10. Key Innovations for 2018 Farm Bill
Decision Support for Farmers and Conservation
• Needs to support profitability to have widespread adoption
• Invest practice and place where there is a higher environmental
return on investment
• Support use of technology and economics
Innovative Conservation Finance
• Move beyond traditional USDA financing
• Capital pool for investment from new sectors
• Commerce of Conservation
• Municipalities, NPDS Permit holders
• Bonding, Callable Capital, Trading etc.