Conservation Practices Approved for State Cost-Share:

Critical Area Stabilization

Diversions

Field Windbreaks

Farmstead Shelterbelts

Grassed Waterways

Feedlot Runoff Control

Riparian Buffer Strips & Filter Strips

Terraces

Wetland Restorations

Well Decommissioning

Streambank & Shoreland Stabilization

Up to 75% of the project costs are paid by cost-share funds as a reimbursement after practice completion.

Practices are approved by the Benton SWCD Board of Supervisors throughout the year.

More than $15,000 is available annually to Benton County.

Please contact our office at          (320) 968-5300 Ext. 3 for a complete list of eligible conservation practices.
State Cost-Share Program

The State of Minnesota recognizes that landowners who install conservation practices on their land are making the greater Minnesota community a better place to live and at the same time are protecting natural resources, the backbone of our state.

Shelterbelts & Windbreaks

Shelterbelts consist of 3 to 8 rows of trees and shrubs planted on the north and west sides of a farmstead or feedlot to protect the farmstead and livestock from blowing wind and to save energy.

Windbreaks consist of 1 to 3 rows of trees and shrubs that border the north and west sides of cropped fields to reduce cropland erosion.

 


Have an un-used well? Seal it with State Cost-Share

An abandoned well is one that is no longer in use. All abandoned and un-used wells are health and safety concerns. They not only can lead to contaminated groundwater, but they also pose a risk to children, adults, and animals.

State Cost-Share offers 50% cost-share rates to seal un-used wells in Benton County, up to $1,000. Please contact our office if you would like more information.