Benefits of Participation

• A $5,000 annual stipend for their time and assistance with this project.
  
  
• Assistance developing and implementing their soil conservation plan to tolerable levels (T).
  
  
• Assistance developing and implementing their nutrient management plan.
  
  
• Technical and possibly financial assistance with changes in facilities or management practices that 
  will improve their environmental management.
  
  
• Some farms will have monitoring equipment placed in order to determine the level of nutrients or 
  sediment reaching water resources.
  
  
• Technical and possibly financial assistance with the implementation of Best Management Practices 
  (BMPs).
  
  
• Phosphorus and nitrogen balance sheets for the entire operations
  
• Some level of confidentiality in terms of financial information
  
  
• Protection from the regulatory community and environmental groups for the changes that should be 
  implemented based on their current farming practices.
  
  
• Media and public relations training, as Discovery Farms can expect to receive media exposure from 
  ag and some non-agricultural sources.

 

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