Conservation Stewardship Program

Conservation Reserve Program

Environmental Quality Incentives Program

Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program

California

California

EQIP

WHIP

CRP

CSP

WHIP impact on resource concerns for Soil Quality in California, 2005-2015

Resource Concerns	Payments
Soil Quality - Compaction	$187,682
Soil Quality - Organic Matter Depletion	$153,287
Soil Quality - Subsidence	$6,970

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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