Agriculture Workgroup Publications

This report outlines the recommendations regarding Silvopasture and Alley Cropping Agroforestry Practice from the BMP EPEG.

View document [PDF, 608.1 KB] Agroforestry BMP Expert Panel Establishment Group Report

This report review the available science on the nutrient and sediment removal efficiencies associated with agricultural ditch best management practices.

View document [PDF, 3.5 MB] Agricultural Ditch Management BMP Expert Panel Report

This report details the work done by the Cropland Irrigation Expert Panel to improve the BMP definition and efficiency values for cropland irrigation, create unique BMP definitions and recommendations for three different cropland irrigation categories, and investigate differences in BMP efficiencies and irrigation practices across regions.

This report offers recommendations on agricultural stormwater management practices throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed and their implementation in Phase 6 of the Watershed Model.

View document [PDF, 550.3 KB] Recommendations Regarding Agricultural Stormwater Management Practices

This report compiles data on Virginia's turkey production and litter nutrient content for use in Phase 6 of the Chesapeake Bay Program's Watershed Model.

View document [PDF, 1.7 MB] Turkey Litter Generation and Nutrient Content for use in Phase 6 Watershed Model

An assessment of roadside transect (i.e., windshield) survey accuracy was performed to determine the suitability of this method to identify agricultural conservation practices for credit in the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Watershed Model.

View document [PDF, 1.0 MB] Recommendations for Establishing Evaluation Standards for Roadside Transect Surveys in Agriculture

WQGIT approved final report from the Manure Incorporation and Injection Expert Panel.

View document [PDF, 1.6 MB] Manure Incorporation and Injection Practices

View document [PDF, 1.6 MB] Recommendations to Estimate Swine Nutrient Generation in the Phase 6 Watershed Model

View document [PDF, 1.6 MB] Recommendations of Expert Panel to Define Removal Rates for Cover Crop Practices

View document [PDF, 1.9 MB] Recommendations of Phase 6 Expert Panel to Define Removal Rates for Conservation Tillage Practices

View document [PDF, 2.9 MB] Recommendations of the Expert Panel to Define Removal Rates for Nutrient Management Practices

View document [PDF, 4.5 MB] Manure Treatment Technologies BMP Expert Panel Recommendations

View document [PDF, 3.5 MB] Animal Waste Management Systems Expert Panel Recommendations

View document [PDF, 591.9 KB] Recommendations of the Phase 5.3.2 Conservation Tillage Expert Panel

View document [PDF, 9.3 MB] Recommendations of the Phase 5.3.2 Nutrient Management Expert Panel

View document [PDF, 393.8 KB] Addition of New Species to Phase 5.3.2 Cover Crop BMP

The Nutrient Management Task Force's Crosswalk Report was approved by the Agriculture Workgroup (AgWG) on 2/17/16, with subsequent approval by the Water Quality Goal Implementation Team (WQGIT) on 2/22/16. This version of the report contains an additional summary BMP Annual Implementation Data Table that was requested by both the AgWG and the WQGIT.

View document [PDF, 3.6 MB] Nutrient Management Task Force Crosswalk Report

View document [PDF, 9.3 MB] Phase 5.3.2 Nutrient Application Management

View document [PDF, 2.6 MB] Recommendations to Estimate Poultry Nutrient Production in the Phase 6 Watershed Model

View document [PDF, 1.0 MB] Continuous High Residue Minimum Soil Disturbance BMP

View document [PDF, 2.6 MB] Resource Improvement Report

View document [PDF, 1.5 MB] Nutrient Application Management for Phase 5.3.2