Surface Water Issue

Suggested Assessment Tools/Resources

Manure from cropland polluting surface waters

• On-line assessments at http://www.uwex.edu/AgEMS/dairy/wisems/; see "Nutrient Management" and "Manure Application Practices
• UW-Extension publication: A3392 "Guidelines for Applying Manure to Cropland and Pastures in Wisconsin"
• UW Integrated Pest and Crop Management (IPCM) recommended links: http://ipcm.wisc.edu/green/planning_toc.htm
• Publication: When and Where to Apply Manure, UW Integrated Pest and Crop Management (IPCM): http://ipcm.wisc.edu/pubs/nutrient/WhenWhereManure2003.htm
• The Livestock and Poultry Environmental Stewardship (LPES) Curriculum: http://www.lpes.org/les_plans.html
• NRCS nutrient management Standard 590: http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/references/public/WI/590.pdf

Manure from facilities polluting surface waters

• On-line assessment: http://www.uwex.edu/AgEMS/dairy/wisems/; see "Manure Storage & Barnyard and Feedlot Management"
• "Objective, university-based publications for agriculture": http://www.mwpshq.org/
• The Livestock and Poultry Environmental Stewardship (LPES) Curriculum: http://www.lpes.org/les_plans.html
• Manure management publications; Natural Resource, Agriculture and Engineering Service: http://www.nraes.org/publications/waste.html

Build up or excessive soil phosphorus

• On-line tool: http://wpindex.soils.wisc.edu/index.html
• UW publication: http://ipcm.wisc.edu/pubs/nutrient/USP_2002.htm
• The Livestock and Poultry Environmental Stewardship (LPES) Curriculum: http://www.lpes.org/les_plans.html

Sediment or soil erosion polluting surface waters

• Soil erosion prediction tool: http://bioengr.ag.utk.edu/rusle2/
• Publication: Managing cover crops; Sustainable Ag Network (SAN): http://www.sare.org/publications/covercrops/covercrops.pdf

Pesticide runoff to surface waters

• UW publication: "Protecting Wisconsin's Resources through Integrated Weed Management"; http://ipcm.wisc.edu/pubs/pdf/int_weed.pdf
• "Objective, university-based publications for agriculture": http://www.mwpshq.org/
• Chemical handling facilities handbook, Natural Resource, Agriculture and Engineering Service (NRAES): http://www.nraes.org/publications/nraes78.html
• Publication: Steel in the Field (reducing use of herbicides); Sustainable Ag Network (SAN): http://www.sare.org/publications/weeds.htm
• Publication: A Whole Farm Approach to Managing Pests, Sustainable Ag Network (SAN): http://www.sare.org/publications/farmpest/farmpest.pdf
• Publication: IPM pocket guide for corn, Natural Resource, Agriculture and Engineering Service (NRAES): http://www.nraes.org/publications/ipm1.html

Silage runoff to surface waters

• "Objective, university-based publications for agriculture": http://www.mwpshq.org/
• Assessment Worksheet; UW-Extension: http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/G35369W.PDF
• Fact Sheet; UW-Extension: http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/G35369F.PDF
• Fact Sheet; Ontario Ministry of Ag. & Food: http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/livestock/dairy/facts/95-043.htm
• Worksheet; NY Soil & Water Conservation Committee: http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/SoilWater/AEM/SilageStorage.pdf
• Assessment; Purdue Univ. Cooperative Extension Service: http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/SafeWater/farmasyst/surveys/factsheets/silage9.htm

Petroleum leakage, spills polluting surface water

• Fact Sheet; UW-Extension: http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/G35364F.PDF
• Assessment Worksheet; UW-Extension: http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/G35364W.PDF
• "Objective, university-based publications for agriculture": http://www.mwpshq.org/

Pollution of surface waters with pathogens

• Publication; Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service: http://www.nraes.org/publications/nraes147.html
• Web Resource: Manure Management and Water Quality, Wisc. DNR: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/wm/nps/ag/waterquality.htm
• Publications/Assessments: http://www.uwex.edu/farmasyst/library/search.html

Streambank erosion

Stream monitoring protocols fact sheet; UW Water Action Volunteers: http://clean-water.uwex.edu/wav/monitoring/factsheet.htm

