8/13/01

Dear Reader,

We all want Missouri landowners and managers to be good land stewards. This is particularly important since more than 90 percent of Missouri is privately owned or managed. We are doing our part by providing technical and/or financial assistance to encourage practices that conserve our precious agricultural and natural resources. The undersigned Partners have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to have the University of Missouri Outreach and Extension/Lincoln University, through the Missouri Watershed Information Network (MoWIN), produce this GUIDE and maintain an electronic version that will be updated as necessary. This GUIDE is an additional tool to help spread the word about the many sources for conservation assistance. Together, we can help ensure that Missouri landowners and managers have the best possible access to the programs that can aid natural resource stewardship. Missouri Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Eli Mast - President, Missouri Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Lowell Mohle - Director, Missouri Department of Agriculture

Jerry Conley - Director, Missouri Department of Conservation

Stephen Mahfood - Director, Department of Natural Resources

Elizabeth Brown - Chair, Soil and Water District Commission

Tabitha Madzura - Interim Director, Missouri Watershed Information Network

Ronald J. Turner - Executive Vice President, Outreach & Extension/ University of Missouri/Lincoln University

Tim Kelley - State Executive Director, USDA - Farm Service Agency

Roger A. Hansen - State Conservationist, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service