Courtesy of Ecosystem Services Exchange
“Turn‐Key” Assistance for Conservation Drainage Practices Offered for Eligible Farmers in Select Minnesota Counties
- Date Published: October 15th, 2021
- Publication: Ecosystem Services Exchange
Summary
Farmers in 41 southern Minnesota counties, who have well‐functioning tile drainage systems
on cropland, may be eligible for timely, “turn‐key” assistance with the planning, design, and
installation of conservation drainage practices.
Interested farmers should contact the local NRCS office in one of the 41 designated Minnesota
counties or Ecosystem Services Exchange (ESE) at (641)740‐0890 or info@ecoexch.com. ESE is
a certified technical service provider in operation since 2010 that works closely with farmers to
help them plan, design, implement, and manage conservation drainage practices. ESE has a
long collaborative history with USDA and many other public and private sector entities and has
worked extensively with farmers on conservation drainage throughout the Midwest and Great
Lakes states, including Minnesota.