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BMP CHALLENGE SM and Water Quality Trading: Opportunities for Farmers, Advisors and Educators . Thomas Green, Ph.D., C.C.A., T.S.P. * IPM Institute of North America Inc. Harnessing the Power of the Marketplace to Improve Health, Environment and Economics - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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BMP CHALLENGE SM and Water Quality Trading: Opportunities for Farmers, Advisors
and Educators
Thomas Green, Ph.D., C.C.A., T.S.P. * IPM Institute of North America Inc.Harnessing the Power of the Marketplace to Improve Health, Environment and Economics
2004, 2005 EPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship National Champion2005 EPA Children’s Health Recognition Award Winner
2003 EPA Region V Recognition Award Winner
Harnessing marketplace power…
Agriculture
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BMP Strips
Sixth International IPM Symposium Portland OR, March 24-25, 2009
Communities
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Best management practices…EPA, National Academy of Sciences and more than 20 other studies identify ECONOMIC RISK as a major reason why farmers do not adopt BMPs..
“We’ve used a crop consultant in the past…
…if he’s wrong, the cost of him being wrong is much more than the cost of that additional insecticide or herbicide.”
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“EXTRA” is a RATIONAL DEFENSE
Against economic uncertainty• Nutrient mgt is an uncertain
science - 1.2# N/bu no longer
• Nutrients may be lost if heavy spring rains occur
• Bumper crop conditions may call for more nutrients
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2005 corn farmer survey• 700 farmers, each planting 850 acres
of crops per year on average
• Some progress– 54% have reduced fertilizer over past five
years, 18% by 15% or more
• Enormous potential for basic and advanced practice adoption– 16% do not credit N from soybeans– 25% do not credit nutrients in manure– 67% do not use variable rate– 88% do not use in-season
testing/application
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2005 corn farmer survey
• 46% want to see proof before changing practices
• 80% would be interested in reducing fertilizer rates if income were guaranteed
ENTER THE…
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BMP CHALLENGE• How will BMPs perform
in my field?
• Risk-free opportunity to find out.
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BMP Strips
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Applications• Nutrient management
– N, P and/or K application rates
• Enhanced nutrient management
• Conservation tillage
• Corn rootworm IPM
• Variable rate nutrient applications, split N applications, etc.?
• Guarantee value of trading credits.
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2006 – 2009 CIG DeliverablesMinnesota• Training curriculum and support package
re BMP CHALLENGE and WQ Credit Trading, twelve seminars– Initial delivery Jan 11, 2007– Trading rules being developed
• Three in-state professionals trained to deliver curriculum ongoing
• Develop 10 point sources for trading
• Plus BMP CHALLENGE on 34,000 acres across 13 states
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Results 2002 - 2006Nutrients• Avg. farmer benefit from BMP: ($0.05)/a
• Average fertilizer savings: 23% or 41# N/a
• Cost for Nutrient BMP CHALLENGE: $18/a, or $0.44/lb.
Tillage• 2006, first year: 20 bu/a shortfall
- $8.97/acre savings in tillage costs- ($27.03)/a average net return- Learning curve, weed management
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BMP CHALLENGE/CIG Partners• Agflex: Iowa corporation, “bank” for
reserves to make payments to farmers
• American Farmland Trust’s Agricultural Conservation Innovation Center
• IPM Institute of North America
• Kieser and Associates
• Minnesota River Board
• Thanks to The Nature Conservancy
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BIG THANKS to:Funders, Partners, Collaborators
Agren, Inc. American Farmland Trust Altria Group Cannon River Watershed Partnership
Chesapeake Bay Commission City of Decatur (IL) Great Lakes Protection Fund
IL Council on Best Management Practices IL Dept. of AgricultureIA Farm Bureau Financial Services IA Dept. of Economic Development IPM Institute of North America Joyce Foundation Kieser & Associates
LeSueur County (MN) McKnight FoundationMN Department of Agriculture MN Pollution Control Agency
Minnesota River Board National Fish and Wildlife FoundationNational Foundation for IPM Education Newcomer Consulting
Ohio State Extension PA Dept of Agriculture PA State Conservation Commission
RM Hirsch Consulting Seven Mile Creek Watershed Project Team Ag US EPA University of Wisconsin USDA CSREES USDA Small Business Innovative Research Program
USDA Natural Resources Conservation ServiceUSDA Risk Management Agency
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Thomas Green, PhD, CCA, TSPIPM Institute of North America
Madison WI, 608 [email protected]
PartnersWanted!
Photos courtesy USDA ARS Image Librarywww.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/