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For my fellow farmers who live and work off of the land, every day is Earth Day. Given our proximity to the Chesapeake Bay, water quality and resource conservation are always front and center for farmers across the watershed. In celebration of Earth Day, I had the pleasure of hosting a virtual meeting with my counterparts from the bay states and federal partners from the USDA and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to discuss our shared priorities as we work toward our Watershed Implementation Plan Phase III goals. This kind of collaboration is key to meeting the challenges facing our indust...

New 'pay-for-performance' program puts Vermont and UVM in the vanguard of policy research University of Vermont researchers are partnering with Vermont officials on a new $7-million program that takes a unique approach to protecting watersheds: paying farmers to reduce phosphorus pollution. The pilot program, informed by UVM research, will test a new tool—financial incentives for farm performance—to advance the state’s phosphorus reduction efforts. Until now, the focus has primarily been on inspection, enforcement, and pay-for-practice financial assistance programs. Instead of put...

For my fellow farmers who live and work off of the land, every day is Earth Day. Given our proximity to the Chesapeake Bay, water quality and resource conservation are always front and center for farmers across the watershed. In celebration of Earth Day, I had the pleasure of hosting a virtual meeting with my counterparts from the Bay states and federal partners from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to discuss our shared priorities as we work toward our Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) Phase III goals. This kind of collaboration is key to meeting...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature is considering a proposal to establish a...

A strike against global warming or a Big Ag giveaway? Evan Halper © Provided by The LA Times Farmworkers weed a tomato field in the San Joaquin Valley. The Biden administration is considering a "carbon bank" program that would include paying farmers to use strategies that could potentially help reduce emissions. (Max Whittaker) Dominic Bruno is not closely tracking the greenhouse gas soaking into the dirt beneath the walnut trees, sunflowers and melon vines at River Garden Farms in Yolo County, where the state of California spent $97,000 this year to create a 15,000-acre em...