Nutrient management is everyone’s responsibility The Pennsylvania' Nutrient Act, enacted in October 1997, has lecently been the focus of many seminars and training meetings. This legislation mandates that any farm calculated to be a Concen trated Animal Operation will be icquircd to file a “Nutrient Man agement Plan” with a local Soil Conservation Agency by October I, 1998. The law defines a concentrated animal unit as any larm with gicater than 2.00 animal units pei acre These operations will need to cilhei seek training to file a nutri ent management plan oi hue a nu ll lent management consultant to assist in filing it The intent of this law is not to pcnah/c Pennsylvania agriculture hmdci in attracting new agncultuial in dustries, hut rather to encourage producers to be proactive in re sponsible nutrient management, thus being good neighbors to our growing agncultural/urban com munity m the area of water qual ity Nutrient management is not only cost effective m recycling nutrient byproducts of animal pro duction in crop production, but is in the best interest of animals and humans alike to have a clean, un contammatcd water supply. One reason that so much atten tion has iccently been focused on (he poultry industry is that fewer than a do/en CEOs control 80% of the broiler production in the United States Also at issue arc the growth and concentration of these poultiy facilities, since most liy to locate groweis m close pioximity to feed mills and proc essing plants Because it can be economi cally transported over a greater dis tance to other agricultural areas in need of fertilizer nutrients, the iclatively dry form of poultry lit ter minimizes the nutrient man agement problem for the poultry industry. At a recent National Poultry Waste Management Sym posium, one report indicated that manure could he economically transported over 100 miles to ar eas that could utilize the manure as fertilizer, composj, or as a ru minant teed supplement. Increasing hazzaids such hsh Lambing Feb. TUNKHANNOCK (Wyoming Co.) The annual Mid-Winter Lambing School, sponsored by the Wyoming County Sheep and Wool Producers, is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Pennsyl vania Department of Agriculture Building, Tunkhannock, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. This year’s featured speaker is June Reed, Cotswold breeder and authority on sheep and animal health. Recently returned from giving a presentation to the American Sheep Industry Nation al Convention in Reno. Nev. Reed will bring her expertise in animal health emergency manage ment to the meeting along with new information of importance to all sheep producers. kills due to improper storage or management of litter and the con stant leaching of nutrients into the water system indicate that the time has come to balance nitrogen output with crop production and protect water resources. Although not .yet mandated by law, many fanners have already recognized the advantages of nutrient man agement and voluntarily submitted nutrient management plans on their operations These are forward-thinking in dividuals who recognize the re sponsibility they have as stewards of the earth’s resources. They also enjoy the legal liability advan tages and risk reduction by com plying with iccogmzed best management practices in regard to clean water and the nutrient man agement act. state Following is sample calcula tion that has been based on what would be considered a Concen trated Animal Operation One animal unit is equal to 1000 lb average weight on a yearly basis. Therefore, if a farmer kept a 2000 lb cow on two acres for one year, the average weight would be cal culated as 1000 lb per acre for one year, or one animal unit per acre per year. Poultry is a little more difficult to calculate For a house that produces 5 lb birds and has around five flocks per year with 30,000 birds/house and 285 days of production per year, the calculation would look like this' [(5 lb/2) x 30,000 x (285/365 days) = 58,562 lb produced per year - 1000 Ib/animal unit = 58.6 animal units from the house per year Therefore, if the farm has fewer than 34 3 acres tor these 58.6 animal units, then it is con sidered a concentrated animal unit, and a Null lent Management Plan must be hied by October I, 1998 Let us all be proactive m pro tecting and sustaining icsources that we enjoy and that give us our livelihood Find out what is the best plan of action lot your farm ing operation and submit a nutri ent management plan to youi local soil conservation agency. Be part ol the cl fort to shape the law lor the survivability of farm life as well as the preservation of our most valuable hlc-sustaimng ie souice —our water School 21 Reed is director of the National Sheep Improvement Program board secretary of the Pennsylva nia Voluntary Scrapie Certifica tion Board, president of the American Cotswold Record Asso ciation, an American Sheep Indus try representative, and a world information transfer representa tive to the USDA in Washington and the United Nations. Refreshments will be sold by the Wyoming County 4-H Sheep Club. There will be a presentation especially for 4-H Youth planning to show lambs at this year’s fairs. For more information, call As sociation President Victor Decker at (717) 833-2486 or Director Mike Joyce at (717)256-3346. BUY. SELL.TRADE OR PENT THROUGH THE Wi k*H I d IM ~W-\ PHONE 717-626-1164 or 717-394-3047 FAX 717-733 6058 Mon , Tues . 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