The Green County Land and Water Conservation Department is accepting applications for soil conservation and water quality practices.

Practices approved for the Land and Water Conservation Department are paid on a 70% cost-share per practice basis. The exception to this rule is for nutrient management. This practice is paid on a flat rate of up to $28 per acre. The signup will continue until December 31, 2015.

A few examples of practices that are offered are: well decommissioning, grassed waterways, manure storage, barnyard runoff control systems, roof gutters, and diversions.

For a com...