Scaling Up Conservation: A Model for Success

Pennsylvania BMP Challenge for Reduced Nitrogen Expand Scaling-up Conservation: A Model for Success In 2009, the Pennsylvania BMP Challenge for Reduced Nitrogen helped farmers remove over 25,000 lbs of nitrogen from the bay. We are working to scale-up this conservation program to make it available to more farmers in more states in order to significantly improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.

Expand program to include Maryland and Virginia Expand Pennsylvania BMP Challenge for Reduced Nitrogen

Research Feasibility Study of Scaling-up Targeting to Reduce Losses Discovering The Equation: Nitrogen Lbs Removed & Cost Barriers To Adoption Expand Pennsylvania BMP Challenge for Reduced Nitrogen

Research Find sources of funding to make project economically sustainable Federal Funding (EQIP) State Funding Insurance Product Water Quality Trading Expand Fund Pennsylvania BMP Challenge for Reduced Nitrogen

Find sources of funding to make project economically sustainable

Federal Funding (EQIP)

State Funding

Insurance Product

Water Quality Trading

Research Expand Policy Fund Design policy package to support agricultures role in improving water quality Support policy for water quality trading Rally advocates in support of a cleaner bay. Pennsylvania BMP Challenge for Reduced Nitrogen

Research Expand Policy Fund Ongoing conservation program available to all farmers in the region and at a scale that significantly improves water quality Outcome Pennsylvania BMP Challenge for Reduced Nitrogen

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