Intensive animal agriculture in Heartland states poses significant risk to water uses and stress on aquatic ecosystems due to manure nutrients, microbial and other potential impairments.
The goals of the Heartland Animal Manure Management issue team include: assisting state regulatory agencies and federal partners within EPA Region 7 with integration of new federal concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) regulations and comprehensive nutrient management plan (CNMP) guidelines into state rules, and expanding the understanding of public and private sector livestock industry advisors concerning federal and state CAFO regulations and the tools to implement those regulations.
Archived Webcast for Extension Educators - "Gaining Value from Manure"
New Heartland Narrative Nutrient Mgt. Plan Model 2008 see further details under Nutrient Management (right).