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Public/Private Reporting System for Nonpoint Source Environmental Progress Measurement

Introduce Practices Track Progress Enhance Learning Environmental Product, Service and Practice Validation. Many environmental products, services and practices exis ...

Environmental Progress at the Heart of INREC

Progress will be measured of farmer adoption of practices identified by the ISU Nutrient Science Team which reduce nutrient transport to water resources. Examples include use of nitrogen inhibitor, timing and rate of ni ...

Measurement & Demostration
Collaborate with agronomy retailers, CCAs, and ISU scientists to develop and pioneer a first-of-its-kind progress measurement system using retailer and CCA farm records to track environmental progress being made by Iowa farmers, while maintaining confidentiality and security of individual farmers’ information.
Validation
Provide means for neutral science collection and evaluation of water quality data on environmental products and practices in an effort to expand science-based options for meeting water quality goals.
Enhance Knowledge
Tap into the huge role that retailers and CCAs play in advising Iowa farmers by providing increased outreach and training to help with advising farmer decisions regarding environmental technologies and practices.

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