Strategies

Provide financial assistance to working parents, or parents attending school, to pay for child care

Encourage methods of soil cultivation that keep at least one-third of cultivated soil covered with the previous year’s crop residue (e.g., mulch till, ridge till, strip till, or no-till)

Expand refundable earned income tax credits for working individuals and families with low to moderate incomes

Adopt policies that allow custodial parents who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to collect all child support paid by the non-custodial parent; no portion is retained by the state

Support a four-tiered approach to outdoor pest control that minimizes potential hazards to people, property, and the environment

Increase the lowest hourly, daily, or monthly compensation that employers may legally pay to workers

Support site-specific plans for crop production that match nutrient applications to crop needs, typically with agricultural best management practices