Agriculture Workgroup
Upcoming Meetings
October 15, 2020
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Agriculture Workgroup Conference Call, October 2020
Export this Event >>November 19, 2020
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Agriculture Workgroup Conference Call, November 2020
Export this Event >>December 17, 2020
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Agriculture Workgroup Conference Call, December 2020
Export this Event >>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.
Projects and Resources
Resource Improvement Practice Report
The Resource Improvement (RI) Practice Definitions and Verification Visual Indicators Report provides information regarding the collection and verification of non-cost-shared agricultural best management practices that meet CBP definitions and establish definitions and verification methods for Resource Improvement Practices.
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Resource Improvement Practice Report (2.46 MB)
Agriculture Workgroup Governance Protocol & Membership
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Governance Protocol (Approved 3/15/18) (491.87 KB)
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Agwg signatory membership july 2020 (34.5 KB)
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Agwg at large membership july 2020 (38.06 KB)
Agriculture Workgroup Poultry and Swine Nutrients Reporting
States are to report updated nutrient concentrations by swine and poultry animal type annually as part of their reporting of yearly progress. This template is provided to aid states in the collection and reporting of the information to the Chesapeake Bay Program.
- AgWG Poultry and Swine Nutrients Reporting Template (16.15 KB)
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Recommendations to Estimate Poultry Nutrients for Phase 6 Model (2.51 MB)
Phase 6 Agricultural Land Uses
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Phase 6 agricultural land uses 052815 (173.45 KB)
Agricultural BMP Expert Panels
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Guidance for Submission of Documentation Needed to Address the Phase 6 Nutrient Management BMP Language Agreed to by the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership (236.69 KB)
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Agricultural Ditch Management Panel Membership (600.63 KB)
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Cropland Irrigation Panel Membership (403.96 KB)
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Final Report for Agricultural Stormwater Management Practices (approved June 2018) (537.41 KB)
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Final Report for Turkey Litter Generation and Nutrient Content in the Phase 6 Watershed Model (approved Dec 2016) (1.61 MB)
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Final Report for Animal Waste Management Systems in the Phase 6 Watershed Model (approved Dec 2016) (3.32 MB)
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Final Report for Manure Incorporation and Injection Practices in Phase 6 Watershed Model (approved Dec 2016) (1.5 MB)
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Final Report for Conservation Tillage Practices in Phase 6 Watershed Model (approved Dec 2016) (1.77 MB)
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Final Report for Nutrient Management Practices in Phase 6 Watershed Model (approved Nov 2016) (5.34 MB)
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Final Report for Cover Crop Practices in Phase 6 Watershed Model (approved Dec 2016) (1.5 MB)
Publications
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December 12, 2019
Recommendations of the BMP Expert Panel for Cropland Irrigation
Executive Summary
This Expert Panel was charged to determine the water quality benefit associated with the practice of irrigation on cropland, a practice of specific importance on the Delmarva Peninsula region of the...
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January 18, 2018
Recommendations Regarding Agricultural Stormwater Management Practices
WQGIT approved final report from the Agricultural Stormwater Management Expert Pane Establishment Group.
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December 01, 2016
Manure Incorporation and Injection Practices For Use in Phase 6.0 of the Chesapeake Bay Program Watershed Model
WQGIT approved final report from the Manure Incorporation and Injection Expert Panel.