Free Irrigation Water Testing
Get your irrigation water tested for nitrate for free at several testing events in 2025! Collect an irrigation water sample at [+] READ MORE
Winter Camelina Field Event
Winter Camelina is a rapidly-maturing winter oilseed crop that provides cover crop benefits to soil, water and rotational benefits to farming [+] READ MORE
17th Annual Dakota County Crops Day
Seventeenth Annual Dakota County Crops Day is on Wednesday March 12th FARMINGTON, Minn. - For the seventeenth year, Crops Day will [+] READ MORE
Soil Health Economics Workshop
Dakota Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and the University of Minnesota Extension are putting on a soil health economics workshop [+] READ MORE
Winter Salt Week
Winter Salt Week Kicked Off January 27th Salt (or chloride) levels in Minnesota's lakes, rivers and groundwater are getting worse. Part [+] READ MORE
SWCD at the Dakota County Fair!
Highlights We hope you enjoyed our booth in the Natural Resources Building at the Dakota County Fair. It was buzzing [+] READ MORE
Land to Lake Lectures – Virtual Learning
SCORE YOUR SHORE: HEALTHY SHORELINES FOR LAKE IMPROVEMENT MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2024 12:00 - 1:00 PM ONLINE Join the Cannon River [+] READ MORE
DAKOTA SWCD RECEIVES STATE CLEAN WATER FUND GRANT FOR STREAMBANK AND STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS
In partnership with Dakota County, the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization, and the City of Mendota Heights, the Dakota County [+] READ MORE
Women Landowner’s Workshop
Women Landowners! Whether you've managed land for years or are just starting this workshop is for you! Learn from neighbors [+] READ MORE
Land to Lake Lectures – Virtual Learning
HOW TO TALK TO YOUR RENTER ABOUT SOIL CONSERVATION WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2024 12:00 - 1:00 PM ONLINE Join the Cannon [+] READ MORE