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Agriculture Workgroup

Scope and Purpose

The charge of the Agriculture Workgroup is to provide expertise and leadership on development and implementation of policies, programs, and research to reduce pollutant loads delivered from agricultural lands and animal operations to upstream waters and the Chesapeake Bay.  The Workgroup reports to the Water Quality Goal Implementation Team.  Functions include:

  • Provide a forum for discussion, exchange of information, and evaluation between federal, state, and local agencies, conservation districts, universities, agri-business, and the corporate sector on sustainable and/or cost-effective agricultural production systems that benefit water and air quality.
  • Provide recommendations on the prioritization of federal and state technical and financial resources on specific practices in priority watersheds.
  • Provide technical expertise and leadership to support the development and implementation of agricultural elements within the Chesapeake Bay TMDL, Watershed Implementation Plans, two-year milestones, and tracking and reporting mechanisms that support an adaptive management approach towards Bay restoration.  
  • Coordinate with WQGIT Watershed Technical Workgroup to identify, define, quantify, and incorporate pollutant reduction and conservation practices on agricultural lands and animal operations into the Chesapeake Bay Program decision support system. Provide data and support for the Water Quality Goal Implementation Team and Technical and Support Services.

Goals and Priorities

More detail about the workgroup's goals and priorities can be found on ChesapeakeStat.


  • Frank Coale (Chair), University of Maryland
  • Mark Dubin (Coordinator), University of Maryland
  • Emma Giese (Staff), Chesapeake Research Consortium

  • Katie Frazier , Virginia Agribusiness Council
  • Greg Albrecht, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
  • Bill Angstadt, Delaware Maryland Agribusiness Association
  • Jim Baird, American Farmland Trust
  • Robert Baldwin, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
  • Tom Basden, West Virginia University
  • Hobey Bauhan, Virginia Poultry Federation
  • Troy Bishopp, Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District
  • Kenneth Bounds, Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit
  • Betsy Bowles, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
  • Paul Bredwell, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association
  • John Bricker, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
  • Chris Brosch, Virginia Tech Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
  • Bill Brown, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
  • Bevin Buchheister, Chesapeake Bay Commission
  • Glenn Carpenter, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
  • Valerie Connelly, Maryland Farm Bureau
  • Renato Cuizon, Maryland Department of Agriculture
  • Jason Dalrymple, West Virginia Department of Agriculture
  • Mark Davis, Delaware Department of Agriculture
  • Blaine Delaney, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
  • Curtis Dell, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) USDA Agricultural Research Service
  • Suzy Friedman, Environmental Defense Fund
  • James Glancey, University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
  • Doug Goodlander, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
  • Mark Goodson, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
  • Lynne Hoot, Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts
  • Beth Horsey, Maryland Department of Agriculture
  • Kristen Hughes Evans, Sustainable Chesapeake
  • Tom Juengst, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
  • Quirine Ketterings, Cornell University
  • Teresa Koon, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
  • Katie Kyger-Frazier, Virginia Agribusiness Council
  • Sarah Lane, University of Maryland Maryland Department of Natural Resources
  • Jackie Lendrum, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Susan Marquart, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
  • Anne Marsh, Heinz Center
  • Robert McAfee, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
  • Nona McCoy, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
  • Beth McGee, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
  • Eileen McLellan, Environmental Defense Fund
  • Don McNutt, Lancaster County Conservation District
  • Connie Musgrove, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)
  • Joel Myers, Pennsylvania No Till Alliance
  • Jennifer Nelson, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
  • Marel Raub, Chesapeake Bay Commission
  • Aaron Ristow, Upper Susquehanna Coalition
  • Kristen Saacke-Blunk, Headwaters LLC
  • Paul Salon, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
  • Fred Samadani, Environmental & Water Resources Management Consulting
  • Bill Satterfield, Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.
  • Tim Sexton, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
  • Kelly Shenk, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Tom Simpson, Water Stewardship, Inc
  • Kimberly Snell-Zarcone, Conservation Pennsylvania
  • Wilmer Stoneman, Virginia Farm Bureau
  • Pat Stuntz, Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment
  • Larry Towle, Delaware Department of Agriculture
  • Jennifer Volk, University of Delaware
  • Les Vough, University of Maryland
  • Chad Wentz, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
  • Isaac Wolford, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

Upcoming Events

Agriculture Workgroup meeting, July 2013

Location

To Be Decided

Date / Time:

July 11, 2013
9:30am - 3:30pm

Details:

Monthly meeting for the Agriculture Workgroup. Materials will be posted as they become available.


Agriculture Workgroup meeting, August 2013

Location

To Be Decided

Date / Time:

August 8, 2013
9:30am - 3:30pm

Details:

Monthly meeting for the Agriculture Workgroup. Materials will be posted as they become available.

Call-in number: 866.299.3188, code: 267.5715
Virtual Meeting Room: https://epa.connectsolutions.com/agwg/

Past Meetings & Events

  • May 9, 2013 - Agriculture Workgroup meeting, May 2013
  • April 11, 2013 - Agriculture Workgroup meeting, April 2013
  • March 21, 2013 - Agriculture Workgroup meeting, March 2013
  • February 14, 2013 - Agriculture Workgroup meeting, February 2013
  • January 10, 2013 - Agriculture Workgroup Meeting - January, 2013
  • November 29, 2012 - Agriculture Workgroup Meeting, November 2012
  • October 11, 2012 - Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
  • September 20, 2012 - Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
  • August 9, 2012 - Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
  • July 19, 2012 - Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
  • June 14, 2012 - Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
  • May 10, 2012 - Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
  • March 8, 2012 - Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
  • February 23, 2012 - Agriculture Workgroup Conference Call
  • January 12, 2012 - Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
  • December 8, 2011 - Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
  • October 13, 2011 - Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
  • July 26, 2011 - Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
  • June 13, 2011 - Agriculture Workgroup Conference Call
  • May 9, 2011 - Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
  • April 26, 2011 - Agriculture Workgroup Conference Call
  • March 30, 2011 - Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
  • January 14, 2011 - Agriculture WG and Watershed Technical WG Joint Meeting
  • May 27, 2010 - Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
  • April 27, 2010 - Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
  • March 29, 2010 - Agriculture Workgroup Meeting


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