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Find out how you can reduce nutrient and tillage costs - risk free!

"In my opinion, the BMP Challenge program is a no-brainer. There is no way a farmer can lose."

-2006 Participant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 25, 2009 -       CSREES Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants

 

 

                             

                              Program - Integrated Organic and Water Quality Program is interested in

 

 

 

                              funding comparisons between certified organic farms and conventional farms of

 

 

 

                              sediment delivery, nutrient use and transport, and overall water availability at the

 

 

                         

                              farm or field scale. For more information click here. Closing date is July 24, 

 

 

 

                              2009  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 24, 2009 -       Water Quality Credit Trading Workshop July 8-9, 2009 in Sherrodsville, OH.

 

 

 

                              Only two more weeks to register. Click here for more information. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 4, 2009 -         Alice Ferguson Foundation is looking for a Program Director for their Bridging

 

 

 

                              the Watershed Program. Click here for more information or go visit their

                         

                

                            

                              website at www.fergusonfoundation.org

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

June 2, 2009 -         Register Now for the CTIC Conservation In Action Tour! Click here for more

 

     

 

                              information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 2, 2009 -         The School of Renewable Natural Resources at Louisiana State University is 

 

 

                               

                              currently offering a graduate research assistantship position at the Master's

 

 

                          

                              level for fall of 2009. Please click here for further information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 21, 2009 -        University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension is recruiting qualified individuals 

                              for the Regional Nutrient Management Position. Please click here for more

                              information. 

 

January 27, 2009 -  2009 applications are now available on our downloads page.

                              

 

July 28, 2008 -        Links- Visit the Water Quality Trading Links page here to find websites

                              with information on Water Quality Credit Trading:

 

                              http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wqtrading/wq-tradinglinks.pdf

 

June 20, 2008 -       USDA-NRCS PROVIDES $5 MILLION IN CONSERVATION INNOVATION

                              GRANTS TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY       

                              WATERSHED

                              

                              American Farmland Trust (AFT) was awarded $650,000 to pursue

                              innovative solutions to enhance water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.

                              Project states will include the following states: Maryland, Pennsylvania, 

                              and Virginia.

 

                              For more information, see link below:

 

                              AFT CIG Announcement Release

 

                                                     

August 31, 2007 - Links - Visit the EPA Water Quality Trading Toolkit here.

 

May 7, 2007 - Links - Visit the EPA Nonpoint Source Outreach Toolbox here.

 

 

 

 

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Nutrient BMP CHALLENGESM

The Nutrient BMP CHALLENGE allows corn producers to try  university- recommended BMP rates for N, P or K without risk to income.   Producers already working at BMP rates can experiment with below-BMP nutrient applications.  Continue reading ...

 

Reduced Tillage BMP CHALLENGESM

The Reduced Tillage BMP CHALLENGE provides a risk-free opportunity for corn farmers to reduce tillage - cutting fuel, time and equipment costs and protecting soil from erosion.   No till, strip till, ridge till and other reduced tillage approaches are eligible.  Continue Reading ...

 

          

 

 

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This page was last updated 25 June 2009