1. Funded by USDA IFAFS Program, October 2000

3. Partnerships for Livestock EMS Project Goal:
Evaluate livestock environmental management assessment systems as tools to address local priority environmental issues

4. Partnerships for Livestock EMS Project Objectives:
Coordinate the development, pilot testing and evaluation of livestock environmental management systems for dairy, poultry and beef producers
Develop and evaluate implementation strategies in nine states ( three for each commodity area)
Develop and evaluate an online interactive agricultural environmental management assessment system

5. Objectives, cont.
Identify EMS design factors that influence credibility and usability
Provide recommendations on requirements for successful implementation of livestock EMSs
Develop support program for state stakeholder meetings

6. Activities Plan Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Pilot State Identification
Industry
Roundtable
Year 1
Draft Tool
for Pilot
Year 2
Pilot State
Implementation
Year 3
Publish
Final Tool
Year 4
National
Forum
Funded by USDA IFAFS Program, fall 2000

7. Common Elements of Delivery Approaches
Build EMS understanding
Provide for stakeholder input
Limit EMS scope
Develop assessment based, or functional EMS, not ISO 14001
Integrate with existing efforts

8. Risk Assessment Topics
Site assessment
Farmstead facilities…manure
Farmstead facilities…other
Manure storage
Range and pasture land
Farm nutrient balance
Land application

9. Sample Assessment Tool

10. Regulatory Risk Assessment

11. Other Assessment Tools… Whole Farm Nutrient Balance

12. EMS Workbook Topics Lessons: 1. Charting Your Course
2. Reviewing Environmental & Regulatory Risk
3. Developing the Plan
4. Implementing the Plan
5. Plan review
EMS Activities
1. Environmental Policy statement.
2. Aspect & Impact identification.
3. Plan, performance measures, records.
4. Assigning responsibility, communications.
5. Internal checking & review;
Performance measure check.

13. Nebraska Nutrient Mgmt. Plan
EMS
Environmental
Policy
Plan
Implement
Check & Correct
Review
Strengths…Technical
Strengths…Process
- Plan
- Record keeping
- Industry recognition
- Assessment of risks
- Plan implementation
- Continual improvement

14. Integrating EMS into NE Nutrient Management Plan
Environmental
Policy
Inventory
Risk &
Priority ID
Strategic Plan
Review as Necessary
Assign Employee
Responsibility
Annual Review
Annual Plan
3rd Party Audit
Plan
Modification
Documentation & Records
Performance
Review

15. Environmental Farm Plan Including EMS
Policy
Statement
New or
Existing
Environmental Farm Plans
Assignment of
Responsibility
Manure Marketing Plan
CNMP
Nutrient Plan
Odor
Plan
Manure Storage Plan
Internal
& External
Communications
Risk
Assessment
Conservation Plan

16. EMS Features that may be integrated into Existing Farm Planning Tools
Setting direction
Policy statement
Risk assessment (aspect & impact ID)
Plan Implementation
Assignment of employee responsibilities
Communications
Continual Improvement
Monitoring & measuring
Independent auditing

17. Iowa Activity Toward EMS
Background
Incentives
Opportunities
Strategies
John Lawrence, Iowa State University

18. Iowa Open Feedlots 13,000 beef feedlots, 4,000 dairies
300 over 1000 AU
30 with NPDES permits
Few regs for under 1000 AU
Regulated on complaint basis
Then the world changed!

19. EPA Visits Iowa

20. Iowa Plan for Open Feedlots
Group effort
Iowa Cattlemens Association
Iowa DNR
Iowa State University
Iowa Farm Bureau
Iowa Environmental Council
Others

21. Iowa Plan for Open Feedlots
Registration
Off-site assessment to prioritize
On-site assessment by DNR
Determine what is needed to come into compliance
Establish reasonable timeline

22. Incentives Iowa Feedlot Plan DNR finds sites and shows progress
Feedlots get time, points toward EQIP, State Revolving Fund loan
Master Matrix
Recognize EMS

23. Incentives CAFO Regs EMS Option in the last NODA
Alternative technologies
Additional documentation for alternatives
Economics
Fear of regulation

24. Incentives AlTech+ Simulate effectiveness
Designed for site by engineer
Approved by NRCS for cost share
Increased documentation and records
Learning curve funded by EQIP
The “+”, get more than the minimum

25. Opportunities EQIP provides a carrot EMS must complement CNMP
Regulatory option
Management substitute for capital
Allow good actors to standout
Lifting the bottom doesn’t raise the top

26. Current Strategy Culture of little regulation
Cadillac for a few or a tune up for many?
Permitted facilities
EMS to organize for the permit
Non-permitted facilities
CNMP with a feedback loop

27. Western Iowa Pilot Project
The goal of the Western Iowa livestock external stewardship pilot project is to create a sustainable industry model for livestock producers using best management practices (BMPs).

28. Western Iowa Pilot Project
Started with EPA and AMI
19 livestock producers at 23 production sites
Producers will work closely with the NRCS district conservationist to prepare CNMPs.

29. For More Information: http://www.uwex.edu/AgEMS/livestock