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Nebraska Phase I Progress Report
Project, Project Authority, Citation Project Phase I Progress Report: Quantifying the change in greenhouse gas emissions due to natural resource conservation practice application in Nebraska. Project Authority Nebraska state law set up a governors task force to initiate the dialogue of C sequestration in Nebraska agriculture. Funding for the Phase I activities was made available by grants from the Nebraska Corn Growers Association and the Nebraska Public Power Districts. These grants were administered by the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources and cooperative agreements with the USDA Nebraska Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Nebraska NRCS contracted with Colorado State University Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Fort Collins, CO, USA to provide a state wide assessment of soil C using the Century Eco-System Model. Citation Brenner, J., K. Paustian, G. Bluhm, J. Cipra, M. Easter, K. Killian, J. Schuler, P. Smith and S. Williams. 2001. Phase I Progress Report: Quantifying the change in greenhouse gas emissions due to natural resource conservation practice application in Nebraska. Colorado State University Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
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