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Maximizing Returns from State Investments in Nutrient Management and Manure Utilization
Maximizing Returns from State Investments in Nutrient Management and Manure Utilization
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Risse, L. Mark
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Animal operations in Georgia have been
placed under increasing regulatory pressure due to their
impacts on water quality. This has created an interest at
the State level in the development of assistance programs
such as cost share to aid the producers in developing
environmentally sound solutions. Many programs
propose to fund Best Management Practices at the farm
level which may offer short term improvements in water
quality but may not solve the real problem which is
nutrient imbalance. This paper shall propose programs to
facilitate nutrient management planning and develop or
improve manure markets. These programs could be in
the form of grants or low interest loans to encourage
composting operations, energy production, expanded
markets, or new "crops" dependent on animal manures.
Not only will these activities reduce the amount of
manure being excessively land applied on the farm, but
they should also create more market demand for manure.
In addition, the industries these investments could
potentially develop will stimulate economic growth in
rural areas of Georgia.
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Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Conservation Service, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
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2001-03
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