WHAT THEY ARE, WHAT THEY ARE NOT

11/19/03

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WHAT THEY ARE, WHAT THEY ARE NOT

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE’S GOALS FOR MODEL RANKING CRITERIA

GOAL #1: Help States follow the EQIP rule

Additional factors must be considered in managing EQIP

GOAL #2: Serve more farmers

GOAL #3: Get the mechanics right to avoid inadvertent results

GOAL #4: Save State and local work group time and effort

GOAL #5: A system that easily incorporates ongoing technology transfer

Environmental Defense developed model ranking sheets for several resource concerns at two levels

Model Ranking Sheet Featuresillustrated using the General Water Quality Ranking model

Each summary sheet has four major categories:

Each summary sheet has four major categories:

Each summary sheet has four major categories:

On-Farm Improvement Section

Crop Field Management

Appendices for Management LevelsClick on Appendices below to see them

Barnyard Management

Pasture Management

Pasture Management Appendix

Nonpoint Pollution Interception

Special Project Benefits

Why Scale Special Benefits?

Environmental Significance Multipliers

Why percentage multipliers and not just added points?

Cost-Effectiveness

Moving from “Broad” to “Narrow”

Some BMP’S for Ranking Systems

Panel Unusual Proposals

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Contacts: Tim Searchinger, Environmental Defense, (202) 387-3500, tsearchinger@environmentaldefense.org

Suzy Friedman, Environmental Defense, (202) 387-3500, sfriedman@environmentaldefense.org

Ralph Heimlich, Agricultural Conservation Economics, 301-498-0722, aceheimlich@comcast.net