Project: Helping NC Farmers Improve Water Quality on their Farms

Year Funded

2003

Amount

$350,000

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Project will provide cost-share assistance to farmers transitioning from tobacco production or diversifying to additional income-producing agricultural enterprises. Project will provide up to 75% of the farmers’ cost to implement water-quality best management practices that prevent pollutants from entering streams within the boundaries of their farms.

Cecil Settle
NC Foundation for Soil and Water Conservation Districts 2012 Lodestar Drive Raleigh, NC 27615