For example, one farmer restored 640 acres of bottomland hardwood wetlands, then arranged for other farmers to visit his farm and see the benefits for themselves. Farmers listen to one another, which is demonstrated by the fact that the demand for enrollment in the Wetlands Reserve Program far exceeded the supply of funds in this watershed. Mike Adcock emphasizes with farmers that the measures are voluntary, and he sees his role as a supportive one. Many farmers, he says, are interested in the economic benefits associated with good management practices, including such things as precision farming and water quality control structures. Water control structures not only allow for seasonal flooding of farm land, thereby providing increased time for sediments to settle out, but they have the added benefit of providing good habitat for waterfowl.
Duck hunters love it, as do the farmers who receive the revenue.