• Michigan Conservation Districts Directory 
Conservation Districts Directory (Revised August 2008)

• Agriculture Pollution Prevention Act

• Memorandum of Endorsement
Memorandum of Endorsement of the Pollution Prevention Strategy for Michigan Agriculture As Amended October 29, 1997 and Agriculture Pollution Prevention Implementation Plan

• Introduction: The Charge
Pollution Prevention Strategy for Michigan Agriculture

• Guidelines for Successful Implementation
Focus on Impact, Right to Farm is a Successful Model and Further Recommendations for Successful Implementation

• Five Key Components
key components for an effective approach to address agricultural pollution prevention

• Right to Farm as the Main Vehicle for a New Strategy
The Michigan Right to Farm Act was identified as an excellent foundation from which to build an improved nonpoint source pollution prevention program.

• Recommendations Regarding Other Current Programs
Section 319, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, Soil Conservation District Act, The Michigan Groundwater and Freshwater Protection Act, Existing Delivery Systems and Voluntary Whole- ...

• Incentives
Creative incentives and enhanced educational programs have been shown to be more effective than "command and control" regulations.

• Targeting
A targeted program should have research, education, and cost share components

• Program Coordination
Given the cooperation that exists in all sectors of Michigan agriculture, there is an opportunity to develop a more coordinated statewide approach.

• Implementation Plan and Action Items
Introduction

• Building on Programs that Work
Several existing programs addressing environmental issues have been widely accepted by the agricultural community.

• Coordinating Pollution Prevention Programs
Increased coordination is a critical factor in maximizing the impact of available resources and efforts involved in agricultural pollution prevention in Michigan

• Maximizing Participation Through Incentives
Creative incentives and enhanced educational programs have been shown to be more effective in addressing nonpoint source pollution prevention

• Targeting Incentives: Priority Concerns, Areas, and Farms.
Promote educational pollution prevention programs to all producers in Michigan.

• Increasing Public Awareness
Existing delivery systems provide Michigan farmers technical information and support through a number of organizations.

• Measures of Progress
Pollution prevention in agriculture is widely recognized as one of the most effective approaches

• Evaluation
Over the next five years, members of the Task Force core committee will reconvene annually to evaluate and report to the directors of MDA and MDEQ on the status of achieving the objectives.