The 2020 President’s Budget Shortchanges Agriculture
It’s not so much what it says but what it doesn’t say—and the 2020 President’s Budget, released on March 10, 2019, has little to say about natural resources conservation. The […]
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The 2019 President’s Budget Misreads the Data and Misses the Point
Last week the White House released its 2019 budget proposal, essentially the Administration’s policy priorities for the coming year. The “belt-tightening” for public services in this budget proposal is even […]
Crop Insurance and Conservation: A Risk Management Partnership?
Risk management interests loom large as this Farm Bill cycle speeds up, particularly with recent price trends, droughts, fires, floods, and related challenges to production and bottom lines. In House […]
A Public-Private Partnership to Enhance Voluntary Conservation
Co-authored by Doug Lawrence, “A public-private partnership to enhance the voluntary approach to nutrient stewardship”, considers how agricultural retailers and conservation districts can work together to enhance voluntary conservation.
The Challenge of Data-Driven Conservation
Click here to read an article co-authored by Doug Lawrence in Choices magazine on collecting and using data to shape conservation programs.
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