Common Alternative Practice #6: Conservation Tillage/Cover Crops With Vegetated Filter Strip - Public Waters
(with 50’ avg. buffer standard)
Purpose and Considerations
This common alternative practice document is for implementation of tillage management and/or cover crops in combination with a perennially vegetated filter strip as an alternative practice to achieve water quality protection comparable to the prescribed buffer under the Minnesota Buffer Law. Sufficient perennial vegetation or other measures should be considered in all instances to protect and provide bank stability.