Nutrient Management Enhancement Activity

ENM26 – Applying Compost to Supplement Nutrient Application

ENM26 – Applying compost to supplement nutrient application.
Manage agricultural wastes for on farm and off farm use by composting.
Payment = $10.00 /Acre

Benefits

Composting has many on and off farm benefits. These include:

• Reduction of undesirable odors
• Reduction of nutrient losses
• Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions

Criteria for ENM26 Apply Compost

• Compost Facility must be already be in place and operated in accordance with NRCS standards.
• Compost will be applied in accordance with the conservation practice standard.
• Maintain field management records for the life of the CSP contract documenting where and when compost is applied and how much was applied or sold off farm.

References

• Composting Saves time, Money, and Nutrients, By Tom Glanville, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering , Ames, Iowa 50011, 2004, http://www.extension.iastate.edu/pages/communications/epc/Spring2000/composting.html
• North Canaan Nutrient Management Feasibility Study Final Report, prepared for the ECRCDA, Inc., Wright-Pierce Civil and Environmental Engineering, Middletown, CT, 2006
• Manures for Organic Crop Production, by George Kuepper NCAT Agriculture Specialist ©2003 NCAT ATTRA Publication #IP127 http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/manures.html
• Sustainable Soil Management, by Preston Sullivan, NCAT Agriculture Specialist © NCAT 2004
  ATTRA Publication #IP027/133
• Soil Management: National Organic Program Regulations, by Barbara Bellows, NCAT Agriculture Specialist © NCAT 2005
  ATTRA Publication #IP270/272, http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/organic_soil.html#sect_b

CSP Enhancement Certification Sheet

ENM26 – Applying compost to supplement nutrient application.

Participant Acknowledgement Statement:

I agree to apply this enhancement under the terms and conditions of my CSP contract and understand the requirements of the activity.

Compensation will be on a per acre basis as described in my CSP contact.

I agree that the following information will be provided to NRCS upon request:

• Written documentation of the activity performed.
• Copies of dated receipts for equipment or services purchased.

I understand that it is my responsibility to obtain all necessary permits and to comply with all laws, regulations and ordinances pertaining to the application of these activities.




Accepted by: ___________________________________ Date:_____________

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