Vickie Kettlewell and Greg Booth have lived on Sunup Ranch in Cass County, Minnesota since 1993. They have been working with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) on several Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) projects.

“We see a positive impact – both here in Minnesota and across the country – when we partner with producers to deliver conservation practices to critical watersheds,” said Troy Daniell, NRCS Minnesota State Conservationist.

Troy Daniell, State Conservationist for the NRCS in Minnesota, talks about some of the many advantages of working for the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Minnesota.

At NRCS we’ve found one of the best tools in cultivating future land stewards is simply talking about it, sharing the science about what we know and what we’ve learned. Today, we’re proud to announce our partnership with Central Lakes College in Staples, MN as part of a new C2A3 education initiative

Curtis Ballard and his son-in-law Tim Lehrke show how they use rotational cattle grazing and mob grazing with organic cover crops and no-till farming practices on their cow/cafe operation in NW Minnesota. They have worked extensively with the NRCS on their EQIP projects for many years.