to take part in a multi-state conservation project spearheaded by Iowa Soybeans. Field representative Amanda Shetler tells Regional Radio about the Soil and Water Outcomes Fund.
Shetler says major food companies including Cargill and Coca-Cola buy the carbon credits, providing farmers on average $34 per enrolled acre. She adds that farmers who join the program receive technical assistance on improving their fields.
Amanda Shetler of the Soil and Water Outcomes Fund notes that eligible farmers can receive one-year contracts and renew them for up to nine more years. Details about the program are available on the fund’s website.
Eligible Missouri Counties
| Northern & Western
Adair Andrew Atchison Bates Buchanan Caldwell Carroll Cass Clark Chariton Clay Clinton Daviess DeKalb Gentry Grundy Harrison Henry Holt Jackson Johnson Knox Lafayette Lewis Linn Livingston Macon Mercer Nodaway Pettis Platte Putnam Ray Saline Schuyler Scotland Shelby Sullivan Worth |
Southeastern
Bollinger Butler Cape Girardeau Carter Crawford Dent Iron Franklin Jefferson Madison Mississippi New Madrid Oregon Perry Pemiscot Reynolds Ripley Ste Genevieve St François St Louis City St Louis County Scott Shannon Stoddard Washington Wayne |
