Yates County cattle drink from an alternative water source in a rotational grazying system designed to increase profitability and protect water quality, NYSSWCC; Agriculture is a preferred land use to protect water quality in the Canandaigua Lake Watershed, NYSSWCC; Tractor, USDA-NRCS.

Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM)

Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning (CNMP)

Streamside Conservation

Community Conservation

County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs)

County Water Quality Coordinating Committees (CWQCCs)

Views like this one in Schoharie County are worth protecting. Photo: Michele Moore

Events

NYS Department of
Agriculture & Markets