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Abstract: Livestock manure is one of the largest potential sources of nutrient enrichment for the reservoirs in the New York City drinking water supply. The Nutrient Management Program of the Watershed Agricultural Program supports implementation of effective

NMPs in three specific ways; development of user friendly NMPs, farmer education, and Nutrient Management Credit (NMCredit) incentive program. We have developed a planning protocol and format enabling an NMP to meet all standards and requirements while being

quick and easy to interpret. All important information needed to identify manure rate, timing and application restrictions can be viewed on a laminated aerial photo map that can be easily interpreted by farm managers and employees. Targeted workshops presented at

convenient times and locations are presented annually to keep farms up to date on current issues related to crop production, crop fertility, soil health and environmental losses of nutrients. The Nutrient Management Credit program encourages heightened stewardship of

manure resources by implementing an incentive for farmers to follow their NMP closely on a daily basis. Farmers who follow their NMP earn an annual credit to be used for equipment or services that are part of their nutrient management strategy. The nutrient management

program is carried out through partnerships with County Soil and Water Conservation Districts, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, and funding by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.

SUPPORTING NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR SMALL FARMS

IN THE NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED

Dewing*, D.R., Thurgood, J.M. Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Delaware County

Impact: Intensive monitoring has shown significant P reductions when Nutrient

Management Plans are implemented within a suite of BMPs

Watershed Level:

•60% decrease in Total Dissolved

Phosphorus (TDP) loads from all sources

•45% decrease in TDP due BMPs

Farm Level:

• 43% reduction in TDP

• 29% reduction in

Particulate Phosphorus (PP)

Situation: •The 9 million water users in New York City consume 1.3 billion gallons

of drinking water per day from Catskill Region Reservoirs

•The Cannonsville reservoir is eutrophic due to phosphorus (P) loading

•70% of the non-point P load attributed to agriculture

•240 commercial farms are located in the watershed, predominantly

small dairy farms

Farmer Education

Relevant

• Linked to NMP

requirements and

program participation

• Topics address

environmental needs

and farmer concernsAccessible

• Convenient times and

locations

• Hands on tours and

field meetings

coordinated with class

room workshops Successful

Over 25% of farms in the watershed attend at least one

workshop each year and 85% of Cannonsville basin farms

attended a Nutrient Management Workshop in 2007.

User Friendly Nutrient

Management Plans (NMPs)

Standardized Planning

Protocol

•NMPs comply with

USDA/NRCS standards

•Uniform format

•Using Cornell University

developed tools Easy to use plans

•Information presented in

both table and map

forms

•Everything necessary to

implement the manure

spreading plan is on

one easy to read map

Incentive ProgramsBalancing Accountability and Trust

Accountability• Operation and maintenance

of BMPs are reviewed with

each farm annually

• Manure application records

are submitted and reviewed

annually

• Farmers and funders are

confident that only good

stewardship is rewarded

Trust• Program managed by a

local council of farmer’s peers

• Program delivered by local agencies farmers know and trust

• Peer review and approval assures participants confidence

For successfully implementing their NMP, farms receive a

monetary credit based on acres and animal numbers. The

credits can accumulate over years and must be used to

reimburse nutrient management related expenses.

Partnership is essential for success. Our partners include:

And the farmers within the NYC Watershed.

Soil and Water

Conservation

District