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County Conservation District office to hold well water screenings


County Conservation District office to hold well water screenings
The Monroe County Conservation District will be conducting potable well water nitrate/nitrite screening at their office in Monroe County on June 9 and 10 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
This event is sponsored by the Monroe County Conservation District and the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP). 
Those interested in screening are encouraged to bring a sample of drinking water sourced from their well in a clean glass or plastic container. No special bottle or container is required, but those participating are asked to triple rinse the jar or container and the lid in the water that is to be sampled just prior to collecting it. Only one ounce of water is needed for the screening.  ....

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Ionia farm receives verification for environmental practices


Sentinel Staff
IONIA An Ionia farm has received environmental recognition from a state program for implementing conservation practices.
Tim and Deana Rodel of Rodel Farms in Ionia received verification from the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program, according to a news release from the Ionia Conservation District.
MAEAP is described in the release as “a voluntary program aimed at helping producers protect the environment by implementing conservation practices on their land.” 
Rodel Farms worked with the Ionia Conservation District to identify environmental risks on its farm and to create a plan to mitigate them.
Rodel Farms received its MAEAP verification in livestock, cropping and farmstead. The livestock and cropping verifications look directly at those aspects of the farm and risks related to manure and pesticides. ....

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Michigan farms working to combat climate change


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A sign on Allen Family Farms in Owosso, Michigan, shows the farm has met environmentally friendly standards under a state program. Image: Shelly Allen
By Sophia Lada
Capital News Service
When Shelly Allen and her husband purchased their farm in 2005, there were a lot of environmental red flags.
It was an old dairy farm. A nearby creek flowed into the woods. Cow manure ran off into the creek, which ran into a river, which eventually ran to the Great Lakes.
She said they had to completely change the farm set up into what is now Allen Family Farms of Owosso, Michigan. ....

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