The Michigan Department of Agriculture is outlining its plan to spend an additional $25 million allocated in the bipartisan budget in September.
The Agricultural Nutrient Best Management Voluntary Practices Program will serve as a pilot to focus on phosphorus reduction and water quality improvements in the Western Lake Erie Basin.
Director Gary McDowell says the state’s long-term goal is to reduce phosphorus going into Lake Erie to 40 percent of 2008 levels by 2025.