Milkhouse runoff

• On-line assessment: http://www.uwex.edu/AgEMS/dairy/wisems/; see "Milking center wastewater management"
• Pollution Control Guide for Milking Center Wastewater Management: http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/NCR549.PDF
• Publication: Guideline for Milking Center Wastewater, Natural Resource, Agriculture and Engineering Service (NRAES): http://www.nraes.org/publications/nraes115.html

Groundwater Issue

Suggested Assessment Tools/Resources

Nitrogen from facilities contaminating well water

• On-line assessment; UW-Extension: http://www.uwex.edu/AgEMS/dairy/wisems/; see "Nutrient Management and Manure Application Practices"
• Assessment Worksheet; UW-Extension: http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/G35368W.PDF
• "Objective, university-based publications for agriculture": http://www.mwpshq.org/
• Publications, Natural Resource, Agriculture and Engineering Service (NRAES): http://www.nraes.org/publications/waste.html
• Publications/Assessments: http://www.uwex.edu/farmasyst/library/search.html

Contamination of well water with pathogens

• Reference Sheet; Cornell Univ. Dept. of Ag. and Biological Engineering: http://www.uwex.edu/farmasyst/states/nyprotpathogens.pdf
• Web Resource: Manure Management and Water Quality, Wisc. DNR: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/wm/nps/ag/waterquality.htm
• Publications/Assessments: http://www.uwex.edu/farmasyst/library/search.html

Nitrogen leaching to groundwater from cropland

• On-line assessment; UW-Extension: http://www.uwex.edu/AgEMS/dairy/wisems/; see "Nutrient Management and Manure Application Practices"
• Publication: Nitrates in WI Groundwater, Sources and Concerns, UW-Extension: http://www.inspectionanalysis.com/Nitrates.pdf
• Publication: Nitrates in Groundwater--A Continuing Issue for Wisconsin Citizens, WI DNR: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/dwg/gw/pubs/Nitrate.pdf
• Guidelines: Credit N on Corn, UW Integrated Pest & Corn Management Program: http://ipcm.wisc.edu/pubs/pdf/creditcornN.pdf
• Guidelines: Credit Legume N, UW Integrated Pest & Corn Management Program: http://ipcm.wisc.edu/pubs/pdf/creditlegumeN.pdf
• Publication: Using Legumes as a N Source, UW Integrated Pest & Corn Management Program: http://ipcm.wisc.edu/pubs/pdf/Usinglegumes.pdf
• Publications/Assessments: http://www.uwex.edu/farmasyst/library/search.html

Pesticides leaching to well water

• Assessment Worksheet; UW-Extension: http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/G35362W.PDF
• "Objective, university-based publications for agriculture": http://www.mwpshq.org/
• Chemical handling facilities handbook, Natural Resource, Agriculture and Engineering Service (NRAES): http://www.nraes.org/publications/nraes78.html
• Publication: Steel in the Field (reducing use of herbicides); Sustainable Ag Network (SAN): http://www.sare.org/publications/weeds.htm
• Publication: A Whole Farm Approach to Managing Pests, Sustainable Ag Network (SAN): http://www.sare.org/publications/farmpest/farmpest.pdf
• Publication: IPM pocket guide for corn, Natural Resource, Agriculture and Engineering Service (NRAES): http://www.nraes.org/publications/ipm1.html
• Publications/Assessments: http://www.uwex.edu/farmasyst/library/search.html

Silage seepage to groundwater

• Assessment Worksheet; UW-Extension: http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/G35369W.PDF
• "Objective, university-based publications for agriculture": http://www.mwpshq.org/

Petroleum leakage or spills contaminating groundwater

• On-line assessment; UW-Extension:
• Assessment Worksheet; UW-Extension: http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/G35364W.PDF
• "Objective, university-based publications for agriculture": http://www.mwpshq.org/

Irrigation related issues

• Irrigation Management Publication; UW-Extension: http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/a3600.pdf
• Irrigation scheduling model; UW-Madison Dept. of Soil Science: http://emily.soils.wisc.edu/~anderson/tisdat/et/et.html
• Irrigation & Energy Conservation Publication; UW-Extension: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/issues/naturalgas/documents/A3784-8_LCEC_irrigation-cro.pdf
• Risk Assessment tool; Univ. of Hawaii; http://www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/HF-6.pdf

