"Brainstorming Performance-based Incentives for Agricultural Pollution Control" was held on February 9th at Millennium Hotel St. Louis.  The session was moderated by Chad Ingels and Susan Brown, Iowa State University, ames Bauder, Montana State University,
University of Missouri and Robert Broz.  To know more about the events at the conference click the above link.

Jonathan Winsten presented information on the PEPA projects at the Soil & Water Conservation Society's Annual Conference on Tuesday, July 29th at the Conservation Innovation Grant Showcase. The conference was held in Tucson, Arizona from July 27th to July 30th.

Project Director Jonathan Winsten received the second place award from NRCS for outstanding Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) project from NRCS Chief Arlen Lancaster and senior staff at the Soil & Water Conservation Society Annual Meeting and CIG Showcase held in Tucson, AZ at the end of July.