PEPA e-News Volume 3, Winter 2009

The University of Vermont, University of Maryland, and Winrock International have teamed up to work on a new PEPA initiative in the Choptank River Watershed. Through agrant from USDA-CSREES, the project's goal is to provide extension and education programs that can facilitate the adoption of performance-based incentives to improve the technical and cost-effectiveness of agricultural... Read more..

PEPA e-News Volume 2, Fall 2008

Pilot-testing project yields encouraging results. Within selected watersheds in Iowa and Vermont, performance-based incentive payments are being made to participating farmers for reducing phosphorus (P), nitrogen (N) and/or sediment loss from their farms. The project has motivated.. Read more..

PEPA e-News Volume 1, Summer 2008

First Edition of PEPA e-News!
This is the very first edition of a periodic e-newsletter designed to inform interested stakeholders, including farmers, ranchers, agency staff, scientists, and policy-makers, about the Performance-based Environmental Policies for Agriculture (PEPA) Initiative, the use of performance-based incentives and related issues, as well as related news and upcoming events... Read more..