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GLRI-USGS Edge of Field Project
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January 2021 An update on the SWCD and USGS partnership: Edge of Field Project. This project collaborates with local farmers to collect water samples for an estimate five years to
2020 River Boat Tours Prove to be Successful
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This fall, the Allen County SWCD and the Maumee Watershed Alliance had numerous opportunities to give tours of Fort Wayne’s three rivers – the St. Mary’s, the St. Joseph’s, and
The Living, the Dead, and the Very Dead
Organic matter makes up 1-6% of most soils. Organic matter (OM) is what makes your soil fertile. Soil biology can live and thrive in OM and so can your plants.
A Big Thank You to Mike Werling!
![Mike Werling (Allen County SWCD) on his farm homestead in Adams County, Indiana off Winchester Road. Mike is a soil health farmer who practices no-till, cover crops, and other conservation practices.](https://allenswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0041-scaled.jpg)
The Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District is extending a huge thank you and round of applause to Mike Werling, our Conservation Programs Specialist. Mike, a fourth-generation conservation farmer
Integrated Pest Management for Three Pesky Insects
![Allen County SWCD use IPM on three common pests with Purdue Professor of Entomology Lauren Ingwell](https://allenswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Cabbage-worms-1.png)
In a 2022 Coffee and Pest Management webinar, Dr. Laura Ingwell, an Assistant Professor in Horticulture Entomology at Purdue University, described Integrated Pest Management for three different pests. Dr. Ingwell