EPA, USD A Officials Present
(Continued from Page A 25)
which was essentially read by the
presenters with some common lan
guage explanation where consid
ered necessary, “USDA and EPA
will develop a virtual center with
the goal of creating a single point
of reference for both agencies, the,
individual producers, the livestock
industry, and the general public. ...
The virtual center will consist
of a website to be maintained by
personnel from both USDA and
EPA where research results, anal
yses, comments and responses to
the research and scholarly papers
cm the research project or related
information would be available to
all.”
Also to be established is a
national AFO information and
research working group com
prised, in theory, of staff from
‘appropriate’ offices of the USDA
and EPA, and any other federal
agencies that may be able to pro
vide help.
Also of concern in the Unified
Strategy is encouraging industry
leadership in helping farm opera
tors to comply and attain nutrient
management planning and
controls.
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The gist of this issue seems to be
how to get the larger controlling
industries to exercise subtle inter
nal pressure on farm owners to vol
untarily comply with nutrient
management.
“An example is the Comprehen
sive Environmental Framework
for Pork Production Operations,
recommended by the National
Environmental Dialogue on Pork
Production,” the document states.
(Just as Pennsylvania agricul
ture aggressively and proactively
helped create and support nutrient
management laws in order to avoid
a probable future of problem laws
created mainly under the influence
of anti-agricultural forces, some of
the commodity groups and sub
groups have also adopted internal
codes of environmental conduct,
in an effort to preempt government
intrusion and outsider oversight)
“The National Pork Producers
Council is recommending that the
framework would apply to all
commcerial pork production oper
ations. The poultry industry is cur
rently conducting a similar dia
logue. These industry-led initia
tives can significantly increase the
voluntary adoption of CNMPs to
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Along this same line, the docu
ment states, “USDA and EPA will
work with industry, in particular
integrators, to identify opportuni
ties for greater industry involve
ment in pollution prevent This
could include the integrators pro
viding technical, educational, and
financial assistance to producers
and/or requiring CNMPs in con
tracts with producers."
Other suggested actions for sti
mulating "industry leadership"
include setting up manure broker
ing networks; establishing an AFO
owner/operator peer network;
work with industry (starting in
2001) to spread information on
revised NPDES regulations; and
encourage dialogue on the benefits
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Caw-Croft Daoru 77
Keith Dixon 10
Brick House FM Inc 77
Clover Leaf Farm 63
Howard Mchenry 219
Fair Hill Farm Inc. 249
Marva Ass'n
157 65.5
Glad-Mar Farm Inc.
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of using manure, fertilizer and
human waste water treament
sludge (biosolids).
Further, the strategy suggests
using commodity producer check
off programs designed to
increase consumption through bet
ter marketing and promotion as
a means to raise money for conser
vation purposes, as authorized
under the 1996 Farm Bill.
Working on getting all agencies
that are involved in nutrient man
agement planning together on
sharing information is another
issue of concern addressed in the
strategy and discussed during last
week’s meeting.
This issue addresses a major
concern among agricultural
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H M. & :.C. Ensor
True Vine Holsteins
Brookdale Holsteins
Cessna Bros. Farm
Holstein
Benjamin Stanton
Pintail Point Farm
L J & W E Palmatary
Lester C. Jones, Inc
Boone Brothers
McFarland Donmer & Wayne 134
Donald W. Skinner 121
Charles R. Patterson 104
Winlacres
F & J Moore
Wm Bnnsfield
Kevin & Marlin Martin
Brad & Cathy Wiles
Pryor Brothers
Michael Forstylhe
Magna-Vista Farm
Creek Bound Farm
Arthur Rhodenck
Debaugh Farms
DMK Partnership
Afton Spring Dairy
Earl Grove Jr
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producers the privacy of
information.
While USDA information
gathered on voluntary planning is
not to be shared with the general
public, the operations requiring
EPA NPDES permits are public
record.
While there is no proposed
attempt to change that, the gist of
the proposal is for all parties to be
aware of sensitivities.
The seventh issue is perfor
mance measures and
accountability.
(Continued next week with
comments of some of those who
testified.)
Montgomery
69 75.1
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168 69.7
206 66 6
Pot. Val. Ass'n
77 76,8
88 69.6
67 65.1
Queen Anne's
64 77 3
45 76.0
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162
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Talbot
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Ralph W Shank
Vales-Pndc Farm
William Warns Farm
Homestead Farm
BROWN SWISS
Green-Castle Swiss
K Scott ft Judy Hood
Dublin Hills Swiss
Fir-Thome-B
Garsllyn Brown Swiss
Joy ft Tom Crothers
Dwayne ft Minam Bell
Vales-Pride Farm
Ryan Bell
Harold Long Brown Swiss
GUERNSEY
Mt Ararat Farms
Crown Stone Farm
William B Messix ill
Walnut Ridge Farm
Pleasant View Gold Farm
Keith Dixon
Cletus ft Janice Frey
Anovadale Guernseys
Dogwood Lane Farm
Three Brooks Farm
JERSEY
Tol-Je-So Farm
Queen Acres Jerseys
Paul ft Naomi Pftersheim
Michael Forsythe
Mayer’s Stoncy Point
Jersey Spring Farm
Springfield Dairy
Ash A Bear
Willow Spring Farm
Glenn Beard
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