Contour Stripcropping - crop rotation and contouring combined in equal-width strips of corns or soybeans planted on the contour and alternated with strips of oats, grass or legumes.

Warren Krause, Section 31 of Chatham Township

Critical Area Planting - planting grass or other vegetation to protect a badly eroding area from further erosion.

Crop Residue Management - leaving last year's crop residue on the soil surface be limiting tillage; includes, no till, mulch till and ridge till.

Brad and Brian Paumen, Maple Lake

Filter Strip - strip grass, trees or shrubs that filters runoff and removes contaminants before they can reach water bodies or water sources.

Eldon Glessing, Section 17 of Victor Township. Eldon has established 2.2 miles of Grassed Filter Strips along Wright County Ditch 10.

Grassed Waterway - shaping and establishing grass in a natural drainageway to prevent gullies from forming, or repair when formed.

Russ Nelson, Section 25 of Silver Creek Township

Manure Storage - structure that protects water bodies from manure runoff by storing manure until conditions are appropriate for fields application.

Chanlore Farm, Loring and Paul Davis, Section 11 of Stockholm Township

Terrace - an earthen embankment around a hillside that stops water flow and stores it or guides it safely off a field.

James Rachel, Section 18 of Maple Lake Township

Water and Sediment Control Basin - a short earthen basin built across a drainageway where a terrace is impractical.

Terry Thiele, Section 16 of Silver Creek Township

Wetland Enhancement - installing practices such as a dikes in existing wetlands to manage water levels and improve habitat.

Don Nelson, Section 15 of Cokato Township