Natural Resources & Climate

Recommendation Goal Brief Topic Type of Action
Provide opportunities for education and peer learning on resilient cropping practices
Organize educational events (i.e. pasture walks, cover crop tours) to highlight practices that improve the resilience of cropping systems and…
Tag: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Technical Assistance Providers, State/NH, UNH Extension
 Natural Resources & Climate Animal Feed Program creation, support, or expansion
Develop New Hampshire-specific resources to facilitate cropland conservation
Resources should prioritize sites designated as prime farmland and could be split into materials for land trusts and landowners and should include…
Tag: Nonprofits, Communities/Consumers, Local/Regional Government Agencies, State/NH
 Natural Resources & Climate Animal Feed Resource/tool creation, support or expansion
Convene housing and agricultural advocates on land use issues
Host conversations throughout the state between housing advocates and agricultural advocates to foster dialogue, find alignment on common interests,…
Tag: Communities/Consumers, Local/Municipal, Nonprofits
 Natural Resources & Climate Land Use Planning Program creation, support, or expansion
Identify high-value agriculture soils and prime farmland
Create a map viewer identifying high-value agriculture soils and prime farmland in support of farmland protection and smart decision-making at the…
Tag: State/NH, Researchers
 Natural Resources & Climate Land Use Planning Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Research/Study
Address PFAS issues as public health priorities
Prioritizing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a public health issue includes developing PFAS testing, research, standards, and…
Tag: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Researchers, State Agencies, State/NH, Legislators
 Natural Resources & Climate Soil & Water Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding, Policy/Regulation, Research/Study
Continue state funded support for source water research
Research should include storm sampling of streams draining agricultural areas, protection grants, and restoration projects.
Tag: State Agencies, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Natural Resources & Climate Soil & Water Program creation, support, or expansion, Research/Study
Utilize networks to address causes of nonpoint source water pollution
Networks, like the Lakes Management Advisory Committee and Rivers Management Advisory Committee, help address causes of non-point source water…
Tag: Local/Regional Government Agencies, State/NH
 Natural Resources & Climate Soil & Water Coordination/Network development or support
Create and maintain on-farm water resources
Support farmers’ ability and resources to create and maintain on farm water resources. These man-made and natural resources, including water…
Tag: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Natural Resources & Climate Soil & Water Program creation, support, or expansion
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…
Tag: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Federal Agencies, Technical Assistance Providers, State/NH
 Equity & Justice, Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Natural Resources & Climate Soil & Water Program creation, support, or expansion
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…
Tag: 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
 Natural Resources & Climate Soil & Water Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding