Megan Herbst
Stearns Conservation District
Planning Team Manager
320-345-6489
Responsibilities:
Organizational Leadership, Outreach & Education, Conservation Planning, Cover Crops, Irrigation Water Management, Livestock Waste Management, MAWQCP Assessments and Certifications, Nutrient Management, Tillage & Residue Management, CAWT Program, Ag BMP Loan Program
Megan (Molitor) Herbst was born and raised on a dairy farm in rural Benton County. She began working for the Stearns Conservation District in 2011. With her role as a Conservation Planner, Herbst works with livestock producers on developing nutrient management plans and implementing conservation best management practices such as cover crops, reduced tillage and irrigation water management.
Herbst enjoys working with agricultural producers on a variety of projects and the diversity of her daily workload. She has been involved with monitoring projects in Stearns County including Discovery Farms Minnesota and the DNR Cooperative Groundwater Monitoring Program. She also assists with Commercial Animal Waste Technician recertification and testing, the Ag BMP Loan Program and the Stearns County Cooperative Weed Management Area Program.
