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This project was designed to help producers improve their livestock grazing operations, and to improve and protect water quality in the Muscatatuck and Silver-Little KY(Indiana) watersheds. The grant offers assistance to farmers in Scott, Clark, and Jefferson Counties in Indiana who graze livestock including beef cattle, dairy cattle, horses, sheep, and goats.

GOALS OF THE GRANT

The grant will help livestock producers improve their operation by designing a grazing plan and installing new practices that will make them better environmental stewards. Through a cost-share program that will be implemented, livestock producers will be able to apply for assistance to fund the installation of new practices. Along with the cost-share program, the grant will help educate livestock producers about water quality and forage issues through workshops and newsletters.

The following pictures show a few of the grant projects: Heavy Use Area (Bale Feeding Pad) installed with grant funds on a farm in Clark County. Pond... ...and water trough installed at an operation in Scott County. Stream crossing and fence installed to exclude livestock from a stream in Scott County. Fence installed on a Jefferson County farm. More fencing.

Watson Corporation Farm, Mike Graf, operator - Clark County
Note the erosion occurring along the streambank on the left-hand side of this picture.	Here's the same streambank at a different angle, but you can see that erosion is under control after a riparian buffer was installed.
Harry Long Farm - Clark County These pictures show fencing installed on Mr. Long's farm, along with one of the watering facilities and a bale feeding area.

GRANT PROGRAM PARTNERS

• Historic Hoosier Hills Resource Conservation and Development
• Southeastern Indiana Forage and Livestock Association
• Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Scott County Soil and Water Conservation District
• Clark County Soil and Water Conservation District
• Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District

This project was funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement C9975482-03 to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.

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