Air Quality Issue

Suggested Assessment Tools/Resources

Odor as a nuisance or health issue

• On-line odor assessment; Univ. of MN: http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/livestocksystems/DI7637.html
• Odor control technologies; Univ. of MN: http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/livestocksystems/components/7637p01.html
• Outdoor Air Quality Publication; Midwest Plan Service: http://www.mwpshq.org/mw18_3pr.html
• Odor control options; Purdue Univ.: http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/ID/ID-310.pdf
• Dairy Odor Management Publication; Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service(NRAES): http://www.nraes.org/publications/nraes146.html
• Management Guide; Ohio State University: http://ohioline.osu.edu/b604/b604_25.html
• "Objective, university-based publications for agriculture": http://www.mwpshq.org/
• The Livestock and Poultry Environmental Stewardship (LPES) Curriculum: http://www.lpes.org/les_plans.html
• Publication: Guideline for Dairy Odor Management, Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service (NRAES): http://www.nraes.org/publications/nraes146.html
• Publication: Outdoor Air Quality, Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service (NRAES): http://www.nraes.org/publications/mwps18s3.html

Dust as a nuisance or health issue

• Dust & mold FAQs; Marshfield Clinic/National Farm Medicine Center: http://www.marshfieldclinic.org/nfmc/harvest/dustmold_faq.htm
• Lung protection fact sheet; Iowa State Univ.: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1518B.pdf
• Farm dust fact sheet; Iowa State Univ.: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/DR24.pdf
• Dust mask info.; NY Center for Ag. Medicine and Health; http://www.nycamh.com/resources/brochures/entry_detail.asp?descr=1
• Fact sheet, farm workers and dust; Ontario Ministry of Ag. and Food; http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/livestock/swine/facts/93-003.htm
• The Livestock and Poultry Environmental Stewardship (LPES) Curriculum: http://www.lpes.org/les_plans.html

Ammonia (NH4)

• Controlling Ammonia Gas In Swine Buildings fact sheet; Purdue Univ.: http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/IAQ/IAQ-1.pdf
• On-line presentation; Univ. of Reading, UK: http://www.ecifm.rdg.ac.uk/airpollution.htm
• Conference proceedings; Carnegie Mellon Univ.: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/conference/ei12/part/pinder.pdf

Engine exhaust

• Health assessment; US EPA: http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=29060
• Backgrounder; Union of Concerned Scientists: http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_vehicles/trucks_and_buses/page.cfm?pageID=238
• Diesel exhaust reduction project presentation; US EPA New England: http://www.awma-nes.org/Documents/Events/03EnviroExpo/Diesel%20Initiative.ppt
• Diesel exhaust reduction information.; US EPA: http://www.epa.gov/diesel/
• Diesel engine oxidation catalysts publication; US EPA: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/retrofit/documents/f03016.pdf
• Rebuilding diesel engines to meet EPA standards publication; US EPA: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/regs/nonroad/2002/f02035.pdf

Wildlife and Habitat Issue

Suggested Assessment Tools/Resources

Upland wildlife / Habitat impacts

• Farm Bill Conservation Programs information; Environmental Media Services: http://www.ems.org/farm_bill/conservation.html
• Enhancing farm wildlife habitat fact sheet; Ohio State Univ.: http://ohioline.osu.edu/w-fact/pdf/0014.pdf
• Planning for wildlife habitat, WI DNR: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/forestry/Nursery/generalinfo/wildlife.htm
• Wildlife management publications, WI DNR: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/publ/index.htm
• Woodland wildlife habitat publication, Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service (NRAES): http://www.nraes.org/publications/nraes64.html
• Web Resource: WI DNR: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/
• Prairie Primer (G2736) UW Extension publication: http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/G2736.PDF

Aquatic wildlife / Habitat impacts

• Stream-lake-wetland ecology publications; UW-Extension: http://clean-water.uwex.edu/pubs/stewards/index.html#anchor342931
• Stream monitoring protocols; UW-Extension: http://clean-water.uwex.edu/wav/monitoring/factsheet.htm
• Riparian management resources; Cows and Fish Program; Alberta: http://www.cowsandfish.org/pdfs/ordertools.pdf
• Streambank health checklist; Cows and Fish Program; Alberta: http://www.cowsandfish.org/pdfs/looking_at_my_streambank.pdf
• WI wetlands resource; WI DNR: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/fhp/wetlands/index.shtml

