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June 2021 Farm Journal Contest: Conservation Practices and Water Quality

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Share your stories of success and get your story lead developed and published by Farm Journal!  The June 2021 Story Lead Contest has been posted and is due on Wednesday, June 30th.

This month’s Cooperative Extension feature with Farm Journal’s Trust In Food focuses on the growing activity of researchers and conservation groups to help farmers improve local water quality. More producers are exploring water quality improvements with edge of field practices including riparian buffers, wetlands, bioreactors, etc. Share your stories of success and learnings in conservation practices designed to improve water quality.

Post your submission in Connect Extension by noon Eastern time on June 30th. Your story could be selected for a Farm Journal editor to write up and publish at AgWeb.com, the No. 1 U.S. ag news site by traffic. Check out the story by Farm Journal on the June 2020 contest winner here.

To submit a story lead and learn more about the June contest, join the Farm Journal Monthly Story Lead Contest subgroup here.

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