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Recommendations<br />
Agriculture/Forestry<br />
Recommendation<br />
Prioritize farms in the watershed based upon pollution<br />
potential using the NYS Agricultural Environmental<br />
<strong>Management</strong> (AEM) process.<br />
Develop Comprehensive Nutrient <strong>Management</strong> Plans<br />
(CNMPs) on farms identified as priorities by the <strong>Oneida</strong><br />
<strong>Lake</strong> Watershed Agriculture Program (OLWAP)<br />
Prioritization System to improve soil tilth (water infiltration<br />
<strong>and</strong> organic matter) on cropl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> reduce<br />
erosion rates. Focus will be directed upon farms that are<br />
at or near the Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation<br />
(CAFO) threshold as well as farms that intend to install<br />
manure storage facilities.<br />
Install management practices on farms identified as<br />
priorities by the OLWAP Prioritization System. Specifically,<br />
implement agricultural erosion <strong>and</strong> sediment<br />
control practices on cropl<strong>and</strong>, hayl<strong>and</strong>, pasturel<strong>and</strong>,<br />
<strong>for</strong>estl<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> intensively used l<strong>and</strong>. Practices on<br />
agricultural l<strong>and</strong> will be designed to reduce sheet, rill<br />
<strong>and</strong> gully erosion, streambank erosion, soil mass movement,<br />
<strong>and</strong> soil deposition. Practices may address tillage<br />
practices, crop rotations, strip cropping systems, diversions,<br />
terraces, water <strong>and</strong> sediment control basins,<br />
riparian buffers, conservation buffer strips, fencing <strong>for</strong><br />
the preclusion of livestock from riparian areas, critical<br />
area planting, streambank stabilization, vegetative filter<br />
strips, <strong>and</strong> field borders.<br />
Seek funding to offset the high costs of farm planning<br />
<strong>and</strong> management practice implementation on small <strong>and</strong><br />
large farms.<br />
Contribute articles to local media sources, including<br />
CCE, SWCD <strong>and</strong> OLWAP newsletters, about the<br />
erosion <strong>and</strong> sediment control practices installed by<br />
farmers. Include reports on successful strategies to<br />
address erosion <strong>and</strong> sediment control issues.<br />
Recognize farms in the watershed <strong>for</strong> the positive<br />
practices they have implemented <strong>and</strong> environmental<br />
benef<strong>its</strong> they have created. This could be accomplished<br />
through the initiation of an “<strong>Oneida</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> Watershed<br />
Farmer of the Year” award.<br />
Potential<br />
Responsible<br />
Organization(s)<br />
OLWAP, SWCD<br />
CCE, NRCS,<br />
SWCD, TSP,<br />
CCE, NRCS,<br />
OLWAP, SWCD,<br />
TSP, USDA<br />
NRCS, NYSAM,<br />
OLWAP, SWCD,<br />
USDA<br />
CCE, NRCS,<br />
SWCD<br />
AAC, CCE,<br />
NRCS, OLWAP,<br />
SWCD, USDA<br />
Timeline/Goal<br />
(contingent upon<br />
funding)<br />
In progress<br />
8 farms/year<br />
4 farms/year<br />
On-going<br />
Annually<br />
1 farm/year<br />
page 34<br />
Chapter 3: Priority Areas
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