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Recent
Updates:
August
07, 2008- Indiana No Till Field Day
on August 27, 2008. See links below to
download more information:
No Till Flyer (232
KB)
No Till
Brochure (542 KB)
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
June
09, 2008 - WATER QUALITY
CREDIT TRADING: COST-REDUCTION OPPORTUNITY
FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT OPERATORS
Date: August 05, 2008
Location: Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, Division Street & 37th
Ave
PO BOX 1104 St. Cloud, MN 56301
Some Information: Learn about options for wastewater treatment
facilities to reduce costs in meeting current and future TMDLs.
MPCA is developing new rules
for trades between wastewater
treatment facilities and
growers, to provide economical options to
improve water quality.
Funded By: USDA-NRCS, Bush Foundation, Minnesota River Board.
Project Partners: MPCA, Minnesota River Board, Kieser and Associates,
Agflex, IPM Institute, and American Farmland Trust
What is the registration cost?
$29.00 - Registration is due by
August 01, 2008.
Pre-registration is required. See
registration form below:
Registration
Form
Agenda
If you are interested in attending this workshop, please fill out
the
registration form and fax or mail to:
Megan Corrado (formerly Havelka)
Fax: 608 232-1440
Address: 4510 Regent Street Madison WI 53705
Phone: 608 232-1425
E-Mail: megan.corrado@bmpchallenge.org
May
14, 2008 - Conservation
Technology Information Center (CTIC)
CTIC's Conservation in Action Tour
Date: July 17, 2008
Location: In and around central Indiana
Who is the tour for?
"Members of the agriculture and conservation communities" (CTIC)
What is this tour?
"A day long tour showcasing successful farmers who have mastered
innovative conservation practices in their profitable operations.
Leaders in agriculture from Indiana, the Midwest and the nation
will be
on this tour to see first-hand the good work that Indiana farmers do
for
natural resources, the economy and their state" (CTIC).
"At each location, farmers will showcase their conservation
practices
and answer questions from the tour audience. Various aspects of
conservation agriculture will be highlighted including: decades of
continuous no-till, strip till, meeting the demand for corn, managing
rising input costs, improving manure nutrient control through water
and
feed rations, tile ditch drainage and much more" (CTIC).
What is the registration cost?
$50 for members of CTIC and $75 for nonmembers
-Registration is due by June 27, 2008.
To register, visit the link
below:
http://www.conservationinformation.org/?action=events_events_ctictour08
For more information, contact CTIC at
765 494-9555 or
ctic@conservationinformation.org
March
03, 2008 - Presentation Announcement!
Date: March 14, 2008
Where: Lowe Park
4550 N 10th Street
Marion, Iowa 52302
Contact: Stacie Johnson
E-Mail: soilcycle@aol.com
February
28, 2008 - Workshop Announcement!
Title: The BMP CHALLENGE
Date: March 28, 2008
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Where: The Iowa Lakes Community College Auditorium
Emmetsburg, Iowa 50536
If you are interested in attending our workshop, please contact:
Don Hagen
Phone: (712) 852-3386
E-Mail: Don.Hagen@ia.nacdnet.net
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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