Recommendations

Recommendation Type of Action Brief Topic Status
Support the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Services’s efforts to increase farmer access to grants
Farm Bill-funded grant programs, like the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, and ACT Now, often present…
Goals & Tags: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Federal Agencies, Technical Assistance Providers, State/NH
 Program creation, support, or expansion Soil & Water Not Started
Encourage farmers to adopt soil health-focused practices
Soil-health focused practices include no- or reduced-tillage, cover cropping, composting, on-site composting, and others. Farmers who adopt these…
Goals & Tags: Technical Assistance Providers, NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, Funders/Investors, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State Agencies, State/NH, Local/Regional Government Agencies
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding Soil & Water Not Started
Establish a voluntary statewide soil monitoring program
A voluntary statewide soil monitoring program would provide data on soil health conditions. This program could be run as a partnership between UNH…
Goals & Tags: NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, State Agencies, State/NH, UNH Extension
 Program creation, support, or expansion Soil & Water Not Started