Junior and Senior Level Ag Bus

Junior and Senior level Ag Bus. Colorado Agriscience Curriculum

Section: Advanced Agribusiness

Unit: Ag Law

Lesson Title: Colorado Ag Regulations

Colorado Ag Education AGB11/12.04 - The student will understand the Standards and influences of agricultural economy and its influences on the overall economy. Competencies Identify the economic costs of environmental regulations. English Standard 1: Students read and understand a variety of materials. Colorado Model Content English Standard 4: Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing Standard(s): English Standard 5: Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference, and technological sources.

Student Learning  The student will have a better understanding of the environmental laws Objectives: affecting the Colorado livestock industry  The student will have a better understanding of the environmental laws affecting the Colorado crop industry

Time: 50 minutes

http://www.nasda.org/nasda/nasda/Foundation/state/Colorado.pdf Resource(s):

Power Point presentation Instructions, Tools, Current news articles dealing with food contamination and food born pathogens Equipment, and Computer, projector Supplies: In the fall of 2006, an e-coli outbreak occurred in spinach, in southern California. Interest Approach: You were only affected by the outbreak because, you love spinach and had to throw out several prepackaged bags of spinach. Then in January 2007, you attend the National Western Stock Show with your FFA chapter. You are proudly wearing your FFA jacket when a person

Unit 3, Lesson 4: Colorado Ag Regulations 1 approaches you, that person asks the following questions: “Isn’t the FFA for Farmers?”, “Do you raise cows?”, “Why are people like you contaminating our food?”, “Why do farmers dump animal feces in water for people and plants?” How do you respond to this consumer? Allow students to debate these questions, lead the group in discussion about educating the general population about how safe our food supply is compared with other countries. Talk about the amount of commodities American agriculture exports. This discussion will eventually lead into the need for environmental regulations. Slide 1 Instruction Slide 2 Agriculture regulations can be broke into two very broad categories.

Livestock Regulations  Livestock regulations deal with the removal and application of animal feces. Farm/Chemical Regulations  Farm chemical regulations deal with the application and storage of herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, and insecticides.

How do I know if my operation is required to follow these regulations? Slide 3 Livestock 1. AFO (Animal Feeding Operations) a. A confined animal operation that produces meat, milk, or eggs. b. Animals are confined for more than 45 days in 12 months c. Crop ground is not sustained in the area of production d. All AFO’s that are located near a water source that may be used for human consumption are considered a CAFO 2. CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) a. A confined animal operation that produces meat, milk, or eggs b. They house more than: i. 1,000 feeder cattle ii. 700 mature dairy cattle(dry or milking) iii. 2,500 feeder swine ( over 55 pounds) iv. 500 horses v. 10,000 sheep or lambs vi. 55,000 turkeys vii. 100,000 laying hens

What are the requirements for AFO’s and CAFO’s?

AFO’s  Protect surface water, groundwater, and soil resources through best management practices  Best Management Practices o using adequate manure and wastewater storage o using efficient land application practices CAFO’s  Prohibited from discharging manure or wastewater in to any Colorado waters o Manure- includes litter, bedding, and waste feed o The only exception to this law is a 25-year, 24-hour storm

Unit 3, Lesson 4: Colorado Ag Regulations 2  Management practices should include: o earthen storage structures made of low permeable materials (clay): ex. Lagoon o formed storage tanks made of wood, steel, or concrete

Land Application of Manure  Any new facility that plans on applying manure must submit a land application plan  Application rate should not exceed the soil infiltration rate  There should be no application of manure when the ground is frozen, full saturated, or during rainfall, if the application site may result in runoff into a waterway

Farm/Chemical  Colorado regulates the registration, labeling, transportation, distribution, storage, commercial application, and disposal of pesticides and fertilizers.  This regulation is done through three acts: the Pesticide Act, the Pesticide Applicators’ Act, and the Colorado Chemigation Act o Colorado Pesticide Act . Regulates the registration, labeling, transportation, distribution, storage, use, and disposal of pesticides . All pesticides and pesticide devices must be registered . A restricted-use pesticide dealer must obtain a pesticide dealer license . Unlawful acts include:  Selling and delivering incorrectly labeled products  Selling and delivering pesticides in the incorrect container  Promoting yourself wrongly as a licensed pesticide dealer . Any violation may result in a penalty up to $5000 and can also result in misdemeanor charges . Producers who limit their handling of pesticides to field mixing and loading do not need to be concerned with the rules that deal with pesticide storage facilities o Colorado Pesticide Applicator’s Act . Regulates the persons that apply pesticides . There are several different classifications  Qualified Supervisor  Certifies Operator  Commercial Applicator-business is applying pesticides, must keep 3 years of specific records  Limited commercial applicator-applies chemicals on their own land or that land of their employer, not required to have a license, but must keep 3 year of records  Public applicator . Unlawful acts include:  Performing act without a license that require a

