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Performance-based Environmental Management
Developing Local Leadership and Extension Capacity for Performance-Driven Agricultural Environmental Management
Farmers and technical specialists participate in a co-learning program to merge scientific and local knowledge for on-farm performance measures.
Educational Program to Increase Citizen Responsibility for Management of Agricultural Watersheds
An incentive program based on indexes (tests and models)that allow producers to evaluate the environmental performance of their crop and livestock management.
Facilitating the Development of Stakeholder-Driven, Performance-Based Policies for Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution Control
A group of projects that are developing approaches to performance-based conservation incentives that provide farmer flexibility, innovation and least-cost solutions.
Use of Research and Modeling Information in Community-based Watershed Planning
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Other Water Research and Extension Projects in Heartland