Kittson Soil and Water Conservation District

December 2024 Photo Contest Winner: Diane Younggren 

The Kittson SWCD's mission is to help producers implement best management practices for conservation purposes.


About Us 

Kittson County SWCD College Scholarship Opportunity!

The Kittson County Soil and Water Conservation District is proud to be offering two $500 college scholarships! To be eligible, applicants must be a Kittson County resident graduating in the spring of 2025. Applications for the scholarship can be found below. Please share with any 2025 graduation seniors as there is not a GPA requirement or a required field of study! Deadline to submit an application is April 1st, 2025.

Photo Contest

View past winners and learn
how to enter!
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Cover Crop Program

Interviews from producers and
more on this incentive program!
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Custom Services

KSWCD offers several
custom services!
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MAWQCP

The Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program is available in Kittson County!
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Upcoming Events

Minnesotans take great pride in the precious natural resources our state has to offer, but we’re not all conservation experts.

That’s where Soil & Water Conservation Districts come in.

Interested in learning more about SWCDs and the important work done by their staff and elected board's across Minnesota? Watch and share this new video from the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

Kittson SWCD hosted a strip till field tour July 27th to showcase our project that we are partnered on with General Mills, Barry Callebaut, and the U of M with on the benefits of strip tillage and no till practices with sugar beets and various other crops.
 
See photos from the field tour below!