Conservation Stewardship Program

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Environmental Quality Incentives Program

Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program

The United States

The United States

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CSP

Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) practice suite contracts in the United States, Sign-ups 2010-2013

Practice Suite: Conservation Buffers

CSP Practice Suite: Conservation Buffers

Practice Type	Contracts
Riparian Buffers	2,561
Field Border	2,385
Windbreaks & Shelterbelts	1,116
Filter Strip	819
Critical Area Planting	225
Conservation Cover	173

Practice Suite: Conservation Buffers

Signup	Contracts
2010-1	1,829
2010-2	2,286
2011-1	2,076
2012-1	990
2013-1	543

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What the Conservation Data Tell us

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EWG Midwest

EWG Midwest

EWG Midwest, based in Ames, Iowa, brings EWG's trademark combination of research, communications and advocacy to bear to move farming and natural resources policy in more sustainable directions - directions that protect public health and promote clean water, healthy soil and effective habitat.

Conservation Reports

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Fooling Ourselves
Voluntary Programs Fail to Clean Up Dirty Water

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Boondoggle:
"Prevented Planting" Insurance Plows up Wetlands, Wastes $Billions

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Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Stream Buffer Rule = Cleaner Water, Little Cost

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Washout Revisited:
Survey finds modest progress combatting Iowa soil erosion

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Broken Stream Banks:
Failure to maintain buffer zones worsens farm pollution

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Pumped up:
How supplemental insurance could bulk up farm subsidies