Poultry Feeding Operations Registration Nutrient Planner Certification Nutrient

² Poultry Feeding Operations Registration ² Nutrient Planner Certification ² Nutrient Applicator Certification ² Soil Nutrient and Poultry Litter Application and Management Program ² The Surplus Poultry Litter Removal Incentives Cost Share Program

• For commercial fertilizer and litter • Shaded areas must comply with Title 22 • Phosphorus and Nitrogen • Local Conservation Districts assist in administration

c State-wide requirement c 2500 birds or more c Developed state map of facilities from info collected c Register at district office c Statutory privacy exemption

n n n Applicator and Planner Training course Exam for planner and commercial applicator 5 year certification Continuing education

Ø Must have NMP to apply poultry litter. Ø Application must be made by Certified Applicator. Ø Resident of 2 ½ acres or less may apply at the Protective Rate or according to NMP and is not required to be a Certified Applicator.

² Must have soil test to apply commercial P fertilizer at PR. ² If no soil test is available, land owner may use recommendation of qualified person until January 1, 2009.

As of January 2007, Poultry litter within NSAs must be applied in compliance with a NMP.

« May request plan from conservation district or contact other certified person. « Conservation district must approve plan. « May also use comprehensive nutrient management plan drafted by NRCS, which contains a NMP.

NRCS Field Office Technical Guide standard 590 and 633.

c Keep records for at least 5 years. c Records available for inspection by ANRC or Conservation District but not public record.

² Operation is not responsible for use of litter once litter is removed from premises. ² Persons receiving litter must use litter in manner approved by ANRC and must keep records.

² 72 hours notice ² 16 Inspectors ² A minimum of 5% spot inspections per year

To remove excess litter from Arkansas NSA Ø Provide cost share up to $15/ton Ø Litter must be purchased from a registered PFO operation inside the NSA and transported outside the area Ø All transport will be suspended upon notice of a disease outbreak Ø Applicant must present an application for payment; conformation of mileage, litter weight, where applied, names and latt. and long.

Warning Letter ² 2 nd offense $50 fine ² 3 rd offense: $500 Fine for PFO Reg. $1, 000 fine For Applicator $2, 500 fine for Planner and possible Suspension, revocation, annulment or withdrawal of certification ²

² 13 PFO violations for late registration or failure to register ² 1 complaint regarding improper setback distance ² 3 violations regarding improper application by the same applicator We have received several complaints, but our rules stipulate all complaints must be signed by a notary public.

² Owner or operator of a CAFO facility within a NSA must follow any ANRC requirement in addition to CAFO permit. ² Must still register operation with ANRC/ Conservation District.

Voluntary. If, for any reason, you feel that this program is not what you want, you don’t have to participate. We are presenting a proposal that landowners can take or leave. We are trying to provide enough incentives that landowners want to participate.

“Proposal” Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program

MODIFIED CRP n TARGET SPECIAL ENVIR. CONCERNS CRP MAY NOT ADDRESS n NON-FEDERAL match - 20%, of which 50% has to be cash n USDA - 80% n SPECIAL RENTAL PAYMENT, other incentives n

Restore 15, 000 Acres of Riparian Habitat and Buffer

² ² ² IMPROVE RIPARIAN HABITAT FOR AREA WILDLIFE REDUCE SEDIMENT & NUTRIENT LOADING REDUCE SOIL EROSION THROUGH STREAMBANK STABILIZATION

15 -YEAR CONTRACTS ON ALL PRACTICES OFFERED n NO RANKING OR COMPETING TO ENROLL n FIRST COME/FIRST SERVE UNTIL ACREAGE CAP REACHED n

n n n n No Sign-Up Period Continuous Sign-Up Until Acreage Cap Reached Landowners Don’t Have to Compete Applies to Agriculture and Pasture Land Cropped 4 out of Last 6 Years (2001 -2006) Based on Soil Type for Ag Land Flat Rate by County for Pasture Land

n n CP 22 - Riparian Forest Buffers CP 29 - Native Warm Season Grass Buffers

n USDA/CREP - $24 MILLION • ~ $18 -$19 Million Rental Rates/ Maintenance Fees/Incentive Payments • ~ $5 -$6 Million Cost-Share n STATE OF ARKANSAS and other partners - $6 MILLION • ~ $3 Million Incentive Payments • ~ $3 Million In-Kind Match

SOIL RENTAL RATE THAT INCLUDES A 100% INCENTIVE PAYMENT BASED ON CURRENT COUNTY RENTAL RATES, PER ACRE PER YEAR

n n 50% COST-SHARE A Signing Incentive Payment of $100/ac. , one- time payment 100% Additional Rental Payments for 15 years ~ $9/ac. Maintenance Fee

n n State Incentive Payment - $200 per Acre Enrolled, One- Time Payment Apply for Arkansas Riparian Zone and Wetlands Tax Credit (a dollar-for-dollar tax credit). The tax credit is calculated on 50% cost-share.

n All CRP Practices in this CREP require cropping or grazing history - 4 out of 6 years between 2001 and 2006

n Minimum width- 300 -Foot BUFFER n Maximum width- OVERLAND OUT-OF- BANK FLOW THAT SHOWS EVIDENCE OF SCOUR EROSION, DEBRIS DEPOSITS, OR SEDIMENT DEPOSITION

RIPARIAN BUFFERS Native Warm. Season Grasses Hardwood Plantings

n n n LANDOWNER APPLIES AT FSA NRCS & FSA DETERMINE CREP ELIGIBILITY NRCS & PARTNERS DEVELOP CPO NRCS/FSA COMPLETES CRP DOCUMENTATION LANDOWNER COMPLETES PRACTICE n n n NRCS CERTIFIES PRACTICE COMPLETION STATE RECEIVES COMPLETION P/W & MAKES SIP PAYMENT FSA PAYS C/S & SIP FSA STARTS RENTAL PAYMENTS TO LANDOWNERS NRCS/FSA-REQUIRED COMPLIANCE CHECKS