Introduction
It is envisioned by the Minnesota Project and its partners that Rapid Whole Farm Assessment can be viewed as a precursor to so-called Conservation Commerce – the exchange of on-farm ecological services for financial rewards or regulatory assurances. This project aims to place market values on improvements and outcomes resulting from on-farm resource management efforts. By demonstrating this process as a potential means to pay farmers for on-farm management, it will provide the initial steps to develop Conservation Commerce. We will have a means to value the management activities of farmers that are prone to improve our soil, water, and habitat resources – integrating production and environmental goals on working lands.
Agriculture Resource Management Presentation (Nov. 5, 2008)
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