Sealed bids will be received until 1:30 p.m. February 24, 2025, by the County Engineer of Fillmore County, Preston, Minnesota, on behalf of the Fillmore County Board of Commissioners for the supplying of gasoline and diesel fuel as needs require for the period of February 27th, 2025 to February 26th, 2026. Each location and fuel type will be considered as separate bids. No … [Read more...]
SPRING GROVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING LAND SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Spring Grove Economic Development Authority (the “EDA”) will meet 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 to conduct a public hearing on the proposed sale of certain real property (“Property”) located in the City to David and Jennifer Fitzpatrick, for the purpose of constructing a trucking/transport facility. The Property is located at 658 … [Read more...]
What is Soil Health?
By Hunter Slifka Soil health is a growing word and practice in the farming industry, especially in southeast Minnesota. What is soil health? Soil health may mean a lot of different things to each grower, from reduced tillage, to increased organic matter, to planting green, to improved water infiltration. All are right answers, and honestly, there are no wrong answers. Soil … [Read more...]
NOTICE
The February meeting for York Township will be held on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at 7:30 PM at the town hall. Fred Scheevel, Clerk York Township Publish 3,10 … [Read more...]
2024 Fillmore County Outstanding Conservationists Carter and Abigail Lee – South Fork Cattle Company
Fillmore SWCD would like to recognize and congratulate Carter and Abigail Lee and their family of Rushford, Minn. The Lee family has been utilizing Federal dollars through the Environmental Quality Incentive Program. (EQIP) and Root River One Watershed One Plan (RR1W1P) funding to establish pasture management by converting cropland and permanent pasture to a rotational grazing … [Read more...]
Sharpen your Environmental Knowledge with Envirothon
By Aaren Mathison Conservation Technician Fillmore SWCD Every year, the MN Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts organizes a comprehensive, outdoor learning event that is one of the state’s largest environmental education competitions for 6th-12th grade students. This Envirothon, as it is called, focuses on aquatics, forestry, soils, wildlife and … [Read more...]
Fillmore County SWCD Tree Sales
We are entering our 28th year of tree sales here in Fillmore County. We sell approximately 10,000 trees a year. We offer deciduous trees in bareroot stock and coniferous trees in both bareroot and potted stock. Bareroot trees are sold in bundles of 25. Over the years we have also included seed mixes such as bee mix, wildflower and pollinator seed, as well as tree mats, … [Read more...]
The Halfway Point of the Root River One Watershed One Plan
By Riley Buley District Administrator Fillmore SWCD The Root River One Watershed One Plan (RR1W1P) is a 10-year planning document developed by 13 Local Governmental Units aimed at implementing conservation Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the watershed to improve land conservation and water quality. The RR1W1P was one of the first pilot programs of its kind to be … [Read more...]
Impacting Conservation in the Role of SWCD Board Member
The Fillmore Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Board of Supervisors (Board Members) are elected officials who serve a four-year term and are elected in the general election. The office of Supervisor is a nonpartisan office and each Board Member represents their entire district. Board Members meet monthly, discussing the business of the SWCD, setting conservation … [Read more...]
SWCD Awards Scholarships to High School and College Students
High School Scholarship The Fillmore Soil and Water Conservation District sponsors a $500 scholarship for a graduating Fillmore County high school student pursuing a degree in Natural Resources, Agriculture or related field. 2024 Recipient Congratulations to our 2024 Graduating High School Senior Scholarship recipient, Layne Clemens. We wish him well and are glad we … [Read more...]