Governor Kelly announced Wednesday that an additional $1 million has been directed to Conservation Districts across Kansas to mitigate the effects of the ongoing drought.
This amount is in addition to the $3.5 million distributed each year for similar conservation efforts.
This additional funding comes as the U.S. Department of Agriculture projects that the wheat harvest will be 122 million bushels short of Kansas’ 330-million-bushel average.
Funding is provided by the Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Conservation (KDA–DOC) through an appropriation from the State Water Plan Fund. The program is administered by Conservation Districts across the state to support practices that will reduce erosion, promote water conservation, and
Landowners and producers with natural resource concerns on their property are being encouraged to visit their local Conservation District office to discuss the possibility of receiving state financial assistance. The additional funding is available to landowners and producers interested in eligible water resource practices such as irrigation water management, nutrient management, planting cover crops, livestock water supplies, cross fencing, and abandoned well plugging.
Contact your local conservation district office for application assistance and for more information concerning state cost-share programs and other available services. A directory of Conservation Districts can be found at here.
The Department of Agriculture says that mental health resources are available for ag-related stress at KansasAgStress.org.
