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New pay-for-performance program puts Vermont and UVM in the vanguard of policy research
University of Vermont researchers are partnering with Vermont officials on a new $7-million program that takes a unique approach to protecting watersheds: paying farmers to reduce phosphorus pollution.
The pilot program, informed by UVM research, will test a new tool financial incentives for farm performance to advance the state’s phosphorus reduction efforts. Until now, the focus has primarily been on inspection, enforcement, and pay-for-practice financial assistance programs.
Instead of putting farmers and nature in conflict, the Vermont Pay-For-Phosphorus Program seeks a win-win approach, which could address two major state issues at the same time: phosphorus pollution which hurts water quality and greater economic sustainability among Vermont’s struggling farmers.
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