SOIL HEALTH
STAR Program
The Routt County Conservation District is one of the first Conservation Districts in Colorado to participate as a pilot in the STAR Plus program. We are working with 5 producers and over 300 acres of land to promote soil health management at the local level. Producers are provided with tools, resources, and monetary incentives to implement recommended best practices to help improve their soil health and the land.
Soil Health Initiative
Soil Testing Summary Write Ups
Kline Ranch – May 2020
Challenges and Conservation Objectives (as presented by producer): Sections of alfalfa the field have been under producing. It appears that certain sections have a limiting factor affecting alfalfa vigor.
Location: North of Hayden
Goertz Ranch 2 SW Pasture – May 2020
Challenges and Conservation Objectives (as presented by producer): Portions of the fields have been under producing pasture grasses. There is concern that soil health is a factor in this.
Location: South of Elk Mountain, Southwest Corner
Goertz Ranch 2 NW Pasture – May 2020
Challenges and Conservation Objectives (as presented by producer): Portions of the fields have been under producing pasture grasses. There is concern that soil health is a factor in this.
Location: South of Elk Mountain, Northwest Corner
Steve Williams Grazed Pasture – May 2020
Challenges and Conservation Objectives (as presented by producer): Steve is interested in understanding the current state of his soil and how he can make it better.
Location: South of Stagecoach
Steve Williams Not Grazed Pasture – May 2020
Challenges and Conservation Objectives (as presented by producer): Steve is interested in understanding the current state of his soil and how he can make it better.
Location: South of Stagecoach
Steve Williams Winter Feeding Area – May 2020
Challenges and Conservation Objectives (as presented by producer): Steve is interested in understanding the current state of his soil and how he can make it better.
Location: South of Stagecoach
Special thanks to the following partners who have provided financial assistance to the RCCD’s Soil Health Initiative:
