Transcripts Available from Public Meetings on Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans

Potential Role of Private Sector Vendors in Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning Implementation - Public Forum Transcripts

In July 2001, NRCS hosted six public meetings to gather comments on the role of private sector vendors in helping owners and operators of animal feeding operations develop and implement comprehensive nutrient management plans. Topics included:

• Manure and wastewater handling and storage
• Land treatment practices
• Nutrient management
• Record keeping
• Feed management
• Other manure and wastewater utilization activities

The public was encouraged to provide answers and comments to the following questions:

1. What do you believe the role of private sector vendors should be in providing technical services to animal feeding operation/confined animal feeding operation (AFO/CAFO) owners and operators with the development and implementation of their comprehensive nutrient management plans (CNMPs)? Is there a distinction in this role as regards to regulated versus non-regulated AFOs?
2. What are the technical capabilities and capacities of private sector vendors in relation to the skills, knowledge, and experience needed to provide technical services associated with the development and/or implementation of CNMPs?
3. How do you see the capabilities and capacities of the private sector vendor community changing over the next few years? Over the next decade?
4. What is needed for a successful public/private partnership that will facilitate AFO/CAFO owners’ and operators’ development and/or implementation of CNMPs?

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