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Wisconsin releases a million dollars to producer-led watershed groups
Photo: Farmers of Mill Creek cover crop tour at Auburndale Schools plot, December 2021
A million dollars in state funding has been released to 36 Wisconsin producer-led watershed protection groups. Seven of the producer-led groups are getting funding for the first time.
The grants range from $3,250 up to 40 thousand dollars and will be used to address soil and water issues specific to local watersheds. The money is used for conservation practice incentives, education and outreach, on-farm demonstrations, and water quality testing and monitoring efforts.
Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection announced the 2022 grants Tuesday.
2022 Funding Summary
| Newly-Funded Groups | |
| Bad Axe | $33,600 |
| Coon Creek | $20,140 |
| Farmers of the Lemonweir Valley | $33,600 |
| Farmers of the Roche-A-Cri | $7,500 |
| Farmers on the Rock | $33,600 |
| Jefferson County Soil Builders | $18,522 |
| Rock River Regenerative Graziers | $39,358 |
| Existing Groups | |
| Bear Creek-Chippewa River | $20,140 |
| Biological Farm Friends | $19,089 |
| Buffalo-Trempealeau Farmer Network (BTFN) | $33,600 |
| Calumet County Ag Stewardship Alliance | $22,898 |
| Cedar Creek Farmers | $3,250 |
| Central Wisconsin Farmers’ Collaborative (CWFC) | $33,600 |
| Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil & Healthy Water | $33,180 |
| Farmers for Lake Country | $23,604 |
| Farmers for the Upper Sugar River | $40,000 |
| Farmers for Tomorrow | $33,600 |
| Farmers of Mill Creek | $40,000 |
| Farmers of the Sugar River | $22,000 |
| Hay River Farmer-Led Watershed Council | $14,700 |
| Horse Creek Farmer-Led Watershed Council | $16,800 |
| Lafayette Ag Stewardship Alliance (LASA) | $40,000 |
| Lake Wisconsin Farmer Watershed Council | $40,000 |
| Ozaukee County Clean Farm Families (CFF) | $33,600 |
| Peninsula Pride Farms (PPF) | $40,000 |
| Producers of Lake Redstone | $33,600 |
| Red Cedar Conservation Farmers | $33,600 |
| Sauk Soil & Water Improvement Group | $25,000 |
| Sheboygan River Progressive Farmers | $29,225 |
| Shell Lake-Yellow River Farmer-Led Watershed Council | $21,252 |
| South Kinni Farmer-Led Watershed Council | $10,140 |
| Tainter Creek Farmer-Led Watershed Council | $33,600 |
| Uplands Watershed Group | $10,000 |
| Watershed Protection Committee of Racine County | $40,000 |
| Western Wisconsin Conservation Council | $33,600 |
| Yahara Pride Farms | $33,600 |
