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nitrogen-based nutrient manage
ment planning and
implementation.
He also discussed the EPA’s
Concentrated Animal Feeding
Operation (CAFO) national rules.
Pennsylvania recendy finalized its
proposal for compliance with
EPA.
Ressler also discussed the EPA
USDA Unified Strategy for Ani
mal Feeding Operations (AFOs).
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While much has been written
about the changes and the regula
tions, he reminded farmers that
more and more public attention has
been directed toward agriculture,
especially high density operations.
He advised that there are new
permitting requirements and costs
associated with manure manage
ment and operational size.
Furthermore, the size or intensi
ty of the farming operation no lon
ger has a bearing on whether it is
subject to mandatory planning.
Depending upon the rating of
the water quality of the watershed
basin in which a farm is sited, it
may be required to adopt an
approved nutrient management
plan.
He supplied a list of watersheds
in Lancaster County that have been
assigned high quality values, so
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