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FOR RELEASE July 23, 2002
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New Publication Assesses No-till and Buffer Adoption in Midwest

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.    Using no-till and conservation buffers together can be an extremely efficient and effective system for reducing erosion, protecting the quality of surface and ground water and providing habitat for a variety of wildlife species. A new publication, Economic Benefits with Environmental Protection: No-till and Conservation Buffers in the Midwest, explores many of the challenges, opportunities, management tactics and successful marketing efforts that will shape the next decade of promoting conservation in the Great Lakes watershed and North Central.

Produced by the Conservation Technology Information Center, with funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, this 28-page, four-color publication combines statistics with in-depth analysis and personal stories to give a comprehensive look at no-till and buffer adoption in the Midwest. For example, an examination of the barriers to adoption of no-till is augmented with the story of the Ohio No-till Council’s extraordinary efforts to increase no-till adoption in that state.

Economic Benefits with Environmental Protection: No-till and Conservation Buffers in the Midwest is sponsored by the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) North Central Region, the NACD Special Committee on Great Lakes and the Conservation Technology Information Center.

The Conservation Technology Information Center is a nonprofit organization, based in West Lafayette, Ind., dedicated to environmentally responsible and economically viable agricultural decision-making. CTIC is supported by a partnership of individuals, corporations, governmental agencies, associations, foundations, universities and media. For more information, go to www.ctic.purdue.edu.

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