Aerial Cover Crop Seeding
AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING WATERSHEDS: ALL OF ASHLAND COUNTY
FUNDING SOURCE: ASHLAND SWCD BOARD
Ashland SWCD coordinates aerial crop seeding for Ashland County residents. Seeding is typically scheduled for the week after Labor Day and takes place from the Ashland County Airport. Seeding is available for rye, oats, barley, rye and oats mix, or oats and barley mix. Cost ranges from (info coming soon) and are based on seed mix selected and includes both seed and application. Participants in the MWCD cost share program can have the their cost-share rate deducted from their bill (see details below). This program is available to all Ashland County farmers, regardless of whether or not they are participating in the MWCD cost share program. Application deadline is mid August. For more information, contact Administrative Assistant Jody Irwin or Conservation Specialist Katie Eikleberry at 419-281-7645.
Cover Crop Cost Share
AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING WATERSHEDS: JEROME FORK, MUDDY FORK, BLACK FORK, LAKE FORK & CLEAR FORKS WITHIN THE MUSKINGUM WATERSHED CONSERVANCY DISTRICT (MWCD) JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES.
FUNDING SOURCE: MUSKINGUM WATERSHED CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
Thanks to funding from MWCD, Ashland SWCD is able to assist producers within the jurisdictional boundaries of MWCD to implement cover crops on their operations. Approved producers will receive a $12/acre cost share. Applications are ranked based on criteria such as location behind an MWCD lake or dam, slope, past participation in the program and primary crop. Locally, the Ashland SWCD supervisors chose to award additional points to producers who use aerial, broadcast, or no-till planting and who plant an overwintering cover crop. There is a 200 acre cap for cost-share participation, with the exception being any acres in the watershed of Pleasant Hill or Charles Mills are automatically approved with no cap. For more information, contact Administrative Assistant Jody Irwin or Conservation Specialist Katie Eikleberry at 419-281-7645.
Cover Crop Equipment Rental
AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING WATERSHEDS: ALL OF ASHLAND COUNTY; OUT OF COUNTY PARTICIPATION AVAILABLE
FUNDING SOURCE:ASHLAND SWCD BOARD
Ready to take your cover crops to the next level? Check out or equipment rental program. Thanks to the support of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, we are excited to offer rental options for a cover crop crimper/roller for termination as well as a cover crop interseeder! Designed to plant cover crops into your standing cash crop (around 6 weeks after cash crop planting), our interseeder rents for just $5/acre for producers within the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District’s boundaries and $10/acre for those outside of MWCD’s jurisdictional counties. Interseeding prevents the rush to seed cover crops in the fall and maintains a living crop to help eliminate the risk of erosion. From July 15-December 31, Ashland SWCD is pleased to offer a reduced $16/acre rental rate for our no-till drills to encourage the planting of cover crops. For more information, contact Drill Sergeant Katie Eikleberry at 419-281-7645.