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Post by smlfishing on Mar 24, 2016 9:05:22 GMT -5
John That is true our environmental manager just went to a company conference and this was one of the big things they discussed was the farm run off. They seem to be tightening up on storm water testing on business especially your total solids. We have to submit test twice a year. They said they were dredging the Chesapeake 3 times a year.
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Post by johnr on Mar 24, 2016 9:59:04 GMT -5
Yep. I see it with my own eyes, but I think from a farming best practices aspect, they are doing all they can out here. Most of the ground is no till at this point, barely disced, and always planted in wheat, rye or oats as a winter/cover crop to reduce erosion.
However, its the newly broken land that must remain "broken" or "partially broken" for a few years, that can experience a ton of erosion.
Additionally, our ground out here has been SATURATED since we got 12" of rain to start October 2015, so absolutely everything is running off rather than being absorbed. A lot of fields out here are scarred, even with good cover crops, from excessive runoff last fall, winter and this spring. Even the ponds out here have been staying muddy..
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