Ozark County Soil and Water Conservation District

Ozark County Soil and Water Conservation District Soil and Water Conservation Districts throughout the state provide financial incentives to landowner

Are you tired of chopping ice on ponds? If so it's time to contact Ozark County Soil & Water! Call Laramie @ 417-712-204...
01/28/2026

Are you tired of chopping ice on ponds? If so it's time to contact Ozark County Soil & Water! Call Laramie @ 417-712-2045 or Melisa @ 417-712-2044.

Come out to Ozark County SWCD Annual Meeting, Friday October 10th. The event is 11a.m. to 1p.m. @ the SWCD office. Lunch...
10/02/2025

Come out to Ozark County SWCD Annual Meeting, Friday October 10th. The event is 11a.m. to 1p.m. @ the SWCD office. Lunch will be served.

Did you know we have a complete line of equipment to rent for your Ozark County Farm!-300 Gallon Sprayer -8' Disk -7' No...
09/03/2025

Did you know we have a complete line of equipment to rent for your Ozark County Farm!
-300 Gallon Sprayer
-8' Disk
-7' No Till Drill
-8' Aerator
-3 10' No till Drills (one will plant native warm season)
-24' Pasture Drag
-25' EZ Haul Hay Trailer
- Broadcast Seeder
- Gas T Post Driver
Call Office to rent in Ozark County @ 417-712-2045

It's almost time for Grazing school. Get registered today!
07/10/2025

It's almost time for Grazing school. Get registered today!

Today is July 1. District Cost Share FY 26 starts today! Come in and sign up.
07/01/2025

Today is July 1. District Cost Share FY 26 starts today! Come in and sign up.

RSVP BY 4PM Thursday Feb. 27!
02/24/2025

RSVP BY 4PM Thursday Feb. 27!

Who still strip grazing!
02/13/2025

Who still strip grazing!

Contact the office for all your equipment needs. The district has several things you can rent!
02/13/2025

Contact the office for all your equipment needs. The district has several things you can rent!

The office has a new phone numbers. 417-712-2044 Melisa 417-712-2045 Laramie Call or text us!
08/06/2024

The office has a new phone numbers.
417-712-2044 Melisa
417-712-2045 Laramie
Call or text us!

Ozark County SWCD Conservation Practices Improve Your FarmThe Ozark County Soil & Water Conservation District received a...
06/18/2024

Ozark County SWCD Conservation Practices Improve Your Farm

The Ozark County Soil & Water Conservation District received a total allocation of $778,485.00 for fiscal year 2024. Ozark County SWCD staff was able to obligate $596,439.63 for financial incentive programs to Ozark County landowners for conservation practices on their farms. 79 contracts were written.

Soil and Water Conservation Programs provide a financial incentive for conservation practices to agriculture landowners to control erosion and improve water quality by voluntarily installing the best management practices on their land. The Soil and Water Program is funded by the one-tenth-of-one-percent Parks, Soils and Water Sales tax. The sales tax is on the ballet every 10 years.

Each Soil and Water District has a local board of supervisors. The board consists of four locally elected members and one member from the University of Missouri Extension. Ozark County board members are J.D. McKee, Marty Morrison, T.J. Lewis, Travis McConnaughy, and Sarah Kenyon a Field Specialist in Agronomy, Ph.D. for University of Missouri Extension.

The conservation practices with financial incentive available are: drill wells, pipeline, tanks, fencing, liming and warm season grass establishment for rotational grazing systems; fencing exclusions for woodland and creek areas; spring developments and well decommissioning to protect ground source water; and seedings to protect areas from erosion.

Fiscal year 2025 starts Monday, July 1. The office will be open Monday, July 1 at 8:00am for fiscal year 25 sign up. To participate in the financial incentive programs, you must register for farm and tract number at Farm Service Agency in the Ava USDA Service Center. Landowners must complete the Landowner Authorization Form and the Vendor Form available at Ozark County SWCD. A soil test must be pulled for every 25 acres on practices requiring a soil test. A perimeter fence must be in place.

Grazing School will be held August 7-9 at Gainesville Livestock Auction. The sign up to attend is at Ozark County Extension Office in Gainesville. You can call to register 417-679-3525.

All Ozark County SWCD services are voluntary and free of charge. For more information on SWCD programs stop by the office and visit with District Specialists Laramie Johnson and Melisa Myers at 260 Suite 1 Main Street, Gainesville, MO or call 417-679-4876. Like our page Ozark County Soil and Water on Facebook.

06/27/2023

FY 24 Cost Share Sign Up will be Monday, July 3. The office will be open 8 to 12.

Address

Suite 1 260 North Main PO Box 476
Gainesville, MO
65655

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+14176794876

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