Voluntary Environmental Improvement Programs: Comparing Cnmp and Ems on Western Iowa Livestock Farms

Schuknecht, Suzanne; Lawrence, John D.

Journal of Extension (December 2006)

Two separate programs to assist producers in voluntarily implementing practices to protect water quality were undertaken in western Iowa. This report is a summary of the follow up study conducted approsimately a year after the programs were concluded with the participants that completed either the Livestock Environmental Managment System Pilot Project (LEMS) or Western Iowa Livestock External Stewardship Pilot Project (WILESPP).