Soil & Water seeks storage site as equipment-rental program grows
The countys Soil & Water Conservation District described a popular equipment-rental program (10-foot no-till drill used by 24 farms last year) and asked the board to consider county-owned parcels for a storage and maintenance site; staff estimated $100,000—60,000 for an enclosed building.
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The districts equipment-rental program, established in 2024, has expanded use of a 10-foot no-till drill that Sapkowski said went to 24 farms last year and will serve several more in the spring. He told the board that many county farms lack tractors with sufficient horsepower for the 10-foot drill and that additional drills (6-, 15- and 20-foot sizes) and other equipment would meet local need if storage and staging space were available.
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