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Clean water farms tour featured Aug. 24 near Washington
Kansas A tour of two farms that have completed the River-Friendly Farm Whole-Farm Planning Assessment is scheduled for Aug. 24 near Washington, Kan. Michael Scheer of Haddam, Kan., and Joe Zarybnicky of Hanover, Kan., have both installed various water developments, fencing, and grazing management systems to improve water quality. River-Friendly Farm is a voluntary program on environmental farm planning, both developed and supported by Kansas State University Research and Extension. Partial funding for Sheer's and Zarybnicky's projects included grants from the (Kansas) State Conservation Commission and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service programs on Environmental Quality Incentives and Conservation Security. "The graziers our organizations work with are highly interested in water developments and fencing options," said Jana Beckman, coordinator of the Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops at K-State. "Producers really enjoy looking at different technologies up close and talking with other producers about management practices." Scheer has installed a solar water system, rotational grazing system, fencing, and enhanced wildlife habitat. Zarybnicky manages native range and former CRP grass for range health and wildlife. During the tour, NRCS conservationist John Henry, grazing specialist John Emig and wildlife specialist Clinton Thornton will discuss grazing management, as well as grant and cost-share programs. Registration, which includes lunch, is $10, due Aug. 22. To register, interested persons can contact Mary Howell at 785-363-7306 or e-mail marshallcofair@networksplus.net. The tour begins at 9:30 a.m., in one of Scheer's pastures located a 5.5 miles west of Washington, Kan., on U.S. Highway 36 and then 1/2 mile south. More information about the tour is available on the Web at www.kansassustainableag.org. Information about the River Friendly Farm program is available at www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/h20ql2/S138.pdf. The Aug. 24 tour is the fourth of six summer tours co-sponsored by the KCSAAC, the Kansas Graziers' Association and the Kansas Rural Center Clean Water Farms Project. Date: 8/30/07
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