Agriculture Workgroup Projects and Resources
The Agriculture Workgroup provides expertise and leadership on the development and implementation of policies, programs, and research to reduce pollutant loads delivered from agricultural lands and animal operations to upstream waters and the Chesapeake Bay.
Phase 7 Model Development
Evolving plans and related documents can be found on this site:
https://www.chesapeakebay.net/what/programs/modeling/phase_7_model_development
Agriculture Workgroup Actions and Decisions
Agriculture Workgroup Chesapeake Assessment Scenario Tool (CAST) Issues Tracker
The tracker is a living document and will be updated regularly as progress is made on the issues or new issues are raised. This spreadsheet serves as a starting point for setting priorities for Phase 7 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model updates and changes related to agricultural data.
Agriculture Workgroup Governance Protocol & Membership
Resources for Virtual Meetings
Resource Improvement Practice Report
The Resource Improvement (RI) Practice Definitions and Verification Visual Indicators Report provides information regarding the collection and verification of non-cost-shared agricultural best management practices that meet CBP definitions and establish definitions and verification methods for Resource Improvement Practices.
Recommendations to Estimate Poultry Nutrient Production in the Phase 6 Watershed Model
Phase 6 Agricultural Land Uses
Agricultural BMP Expert Panels
- Recommendations Regarding Agricultural Stormwater Management Practices Approved June2018 [PDF, 550.3 KB]
- AWMS EP Report WQGIT approved December 2016 final [PDF, 3.5 MB]
- Phase 6 FINAL MII Final Report [PDF, 1.6 MB]
- Phase 6 Turkey Litter Nutrients Characterization for the Phase 6 Watershed Model Draft Final Report 121416 1 pdf [PDF, 1.7 MB]
- CT 6 0 Conservation Tillage EP Revised Full Report 12 14 16 2 FINAL NEW TEMPLATE [PDF, 1.9 MB]
- Phase 6 CC EP Final Report 12 16 2016 NEW TEMPLATE FINAL [PDF, 1.6 MB]