business environmental risk management ray massey university of missouri commercial ag program,
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Business Environmental Risk Management
Ray Massey
University of Missouri
Commercial Ag Program,
Farmers View of Themselves
Environmentalists View of Agriculture
General Overview Of Agriculture – Environment Interface Environmental Regulations Impacting Agriculture
TMDL Policy CAFO Effluent Limitation Guidelines Kyoto Protocol Endangered Species Act Food Quality Protection Act
Non-Regulatory Environmental Risks Floodplains Proximity to Neighbors or Communities Soils and Topography
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Policy A TMDL is the sum of the allowable loads of a
single pollutant from all contributing point and nonpoint sources.
Pollutants = Sedimentation Nutrients Pathogens Pesticides Mercury and Toxics
Missouri River – MO habitat loss from channelization;NE – pathogens; IA- unknown siltation; KS - none
Confined Animal Feeding Regulations
Final Rule issued December 16, 2002 Significant changes
“consider the transport of phosphorus from fields to waters”
Nutrient Management Plans that specify activities such as soil sampling and justifying records.
EPA is willing and able to regulate agriculture.
Business Environmental Risk Management Part 1: Know the environmental risks for your
specific location Part 2: List possible risk management strategies
Production Practices Government Programs Legal Alternatives – contracts and insurances Community Involvement Political Involvement
BERM Plans More links to general information More links to resources that farmers can
use to manage their environmental risk Environmental Quality Incentives Program Department of Conservation cost share
Links to extension publications No-till, grassed waterways, buffer strips Easements and property rights
BERM Caveat Maps require a lot of computer horsepower Suggest getting on a direct internet
connection or not being in a hurry if you connect using a phone line.
Much of the information we are presenting is “macro”. Not all information pertains to an individual farm. Endangered species
Business Environmental Risk Management
Ray Massey
University of Missouri
Commercial Ag Program,