The Newsletter of the Professional Nutrient Applicators

Spreading Log The newsletter of the Professional Nutrient Applicators Association of Wisconsin September 14, 2005 The major revisions to proposed NR 243  Certification Reminder primarily affect large CAFOs. They include:  Restrictions on applying solid and liquid  DNR revising rules for manure on frozen or snow-covered ground permitted operations: hearings  Requirements for large CAFOs to have six- months worth of liquid manure storage scheduled  Statewide phosphorus-based nutrient management requirements  What not to say when a manure  Adjustments to animal unit equivalency spill occurs numbers  Standard permit requirements for large CAFOs including required practices where animals are not held in confinement (CAFO Certification Reminder outdoor vegetated areas), mortality management, restrictions on chemical Remember that all employees must re-take the disposal in storage or containment facilities, Level 1 test and view the video annually. stormwater controls and development of an Forward documentation to Kevin Erb (1150 S emergency response plan Bellevue St, Green Bay WI 54302) when  Manure and process wastewater application completed. The final videotapes are done, and restrictions near waterbodies will be sent to certified firms soon. A DVD  Allowances for temporary manure stacking version is also available. in winter  Provisions outlining circumstances under which a CAFO is not responsible for the disposal and land application of its manure and process wastewater DNR revising rules for permitted  Revised inspection, monitoring and reporting farms: Hearings scheduled requirements  Permit requirements for small and medium The Wisconsin DNR has released for public CAFOs comment the proposed rule changes for permitted farms. A set of 8 public meetings on the proposed David Byrne, former EU Commissioner for revisions will be held around the state. The health and consumer protection, should have a dates/times are as follows: good idea what it takes to restore public confidence. According to Byrne the consumer  September 20, Menomonie, Dunn County needs to know: Agricultural Center, 390 Red Cedar St., 1 - 3 p.m. and 7:30-9:30 p.m.  Someone is in charge.

 September 21, Marshfield – 1-3 p.m. and  There is a plan. 7:30 -9:30 p.m., Marshfield Agricultural Research Station, 8396 Yellowstone Dr.  The plan is working.

 September 28, Madison – 12:45-2:45 p.m. and 7:30-9:30 p.m., Lyman F. Anderson Byrne spoke May 24 at Alltech s International Agriculture & Conservation Center, 1 Fen Oak Feed Industry Symposium in Lexington, Ky. Ct., Rooms A and B. ... Yet some countries do it better than others  September 29, Appleton – 1-3 p.m. and 7:30 While the three steps to restoring consumer -9:30 p.m. Outagamie County Land confidence seem pretty basic (see item above), Conservation Department, 3365 W. Brewster St., some countries do a better job of it than others. Rooms A, B & C For example:

If you are unable to make the meetings, you may  Great Britain had troubles with BSE in view the information at 1996. Scientists traced the problem to http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/wm/nps/rules/nr243/ tainted meat and bone meal, and nr243.htm. Written comments on the proposed politicians imposed a national ban on that rule may be submitted via U.S. mail to: feed material. In this case, the public Tom Bauman could see the actions taken to minimize Bureau of Watershed Management risk, consumer confidence rose, and so P.O. Box 7921 did beef consumption. Madison, WI 53707

 Meanwhile, Germany fought a proposed What NOT TO SAY when a ban of meat and bone meal within the European Union. Its Minister of manure runoff incident happens. Agriculture insisted there was no BSE in Germany, even though scientists felt a Think about how this applies to a manure runoff future case was probable. Consumers or odor complaint from a neighbor. were misled into thinking a problem or potential problem did not exist. Then, From: Dairy Herd Management-Online when BSE was found in a native-born cow in 2000, German consumption of 3 steps to restore public confidence beef plummeted to zero, said David Europe has had to contend with various food Byrne, former EU commissioner for food scares, such as BSE, over the past decade. So, safety. More information on David Byrne’s presentation is available at http://www.alltech.com/Symposium/index.ht m .