May 09, 2008
May 16 eXtension Webcast Discusses Market-based Conservation
LINCOLN, Neb. — Conservation practices by farmers may have value to others in society. That's market-based conservation. Farmers may be able to generate income by implementing conservation practices.
A May 16 eXtension webcast will feature three presenters who will provide an overview of market-based conservation and experiences from two programs. The program begins at 1:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Go to http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/lpelc/ to view. The Web meeting room opens 15 minutes before the start time.
"Market-based conservation is a system that's gaining a great deal of attention worldwide," said Jill Heemstra, extension educator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Northeast Research and Extension Center in Norfolk. "This is an option that a lot of farmers, including farmers in Nebraska, could look at as margins get tighter. This would allow them to supplement their incomes and protect the environment at the same time."
One program generates carbon credit revenue with methane capture covers on manure lagoons and storage facilities. The other is the New York City watershed program; upstate farmers are paid to implement best management practices to protect the New York City water supply. The program will end with a discussion of what is needed to promote market-based conservation in the United States.
Presenters for the one-hour seminar include: Suzy Friedman, Environmental Defense Fund; Dale Dewing, Cornell University; and Jim Jensen, Environmental Credit Corporation.
The seminar is hosted by the Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center, part of eXtension. Next month's seminar is June 20 on nutrient management for small-scale farms.
The Webcasts are approved for one continuing education unit (each) as part of the Certified Crop Advisers program and also the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists program.
To receive CEUs, follow the instructions on this page.
eXtension is an educational partnership helping Americans improve their lives with access to timely, objective, research-based information and educational opportunities. eXtension's interactive Web site is customized with links to local Cooperative Extension Web sites. Land-grant colleges were founded on the ideals that higher education should be accessible to all, that colleges should teach liberal and practical subjects and share knowledge with people throughout their states.
5/9/08-SK
Jill Heemstra
UNL Extension
Extension Educator
(402) 748-3909
Sandi Alswager Karstens IANR News and Photography (402) 472-3030
Department: Biological Systems Engineering|Extension
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