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4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program – Western Lake Erie Basin

4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program – Western Lake Erie Basin. It becomes “Who is at fault?”. Who is working on 4R Certification?. Who is working on 4R Certification?. Private Third Party Auditor. Nutrient Service Providers. Voluntary. Agricultural Retailers

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4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program – Western Lake Erie Basin

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  1. 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program – Western Lake Erie Basin

  2. It becomes “Who is at fault?”

  3. Who is working on 4R Certification?

  4. Who is working on 4R Certification?

  5. Private Third Party Auditor Nutrient Service Providers Voluntary

  6. Agricultural Retailers • Agricultural Service Providers • Certified Professionals • Does not include farmers Nutrient Service Providers

  7. Initial Training and Ongoing Education - 9 Monitoring of 4R Implementation - 4 Nutrient Recommendation - 32 Nutrient Application - 24 4 Sections PROOF

  8. Initial Training and on-going 2year 5 CEUs Certified Professional Provide 4R materials for all growers/customers Sponsor training for growers/customers Training and Education

  9. Number of growers/customers participating Records of farms and acres following 4R’s Records of implementation over time Records of written agreements signed by growers/customers that attest to their support of 4R nutrient stewardship Monitoring and Implementation Signature

  10. GIS Field mapping Cropping History Soil Test – 3 year minimum interval Nutrient Recommendations – all sources Nutrient Recommendations

  11. Variable rate technology Supplies records to grower/customer Annual calibration of equipment Nutrient Application

  12. Does not surfaced apply within 24 hours of heavy rainfall Does not apply to frozen soil Follows minimum setbacks from sensitive areas Nutrient Application

  13. July: 4 Pilot Audits (Certifications) August: 4R Advisory Committee Review Fall 2013/Winter 2014: Begin to promote Summer of 2014: Certifications Timeline

  14. Precision programs met most requirement. Non-precision programs didn’t fit the standard. Retailer’s had talked to customers on 4R’s. CCA’s on Staff Incorporation/tillage follow-up was hard to track. Additional Recordkeeping needed. May need to shift 100% requirement to 85%. Anticipate a summary report from SCS soon. SCS – preliminary observations

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