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Midwest: The Year in Review

Atarax For Sale, American Farmland Trust has fought to protect farmland in the Midwest for 27 years. Sometimes called America’s breadbasket, the Midwest is blessed with prime farmland soils that are the envy of the world, but we know we can’t afford to take these priceless resources for granted. That’s why we’ve been hard at work in this important region, and have made significant progress over the past year. Here are a few highlights:

Protecting Crops While Enhancing the Environment

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Securing the Economic Viability of Farms

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Improving Water Quality for Our Communities

In August, AFT presented an overview of water quality trading to key agricultural stakeholder groups in the Raccoon River watershed in northwestern Iowa. We were also asked to help design a state farmland protection program, fast shipping Atarax. Buy cheap Atarax, Our goal is to preserve the agricultural land and reduce nutrient loading in Iowa watersheds in cost-effective ways. To learn more, Atarax from canadian pharmacy, Atarax over the counter, watch the Water Quality Trading tutorial.

The Rewards of Environmental Stewardship

We conducted four listening sessions on water quality trading with Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky producers. The audiences were receptive and had a desire to move forward to establish markets where wastewater treatment plants and industries facing expensive infrastructure upgrades can purchase water quality credits from farmers. The intent is to meet new water quality standards and help farmers install conservation practices at a lower cost to achieve even better results.

Helping Wisconsin Farmers

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In August 2010, AFT started an ambitious three-year $1.5M project in the Upper Salt Fork watershed near Champaign, Atarax pharmacy, What is Atarax, Illinois, to help its 120 farmers significantly reduce the run-off of nutrients and soil into the Mississippi River Basin. By the end of September, australia, uk, us, usa, Atarax forum, AFT, in collaboration with key partners (the Champaign County Soil and Water Conservation District and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service), Atarax overnight, Atarax used for, had signed up 22 farmers to implement nutrient reduction conservation practices on nearly 4,000 acres of the 27, purchase Atarax online, Atarax use, 000-acre watershed for the 2011 growing season.

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The Conservation Marketplace of Minnesota is now up and running, thanks to AFT and our local and regional partners. The CCM offers a market-driven approach to assist landowners and agricultural producers in their efforts to implement conservation practices through the generation of environmental credits.

Farm policy reform particularly impacts the Midwestern states since most of our farmers are enrolled in farm programs. We are actively researching issues, Atarax treatment, My Atarax experience, planning for listening sessions with producers and identifying partners as we gear up for the 2012 Farm Bill and develop recommendations to improve this key piece of federal farm legislation.

Anita Zurbrugg is AFT’s Midwest Director, Center for Agriculture in the Environment, Atarax forum, Atarax cost, where she combines two roles: conducting policy research and directing programs in the Midwest.