Cotton County Conservation District Announces Cost-Share Assistance Available to Benefit Soil Health

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The Cotton County Conservation District has announced that funds are available for cost-share assistance on selected conservation practices benefiting soil health. The State of Oklahoma has provided limited funds to conservation districts across the state to help landowners implement measures that protect the soil health.

“The great advantage of the Conservation Cost-Share Program for Oklahoma is that it is a locally-led program,” said Jerry Thompson, chairman of the Cotton County Conservation District. “Our conservation district, with input from local residents and agricultural producers, select which of the available conservation practices to provide assistance on.”

Conservation practices available for cost-share assistance through the Cotton County Conservation District includes the following: Conservation Cover; Conservation Crop Rotation; Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till; Prescribed Burning; Cover Crop; Filter Strip; Prescribed Grazing; Range Planting; Nutrient Management; Integrated Pest Management. The percentage of cost-share varies according to the conservation practice to be constructed. The district will be accepting applications through November 27, 2019. For more information contact Mariá Simpson at the Cotton County Conservation District. The district office is located at 705 W. Missouri Street in Walters, Oklahoma and office hours are 8:00 – 4:30 Monday thru Friday.