Agreement Number
16-030
Awardee Name
The Iowa League of Cities
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Developing market framework for Ag water quality credit trading in IA and the groudnwork for market expansion to the Mississippi River Basin
Awardee State/Territory
Iowa
Involved States/territories
Iowa
Award Year
2015
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$700,000.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Field sediment, nutrient and pathogen loss
Water Quality
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Nutrient Management
Residue and Tillage Management
Project Background
The purpose of this project is to develop a framework for water quality trading in Iowa to support the state’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy.
Project Scale
Field-level
Farm-level
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Dustin Miller