One of the workhorses on the 2012 Conservation in Action Tour was Trey Cooke who is the Executive Director for Delta F.A.R.M. He says that water conservation and water quality is the main focus of the organization right now since it is so important to area farmers. Sediment has always been an issue since many of the non-point source pollutants are due to sediment. So a real simple strategy is “You stop the dirt you stop everything else.”

Trey says Delta F.A.R.M. was founded on the principle that conservation should be mandated and is in fact a mandatory part of a long term business strategy to ensure sustainability for farmers and agriculture in general. He says that farmers can address conservation issues themselves better than someone five hundred miles away in an office. Farmer participation in Delta F.A.R.M. is very high in the region.

Trey was also one of the tour speakers and talked about wildlife conservation.

Listen to my interview with Trey here: Interview with Trey Cooke

2012 Conservation in Action Tour Photo Album