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Soil conservation districts cite record cover-crop acres and federal-state funding leverage
Summary
The Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts told the committee that districts helped plant roughly 450,000 cover crop acres in 2024, implemented thousands of best management practices and leveraged state and federal funds to support conservation on farms.
John Swain, president of the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts (MASCD) and a Talbot County grain farmer, told the House Environment and Transportation Committee on Jan. 28 that conservation districts are a key technical partner in implementing farm conservation and Chesapeake Bay restoration goals.
"Thanks to funding through the state, Maryland is number 1 in the country for percentage of…
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