Roseau, Minnesota farmer Jason Braaten serves as treasurer of the Red River Watershed Management Board. As a farmer, Braaten said these flood mitigation efforts mean a lot. “It really makes it a lot easier for us to farm, it gives us some protection.” Braaten, who manages the Roseau River Watershed District, said a new project will add 22,000 acre-feet of gated storage. “We’re going to control this water better and farmers are going to get in the field probably seven to ten days earlier. Nobody wants to collect insurance year-in and year-out; that’s why these projects are great.” RRFN broadcast from the RRWMB conference in Moorhead.
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