At the Farm

  1. Maintain wide vegetative cover along streams, ditches and runoff channels to prevent erosion and filter nutrients and sediment
  2. Manage livestock grazing, as over grazing exposes soil and increases erosion
  3. Discourage or prevent livestock from entering watercourses and provide livestock with an alternative water supply
  4. Implement a Nutrient Management Plan, which manages the use of commercial fertilizers and manure to maintain high yields with minimal environmental and societal impact
  5. Manage confined animal facilities and manure storage sites. Implement waste management systems to prevent runoff from major sources of animal waste
  6. Implement an Integrated Pest Management plan, which helps to limit pesticide use
  7. Keep pesticides away from surface water and wells
  8. Properly install and operate fuel storage tanks to prevent spills
  9. Develop an environmental farm plan
  10. Get informed and receive planning assistance from the rural water development program
Updated: Sun, 11/01/2009 - 9:40pm