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Cedar County's Own Matt Kathol Pioneers Sustainable Farming, Enhancing Local Agriculture and Conservation
In Cedar County, Nebraska, Matt Kathol is changing agricultural practices by adopting more sustainable and conservation-focused methods. He manages a 300-head cattle operation and works with the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to implement strategies that improve soil health, water quality, and livestock management. With the help of the NRCS’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Conservation Incentive Contracts (CIC), Kathol has introduced a crop system that includes an eight-way forage crop mixture, diverse crop rotations, and multi-species cover crops to keep the soil active.
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