Phase 4: Test Innovative Strategies Cass River Watershed Pilot (Sanilac CD) – Test if information and decision tools can foster changes via traditional Farm Bill to meet conservation action goals Saginaw Bay Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) – Set watershed scale sustainability goals and related conservation action goals to drive changes in behavior through supply chain demand Pay for Performance in the Bad River Watershed (Great Lakes Commission grant) – Set ecologically meaningful sediment reduction goals and use online tools to pay farmers per ton of sediment reduced
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Phase 4: Test Innovative Strategies
Cass River Watershed Pilot (Sanilac CD)– Test if information and decision tools can foster
changes via traditional Farm Bill to meet conservation action goals
Saginaw Bay Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)– Set watershed scale sustainability goals and
related conservation action goals to drive changes in behavior through supply chain demand
Pay for Performance in the Bad River Watershed (Great Lakes Commission grant)– Set ecologically meaningful sediment reduction
goals and use online tools to pay farmers per ton of sediment reduced
New Technology with Traditional Funding Models: Utilize the Farm Bill
Targeting Practices Using Traditional Farm Bill Programs ‐ Partner: Sanilac and Tuscola
Conservation Districts, MSU‐IWR
‐ Mott Foundation Grant
‐ Use modeling to select areas for highest ROI
‐ Targeted technical assistance & outreach
‐ Using the Great Lakes Watershed Management System to quantify outcomes
Cass River Watershed Demo Project
COVER CROPS
WETLAND RESTORATION
STRIP TILL
EDUCATION
New Funding Models: Pay for Performance
Sediment Reduction in the Bad River Watershed ‐ Partner: Gratiot Conservation
District, NRCS
‐ Great Lakes Commission Grant ($250,000)
‐ Develop a watershed goal for sediment reduction
‐ Using the sediment calculator to determine reduction amount
‐ Set a payment rate for sediment reduction ($/ton)
New Funding Models: Drain Fee Reduction Project
Shiawassee River Watershed
‐ Partners: County Drain Commissioner, MSU‐IWR, local conservation district, CD
‐ Cook Family Foundation
‐ Develop a watershed goal for sediment reduction
‐ Set a discount value for sediment reduction ($/ton)
‐ Using the sediment calculator to determine reduction amount
Opportunities with new Farm Bill
Regional Conservation Partnership Program
PartnershipsCollaboration
IncentivesFoundations
NGO’s
Outcomes
Corporations
Agri-Business
Saginaw Bay Watershed RCPP
‐ Partners: Many!
INNOVATIONS:1. Set ecologically relevant
implementation goals
2. Use online tools to target and track progress (Quantify Outcomes)
3. Agribusiness as the Delivery Mechanism
• It can become part of everyday business – efficient/cost‐effective
• Much broader reach and much greater trust
• Scalable to Great Lakes and beyond
Saginaw Bay Watershed RCPPLEADS:
– Michigan Agri-Business Association– The Nature Conservancy
AGRONOMY RETAILERS:– Star of the West Milling Co.– Crop Production Services– Helena Chemical Co.– Brown Milling – Michigan Agricultural Commodities– Auburn Bean and Grain Co.– Wilbur Ellis– Cooperative Elevator Company
New Funding Models: Regional Conservation Partnership Program
‐ Goal: at least 55,000 acres of conservation practices
‐ Federal Funding: $20M (for farmers)
‐ Huge opportunity to leverage federal funding‐ Technical expertise‐ Developing goals and enhancing tools‐ Training the project team‐ Outreach: awareness and marketing‐ Tracking progress over time‐ Scaling Up!