{"id":12750,"date":"2017-04-06T08:35:38","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T15:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=12750"},"modified":"2017-04-06T08:35:38","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T15:35:38","slug":"a-conservation-budget-that-takes-care-of-us-by-taking-care-of-the-land-from-the-george-washington-university-food-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/04\/06\/a-conservation-budget-that-takes-care-of-us-by-taking-care-of-the-land-from-the-george-washington-university-food-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"A conservation budget that takes care of us by taking care of the land &#8211; from the George Washington University Food Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/land.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12751\" src=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/land-300x154.jpg\" alt=\"Springtime in the Almond Orchard, Central California\" width=\"385\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/land-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/land.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Ann Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Note &#8211; The author is a former USDA deputy undersecretary for natural resources and development.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At his Senate confirmation hearing last Thursday, Governor Sonny Purdue opened and closed his remarks by quoting his father: \u201cIf you take care of the land, the land will take care of you.\u201d \u00a0These are hopeful words for agricultural conservation advocates gearing up to engage in the budget process and Farm Bill reauthorization.<\/p>\n<p>Embedded in this phrase is the idea that sustainable agricultural practices are cornerstones to a <i>durable<\/i> agricultural infrastructure \u2014 an infrastructure that supports long-term agricultural production. And an infrastructure that stewards our natural resources\u2013 or as many now say \u2013 generates ecosystem services such as abundant clean water, protection of wildlife habitat and open spaces, and reduction in greenhouse gases. \u00a0These ecosystem services are an emerging class of agricultural products that will generate new sources of revenue for America\u2019s farmers and ranchers\u2026if federal agencies continue to make important investments.<\/p>\n<p>The President\u2019s \u201cskinny budget\u201d calls for a 21 percent cut in the US Department of Agriculture\u2019s discretionary budget. \u00a0While we don\u2019t know the details, it likely includes cuts to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrcs.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/nrcs\/site\/national\/home\/\">Natural Resources Conservation Service\u2019s <\/a>(NRCS) capacity to provide technical assistance to farmers and ranchers who want to develop conservation plans for their operations and begin transitioning to more sustainable practices.<\/p>\n<p>Agricultural and conservation groups have already sounded alarms about the impact of these budget cuts on productivity, soil health, wildlife, water resource protection, and the recreation economy.<\/p>\n<p>As Congress takes up the FY18 budget, here are several things to keep in mind:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NRCS\u2019s discretionary budget has been cut on average by 10% over the past number of years, including steady cuts to resources supporting the agronomists, soil scientists, engineers and other field staff experts who work side-by-side with farmers to develop conservation plans \u2013 blueprints for sustainable farm operations. \u00a0These plans can\u2019t be phoned in from Washington. To be useful, they have to reflect the unique attributes of the land and the producer\u2019s individual business strategy.<\/li>\n<li>Some voices suggest that the private sector can step in and provide these services. \u00a0Many producers, including new and beginning farmers, operate on narrow margins and are not in a position to hire private technical service providers. \u00a0NRCS fills that critical gap with locally-based experts who bring decades of institutional knowledge and science-based tools to help them design lasting conservation practices.<\/li>\n<li>NRCS has not seen the last of its cuts. It is likely there will be \u201cChanges to Mandatory Programs\u201d (CHIMPs) to its budget again this year through the appropriations process, meaning programs like the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) will take a hit as dollars are shifted to make up cuts to another part of the budget. These are the workhorse programs that match farmer investments in what is often a cost-intensive and lengthy transition to more sustainable practices that have long term payoffs for all of us. \u00a0Over each of the past several years, CHIMPS have taken a $350 million bite out of EQIP. \u00a0If recent budgets are an indicator of what\u2019s to come, this would mean losing hundreds of millions of dollars in on-farm conservation investments like cover crops, conservation tillage, forest buffer strips, precision nutrient management and irrigation, rotational grazing, and wetland easements. These are the very practices that improve water quality, conserve scarce water resources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, sequester carbon, and provide critical habitat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over the past 9 years, NRCS has worked with a half million producers to make conservation investments on more than 400 million acres of farm and ranchlands. \u00a0This is surely an impressive number. But there are 3 billion acres of private land in the lower 48 states and there is a tremendous opportunity to do more. Farmers and ranchers <i>want<\/i> to do more, which is why NRCS programs are oversubscribed by as much as 75% in any given year.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine a future where farmers and ranchers have adequate access to the tools and resources to help them sustainably scale up the products Americans want \u2013 abundant food, fiber, fuel, clean water, and healthy ecosystems that provide for wildlife and a vibrant recreational economy.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Purdue\u2019s statement last Thursday spoke of maximizing the opportunity for the men and women of America\u2019s agriculture and agribusiness sector to create jobs and prosper. He spoke of prioritizing customer service. And he re-emphasized the importance of stewarding our natural resources so that \u201cwe leave it better than we found it.\u201d \u00a0This is a terrific starting point for growing a sustainable agricultural infrastructure: creating new opportunities for farmers to produce traditional agricultural products and ecosystem services; protecting the important customer service that NRCS technical assistance offers; and helping meet the increasing demand for conservation programs that protect our land, our water and our air.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodinstitute.gwu.edu\/2017\/03\/31\/a-conservation-budget-that-takes-care-of-us-by-taking-care-of-the-land\/\">Link to item <\/a>on George Washington University&#8217;s Food Institute web site<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ann Mills Note &#8211; The author is a former USDA deputy undersecretary for natural resources and development.\u00a0 At his Senate confirmation hearing last Thursday, Governor Sonny Purdue opened and closed his remarks by quoting his father: \u201cIf you take &hellip; 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