Farm Pond Management

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July/August 2009
Caleb D. Regan 
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All this, of course, stems from maintaining a healthy system. You do that at the basic level by fencing livestock out of the pond and limiting nutrient runoff with a buffer strip. Excessive runoff means excess phosphorus and nitrogen, which create algae blooms and fishkills, never mind that you don’t want to water your livestock with unhealthy water.

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Take a look at your pond several times a week and in every season to know its rhythms. Practice basic elements of management to keep nutrient loads in check. Then, sit back and enjoy one of the most precious resources out there. A healthy, properly functioning farm pond is a lasting investment that will provide water, habitat and recreation for generations to come.

I’m pleased to report that the memory of fishing with my brothers at our old pond may soon be a reality again. George and his brothers now farm and ranch that land, and they’ve installed a pipe and livestock tank at the pond. At our hallowed location, reverence for the landscape, another lesson learned, has been observed.

Assistant Editor Caleb Regan likes to leave his home in Lawrence, Kansas, behind on the weekends and enjoy the outdoors with his family in southeast Kansas.

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