The Mifflin County Conservation District has been working with agriculture to conserve soil, water, and natural resources since its creation in 1956. While the District has grown in its programs, agricultural conservation programs are still a primary focus. The District provides technical assistance, promotes education, and seeks cost-share funding for conservation practices for the agricultural community of Mifflin County.

*See our Agricultural Terms & Definitions page for definitions of terms on this page. 

Soil and Manure Sample Test Kits Are Available In Our Office.

          Barnyard Runoff Controls                       Mortality Composter

-Conservation Practice Technical Assistance
-Ch. 102 Ag. E&S/Conservation Planning
-REAP Tax Credit Application Assistance
-Upper Kishacoquillas Watershed Nutrient & Sediment
    Reduction and Restoration
-Hungry Run Watershed Nutrient & Sediment Reduction 
    and Restoration
-Environmental Regulation Compliance Assistance
-Manure Management Plan Assistance
-Farmland Preservation
-Chesapeake Bay Program
-Nutrient Management Program

Current Programs with the Mifflin County Conservation District:

-Ag. Conservation Practices in the Upper Kishacoquillas Watershed:
          Open to livestock owners, crop farmers, and agricultural producers in the The Upper
          Kishacoquillas Watershed (Belleville to Allensville)

-Ag. Conservation Practices in the Hungry Run Watershed:
          Open to livestock owners, crop farmers, and agricultural producers in the Hungry Run
          Watershed which runs through Burnham and Vira

-Conservation Practices On Tea Creek:
          Open to individuals who want to install conservation practices and live in the Tea
          Creek Watershed

-Prescribed and Rotational Grazing System Implementation:
          Open to producers who want to implement a prescribed or rotational grazing system
          and live in Mifflin County.

Other Cost-Share Programs may be available through the Conservation District. If you are insterested in installing conservation practices or developing plans for your operation, please contact us.

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy: The WPC has partnered with the Conservation District and currently has cost-share money available to install stream related conservation practices in the Kishacoquillas Creek Watershed. These practices include: Streambank Fencing, stabilized stream crossings, off-stream watering systems, streambank stabilization, and riparian buffer plantings. For more information contact the Conservation District.

Cost Share programs are also available through the Mifflin County Office of the USDA-Natural Conservation Service. Please Contact them at 717-248-9541 ext. 3

              BEFORE                                           IMMEDIATELY AFTER

-Manure Storage Structures
-Roof Runoff Controls
-Heavy Use Area Protection
-Barnyard Runoff Controls
-Milkhouse Waste Handling Systems
-Off-Stream Watering Systems
-Streambank Fencing
-Stream Crossings
-Animal Walkways
-Stream Buffer Plantings
-Streambank Stabilization
-Waterways, Diversions, Terraces, etc.
-Prescribed/Rotational Grazing Systems
-And More...

                  Streambank Erosion
          Manure Storage Structure            

          Roofed Feeding Area                                 Animal Walkway