NRCS announces funding available to assist farmers in Western Lake Erie Basin

Indiana Natural Resources Conservation Services announced that there is funding available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program for farmers who are voluntarily looking to invest in conservation practices that will help improve water quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin. Gerald Roach, assistant state conservationist for programs with NRCS, said counties in the Western Lake Erie Basin include portions of Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Wells, Noble and Steuben.Landowners who have acreage in the following watersheds may be eligible for funding: St. Joseph-Maumee, St. Mary’s, Upper Maumee and Auglaize.