Peninsula Pride Farms has zeroed in on a number of best management practices that we support, including cost share incentives with members:
- Cover crops: A year-round growing crop takes up nitrogen and prevents it from leaching through the soil and down to ground water.
- Split nitrogen application: Smaller amounts of nitrogen applied to fields more frequently are less likely to penetrate below the growing crop zone.
- Harvestable buffers around sinkholes: We understand the potential for sinkholes to transport contaminants directly to the aquifer. These buffers serve as filters that capture nutrients and sediment.
- Measuring depth of soil to bedrock: It is important for a farmer to know the locations of the most sensitive areas of the fields so practices can be adjusted.
Field Signs:
Farmers place a field sign along the edge of their fields to showcase a conservation practice. Each sign is embedded with a QR code that can be customized. People can learn about some of the positive efforts farmers are undertaking through QR codes.