Poultry Feeding Operations Registration

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ANRC Nutrient Management Programs

• Poultry Feeding Operations Registration
• Nutrient Planner Certification
• Nutrient Applicator Certification
• Soil Nutrient and Poultry Litter Application and
  Management Program
• The Surplus Poultry Litter Removal
• Incentives Cost Share Program

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Nutrient Surplus Areas

• For commercial fertilizer and litter
• Shaded areas must comply with Title 22
• Phosphorus and Nitrogen
• Local Conservation Districts assist in
  administration

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Poultry Registration

• State-wide requirement
• 2500 birds or more
• Developed state map of facilities
• from info collected
• Register at district office
• Statutory privacy exemption

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Certifications

• Applicator and Planner
• Training course
• Exam for planner and commercial applicator
• 5 year certification
• Continuing education

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Nutrient Application within NSAs

• Must have NMP to apply poultry litter.
• Application must be made by Certified Applicator.
• Resident of 2 ½ acres or less may apply at the
  Protective Rate or according to NMP and is not
  required to be a Certified Applicator.

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Protective Rate

• Must have soil test to apply commercial P
  fertilizer at PR.
• If no soil test is available, land owner may use
  recommendation of qualified person until January
  1, 2009.

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No Protective Rate for Poultry Litter

• As of January 2007, Poultry litter
• within NSAs must be applied in compliance
• with a NMP.

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Obtaining a Plan

• May request plan from conservation district or
  contact other certified person.
• Conservation district must approve plan.
• May also use comprehensive nutrient management
  plan drafted
• by NRCS, which contains
• a NMP.

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TPM Restrictions

• NRCS Field Office
• Technical Guide
• standard 590 and 633.

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Records

• Keep records for at least 5 years.
• Records available for inspection by ANRC or
  Conservation District but not public record.

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Sale or Transfer of Litter

• Operation is not responsible for use of litter
  once litter is removed from premises.
• Persons receiving litter must use litter in
  manner approved by ANRC and must keep records.

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Inspections

• 72 hours notice
• 16 Inspectors
• A minimum of 5 spot inspections per year

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Litter Removal Program

• To remove excess litter from Arkansas NSA
• Provide cost share up to 15/ton
• Litter must be purchased from a registered PFO
  operation inside the NSA and transported outside
  the area
• All transport will be suspended upon notice of a
  disease outbreak
• Applicant must present an application for
  payment conformation of mileage, litter weight,
  where applied, names and latt. and long.

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Enforcement

• Warning Letter
• 2nd offense 50 fine
• 3rd offense
• 500 Fine for PFO Reg.
• 1,000 fine For Applicator 2,500 fine for
  Planner and possible Suspension, revocation,
  annulment or withdrawal of certification

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Violations to Date

• 13 PFO violations for late registration or
  failure to register
• 1 complaint regarding improper setback distance
• 3 violations regarding improper application by
  the same applicator
• We have received several complaints, but our
  rules stipulate all complaints must be signed by
  a notary public.

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How does this program affect CAFOs?

• Owner or operator of a CAFO facility within a NSA
  must follow any ANRC requirement in addition to
  CAFO permit.
• Must still register operation with ANRC/
  Conservation District.

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The Illinois River CREP is..
Voluntary. If, for any reason, you feel that this
program is not what you want, you dont have to
participate. We are presenting a proposal that
landowners can take or leave. We are trying to
provide enough incentives that landowners want to
participate.
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Illinois River CREP

• Proposal
• Conservation
• Reserve
• Enhancement
• Program

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USDA CREP Background

• MODIFIED CRP
• TARGET SPECIAL ENVIR. CONCERNS CRP MAY NOT
  ADDRESS
• NON-FEDERAL match - 20, of which 50
• has to be cash
• USDA - 80
• SPECIAL RENTAL PAYMENT, other incentives

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Illinois River CREP Goal

• Restore 15,000
• Acres of Riparian Habitat and Buffer

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Illinois River CREP Objectives

• IMPROVE RIPARIAN HABITAT FOR AREA WILDLIFE
• REDUCE SEDIMENT NUTRIENT LOADING
• REDUCE SOIL EROSION THROUGH STREAMBANK
  STABILIZATION

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Illinois River CREP Specifics

• 15-YEAR CONTRACTS ON ALL PRACTICES OFFERED
• NO RANKING OR COMPETING TO ENROLL
• FIRST COME/FIRST SERVE UNTIL ACREAGE CAP REACHED

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Illinois River CREP

• No Sign-Up Period
• Continuous Sign-Up Until Acreage Cap Reached
• Landowners Dont Have to Compete
• Applies to Agriculture and Pasture Land
• Cropped 4 out of Last 6 Years (2001-2006)
• Based on Soil Type for Ag Land
• Flat Rate by County for Pasture Land

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Conservation Practices to be Implemented

• CP22 - Riparian Forest Buffers
• CP29 - Native Warm Season Grass Buffers

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Illinois River CREP Funding

• USDA/CREP - 24 MILLION
• 18-19 Million Rental Rates/ Maintenance
  Fees/Incentive Payments
• 5-6 Million Cost-Share
• STATE OF ARKANSAS and other partners - 6 MILLION
• 3 Million Incentive Payments
• 3 Million In-Kind Match

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Illinois River CREP - Federal Incentives

• SOIL RENTAL RATE THAT INCLUDES A
• 100 INCENTIVE PAYMENT BASED
• ON CURRENT COUNTY RENTAL
• RATES, PER ACRE PER YEAR

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Illinois River Federal Cost-Share and Rental
Payments for CP22 CP 29

• 50 COST-SHARE
• A Signing Incentive Payment of 100/ac., one-
  time payment
• 100 Additional Rental Payments for 15 years
• 9/ac. Maintenance Fee

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Illinois River CREP Non-Federal Incentives

• State Incentive Payment - 200 per Acre Enrolled,
  One- Time Payment
• Apply for Arkansas Riparian Zone and Wetlands Tax
  Credit (a dollar-for-dollar tax credit). The tax
  credit is calculated on 50 cost-share.

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Eligible Crop and Pasture Land for the Illinois
River CREP

• All CRP Practices in this CREP require cropping
  or grazing history - 4 out of 6 years between
  2001 and 2006

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CP22 CP29 Contracts

• Minimum width- 300-Foot BUFFER
• Maximum width- OVERLAND OUT-OF-BANK FLOW THAT
  SHOWS EVIDENCE OF SCOUR EROSION, DEBRIS DEPOSITS,
  OR SEDIMENT DEPOSITION

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Illinois River CREP Goals

• RIPARIAN BUFFERS
• Native Warm-
• Season Grasses
• Hardwood Plantings

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Illinois River CREP Process

• LANDOWNER APPLIES AT FSA
• NRCS FSA DETERMINE CREP ELIGIBILITY
• NRCS PARTNERS DEVELOP CPO
• NRCS/FSA COMPLETES CRP DOCUMENTATION
• LANDOWNER COMPLETES PRACTICE

• NRCS CERTIFIES PRACTICE COMPLETION
• STATE RECEIVES COMPLETION P/W MAKES SIP PAYMENT
• FSA PAYS C/S SIP
• FSA STARTS RENTAL PAYMENTS TO LANDOWNERS
• NRCS/FSA-REQUIRED COMPLIANCE CHECKS