Ranch Management Practices to Improve Water Quality

This fact sheet describes the Oklahoma Producer Grant project of rancher Tom Gunn, who undertook several practices – including permanent sod, limited-access watering points, and buffer strips – to improve water quality in his pond.

Author: Margo Hale
Date: 2008
Pages: 4

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