Working Together for Clean Water and Thriving Farms

Name: Working Together for Clean Water and Thriving Farms
Start: 2025-08-13T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-13T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Steele County Free Fair

Schedule

Wed Aug 13 2025 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Steele County Free Fair | Owatonna, MN

Join the conversation about agricultural projects in Southeastern Minnesota that are protecting our surface and drinking water—and helping farms stay profitable. See how community collaboration is making a difference for our land, water, and
future.
Steele County Fair - Beer Gardens
Topics include:
*Rice Creek Project and surface water quality - Alan Kraus (Rice & Steele SWCD) and Kristen Dieterman (MPCA)
*Oat planting and production - Brad Hagan (Green Acres Milling)
*Preventing soil erosion, lowering nitrogen inputs, and more - Raechel Baumgartner and Travis Duet (BASS Hybrids)
*Well sealing and septics - Katie Barden (Steele County)