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Agriculture
EPA Sites
- Agriculture Documents
This is a list of agriculture documents -- most notably BMP manuals -- that the Nonpoint Source Control Branch at EPA headquarters has found to be especially well done. - National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution
from Agriculture
National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution from Agriculture is a technical guidance and reference document for use by State, local, and tribal managers in the implementation of nonpoint source pollution management programs. It contains information on the best available, economically achievable means of reducing pollution of surface and ground water from agriculture (Final Version - July 2003, EPA 841-B-03-004). - Protecting
Water Quality from Agricultural Runoff (PDF) (2 pp, 104K)
This is a fact sheet about how agricultural runoff affects water quality (March 2005, EPA 841-F-05-001). - Techniques for Tracking, Evaluating, and Reporting the Implementation of Nonpoint Source Control Measures - Agriculture
- Animal Feeding
Operations
This page includes general information on AFOs as well as providing links to the USDA-EPA Unified National Strategy for Animal Feeding Operations and the Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation proposed rule. - Management Measures for Agricultural Sources
- Nonpoint Pointer No. 6 - Managing Nonpoint Source Pollution from Agriculture
- National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center
Non-EPA Sites
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- Conservation
Buffers to Reduce Pesticide Losses (PDF) (25 pp,1.2 MB )
This document summarizes recent research investigating the ability of conservation buffers to trap and degrade pesticides carride in field runoff. It is the result of a joint effort between the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) National Water and Climate Center and US EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances. - NRCS Photo Gallery
NRCS has about 1,500 conservation-related images that can be downloaded from this site. The photos are organized in a database that allows users to search 54 categories from 30 States using key categories like buffers, conservation tillage, water quality and wildlife. - 1996 Farm Bill Conservation Provisions
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Reforming the Farm Bill: Ideas from the Grassroots (PDF) (94pp, 2MB)
This document summarizes the ideas of eighty-two state and local leaders for reform of U.S. agricultural conservation policy and programs. - Agricultural Nonpoint Source Information Resources
- Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
- NCSU Water Quality Group
- Farm*A*Syst
Farm*A*Syst is a partnership between government agencies and private business that enables you to prevent pollution on farms, ranches, and in homes using confidential environmental assessments. - Home*A*Syst
In every home, there are potential risks to your family's health and the environment. Home*A*Syst helps you identify these risks and take action. - SRM - Society for Range Management Home Page
- Conservation Technology Information
Center
(Core4 Conservation) - American Society of Agricultural Engineers
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Water Quality Information Center at the National Agricultural Library
- Cooperative State Research Education & Extension Service Home Page (CSREES)
- National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD)
- Bureau of Land Management
- Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Practice Standards
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