Unit 3, Lesson 4: Colorado Ag Regulations 3 license  Inconsistent storage and/or labeling  Using unlawful chemicals or chemical application devices  Failing to maintain records . Violators may be fined up to $1000 or be charged with a misdemeanor . These regulations do not apply to a person who is applying pesticides for the production of agricultural products on his/her own or rent property, or someone who is an employee of that person o Colorado Chemigation Act . Chemigation is a type of irrigation that incorporates chemicals (fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides) by mixing water with these chemicals in a closed irrigation system. . A closed irrigation system is a combination of devices such as pipe, hose, or other conduit that directly attaches to the ground water or surface water source . An agriculture producer is required to obtain a permit for this type of irrigation and application system . Failure to obtain this permit can result in a class six felony and a fee up to $1000

Nonpoint Source Pollution  A result of a rainfall or snow melting event that picks up and carries away pollutants

This pollution may end up in a Colorado waterway

 The student will have a better understanding of the environmental laws Objective 1: affecting the Colorado livestock industry

So you are involved in the production of food with your SAE namely meat by raising livestock what environmental regulations effect you now and which ones may effect you in the future as a large scale producer. Move into slides 4 through 8 to present the information that directly effects livestock production and feeding. Knowing these regulations you should evaluate your SAE and see if you are complying with the regulations set forth.  The student will have a better understanding of the environmental laws Objective 2: affecting the Colorado crop industry

On the other hand you may be involved in the production of fiber or growing crops with your SAE, what environmental regulations effect you now and which ones may effect you in the future as a large scale producer. Move into slides 9 through 14 to present the information that directly effects crop production. Now that you better understand the regulations facing the crop production industry you should also evaluate your SAE and determine if you are complying with the regulations.

Unit 3, Lesson 4: Colorado Ag Regulations 4 Review/Summary: Using a “quick draw” technique have the students quickly summarize the lesson in two to three sentences. This should be done quickly and rapidly moving from student to student.

Separate students into groups of 4 or 6. Allow students to review information Application-- covered in class and select a topic dealing with agriculture regulations in Extended Colorado. With-in each group students should be split into affirmative and apposing sides. Give students plenty of time to prepare for a 10-minute debate Classroom session. The debate should cover all areas of the topic including the point of view Activity: of the producer, consumer/public, and the law/legislation.

Evaluate students on the above activity according to participation. Attend Ag Outlook Forum Application--FFA Attend a Legislative Day at the Capital Activity:

Have a class discussion where each student shares their own SAE and how Application--SAE these laws may or may not affect their SAE. Activity:

Evaluation: See attached.

Evaluation Answer Quiz Key: 1) What are the two categories that Agriculture Regulations can be divided into? Livestock Regulations Farm/Chemical Regulations

2) What does AFO stand for?

Animal Feeding Operation

3) What does CAFO stand for

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation

4) A feeder cattle enterprise must house more than ______head before it is consider a CAFO?

1,000 head

5) Which operation has more regulations, an AFO or a CAFO?

6) In a fifty-word essay, explain why a CAFO may have more regulations than that of an AFO.

Grade student essay on the relevance to the information provided.

Unit 3, Lesson 4: Colorado Ag Regulations 5 7) What are the three Acts that affect the Farm/Chemical aspect of agriculture?

Colorado Pesticide Act Colorado Pesticide Applicator’s Act Colorado Chemigation Act

Other: Obtain the Private Pesticide Applicators Licensure test and handbook from your local extension office. Assist the students with understanding and taking this test so that they all have their private pesticide applicators license.

Unit 3, Lesson 4: Colorado Ag Regulations 6 Name: ______

Date: ______

1) What are the two categories that Agriculture Regulations can be divided into?

2) What does AFO stand for?

3) What does CAFO stand for?

4) A feeder cattle enterprise must house more than ______head before it is consider a CAFO?

5) Which operation has more regulations, an AFO or a CAFO?

6) In a fifty-word essay, explain why a CAFO may have more regulations than that of an AFO.

7) What are the three Acts that affect the Farm/Chemical aspect of agriculture?

Unit 3, Lesson 4: Colorado Ag Regulations 7