Van Buren County Agricultural Resource Concerns 2024

We at the Van Buren Conservation District hope you will tell us what matters to you. Please complete this anonymous survey by October 27, 2024. The results of this survey help us know what matters to you in Van Buren County agriculture. When answering the questions, please think about your opinion of Van Buren County. The questions also help the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) rank local resource concerns.

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Please rank the top 5 important ag. practices based on resource concerns you see on farms with Livestock (1-being the highest priority practice) in Van Buren County.
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Energy (use, conservation, audits)
Exclusion fencing
Feed and silage storage
Feedlot improvement
Manure management plan
Manure storage facilities (wet and dry)
Milkhouse waste management
Mortality management/composting
Prescribed grazing
Record-keeping for manure applications
Stream crossings
Waste treatment and composting
Watering facilities
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Please rank the top 5 important ag. practices based on resource concerns you see on farms with Pastureland (1-being the highest priority practice) in Van Buren County.
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Ag. plastic recycling
Brush management
Farmland preservation
Grassed filter strip/buffer of riparian area
Integrated pest management plan
Invasive species management plan
Livestock waterers
Manure management plan
Nutrient management plan
Pesticide (unused, unwanted, expired) and pesticide container recycling
Prescribed burning
Rotational grazing
Shelterbelts
Stream bank stabilization/shoreline protection
Windbreaks
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Please rank the top 5 important ag. practices based on resource concerns you see on farms with Cropland (1-being the highest priority practice) in Van Buren County.
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Ag. plastic recycling
Conservation cover crops
Drainage water management plan
Farmland preservation
Fertigation/chemigation sites and/or systems
Grassed filter strip/buffer of riparian area/grassed waterways
Heavy use lane
Integrated pest management plan
Invasive species management plan
Irrigation energy improvement (from diesel to NG to LP or Electric)
Irrigation fuel source protection
Irrigation movement (inefficient system to efficient system)
Irrigation water management plan
Manure management plan
Nutrient management plan
Pesticides (unused, unwanted, expired) and pesticide container recycling
Record-keeping (irrigation, nutrient, pesticide)
Residue and tillage management (no-till)
Soil tests and soil fertility improvement
Wellhead protection (chemigation valves)
Wildlife damage control
Windbreaks
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Please rank the top 5 important land practices based on resource concerns you see on Private Forestland (1-being the highest priority practice) in Van Buren County.
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Forest restoration/improvement/tree & shrub establishment
Forestry management plan
Improving species diversity
Invasive species management plan and control
Land preservation/easement
Oak wilt control
Prescribed burning
Stream habitat improvement
Upland/Wetland habitat management plan
Wetland restoration
Wildlife damage control
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Please rank the top 5 important land practices based on resource concerns you see on land for Wildlife Habitat (1-being the highest priority practice) in Van Buren County.
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Forest stand improvement, tree/shrub establishment
Invasive species management plan and invasive species control
Land preservation/easements
Native grasses/wildflower cost-share
Oak wilt control
Prairie improvement
Prescribed burning
Stream habitat improvement
Upland/Wetland habitat management plan
Wetland restoration
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Please rank the top 5 important ag. practices based on resource concerns you see on Farmsteads (1-being the highest priority practice) in Van Buren County.
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Abandoned well decommissioning
Building stormwater runoff structures
Bulk fertilizer storage
Chemical buildings
Double walled fuel tanks
Emergency plan and spill kits
Energy (use, conservation, audits)
Fuel pads
Heavy use lanes
Wellhead protection (chemigation valves)
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Please rank the top 5 important ag. practices based on resource concerns you see in Greenhouses (1-being the highest priority practice) in Van Buren County.
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Ag. plastic recycling
Air quality
Concentrated erosion
Degraded plant condition
Fertigation/chemigation sites and/or systems
Field pesticide loss
Field sediment, nutrient and pathogen loss
Inefficient energy use
Municipal water system protection
Pest pressure
Salt losses to water
Soil quality limitations
Source water depletion
Storage and handling of pollutants
Water quality for irrigation/spraying
Weather resistance
Wind and water erosion
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Please tell us your affiliation with Van Buren County (VBC) farms.
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If there are other ag. practices you can think of that are important based on resource concerns you see on Van Buren County farms, please describe them. Practices can involve Livestock, Pastureland, Cropland, Farmstead, Private Forestland, Wildlife Habitat, and/or Greenhouses.
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