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The Belmont Soil & Water Conservation District, in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, provides technical assistance to landowners for planning, design, construction and installation of conservation practices, such as heavy use pads, access roads, spring developments, water systems, grazing systems and conservation planning.

For more information contact Brian Porterfield by email or call the Belmont SWCD office at 740-425-1100 Ext. 111.

Frost proof waterers
are utilized to provide water year round to paddocks in a rotational grazing system. These tanks are utilized in pressurized water systems installed through the Natural Resources Conservation Service's Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

 

 



The District's no-till drill (left) is being used to interseed oats into pasture in August for extending the grazing season. Contact Brian Porterfield at 740-425-1100 Ext. 111 to find out more information about rental equipment.

 

 



Heavy Use Feed Pad is constructed using geotextile fabric and limestone. Geotextile is available from the District at the low price of $315.00 per roll or $1.10 per linear foot. Rolls measure 12.5 ft wide by 360 feet long. Contact the office at 740-425-1100 Ext. 3 for more information.


 

A Spring Development and Tank can be installed to provide livestock with water. Belmont SWCD provides technical assistance to the Natural Resources Conservation Service to install conservation practices on the land through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). For more information on EQIP contact Jeff Bettinger, NRCS District Conservationist at 740-425-1100 Ext.
102. 







Herbicide can be applied to fence rows to control
multiflora rose. The District can provide landowners with information on brush control and offers a 25 gallon, ATV mounted, spot sprayer. (ATV not included) Be sure to check with the office to schedule use of the sprayer at 740-425-1100 Ext. 111.

Agricultural Links

Ohio NRCS Website

Ohio Department of Agriculture

United States Department of Agriculture