Endangered / Rare Species Impacts

• Endangered species resources; WI DNR: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/
• Endangered species program; US Fish and Wildlife Service: http://endangered.fws.gov/

Invasive Species

• Web Resource: Wisconsin Invasive Species of Concern: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/invasives/listing.htm
• Web Resource: Gateway to Federal and State Invasive Species Activities and Programs: http://www.invasivespecies.gov/

Wisconsin's 16 Ecological Landscapes

• Web Resource: Wisconsin DNR: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/landscapes/

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Suggested Assessment Tools/Resources

Solid waste handling and disposal

• On-line publications; UW Solid & Hazardous Waste Education Center: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/shwec/pubs.cfm
• Farm waste fact sheet; UW Solid & Hazardous Waste Education Center: http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/G3717_E.PDF
• Open burning/recycling/landfilling requirements summary; WI DNR: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/aw/air/hot/obchart.htm
• Waste Management Publication; WI DNR: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/aw/wm/publications/
• Farm solid waste management fact sheets; Penn. State College of Ag.: http://www.age.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/c/

Hazardous waste handling and disposal

• Fact sheet; UW-Extension: http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/G35365F.PDF
• Worksheet; UW-Extension: http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/G35365W.PDF
• On-line publications; UW Solid & Hazardous Waste Education Center: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/shwec/pubs.cfm
• Hazardous waste disposal information for farmers; WI DATCP: http://datcp.state.wi.us/arm/agriculture/pest-fert/pesticides/clean-sweep/farmers.html
• Publications/Assessments: http://www.uwex.edu/farmasyst/library/search.html

Antibiotic / hormone use / disposal

• On-line publications; UW Solid & Hazardous Waste Education Center: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/shwec/pubs.cfm
• Fact sheet; WI DNR & UW-Extension: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/aw/wm/publications/medinf/PUBL-WA-840-01.pdf
• Disposal of medical wastes fact sheet; Purdue Univ.: http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/ID/ID-306.pdf

Mortality handling and disposal

• Assessment, Livestock and Poultry Environmental Stewardship (LPES) project: http://www.lpes.org/Lessons/Lesson51/51_Mortality_Management.html
• Fact sheet, Purdue Univ.: http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/ID/ID-302.pdf
• Worksheet, Colorado State Univ.: http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/SoilCrop/extension/Soils/cnmp/sec5.html
• Publication, Natural Resource, Agriculture and Engineering Service (NRAES): Natural Rendering http://www.nraes.org/publications/nraes163.html

Veterinary wastes

• Fact sheet, WI DNR: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/aw/wm/publications/medinf/PUBL-WA-840-01.pdf
• Farm wastes manual, Alberta Dept. of Food, Ag. & Rural Development: http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/epw7716/$FILE/dairy9.pdf
• Proper storage fact sheet, National Ag. Safety Database: http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d001501-d001600/d001555/d001555.html
• Fact sheet, Purdue Univ,: http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/ID/ID-306.pdf

Farm Nuisance and Appearance Issue

Suggested Assessment Tools/Resources

Farmstead appearance and esthetics

• Publication; Univ. of MN: http://www.extension.umn.edu/abstracts/nonweb/abstract.html?item=03017
• Site assessment; Virginia Cooperative Extension: http://poultryems.ag.vt.edu/Assessment/SiteManagement.doc
• Publication; Kansas State Univ.: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/hort2/c568.pdf
• Publication; University of WI: Woodland Visions: Appreciating and Managing Forests for Scenic Beauty.
• Giving Old Barns New Life (publication series, University of Wisconsin)
  • Barns and Barn Preservation--A Bibliography (G3660-3) http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/G3660_3.PDF
  • Ethnic History and Beauty of Old Barns (G3660-1) http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/G3660_1.PDF
  • Silos: An Agricultural Success Story (G3660-4) http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/G3660_4.PDF
  • Wisconsin's Changing Farmsteads (G3660-2) http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/G3660_2.PDF

Noise

• Poultry farm noise management publication; British Columbia Ministry of Ag. & Food: http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/busmgmt/commodity/poultry_pdf/noise.pdf
• Farm noise safety fact sheet; Dept. of Consumer and Employment, Western Australia: http://www.safetyline.wa.gov.au/pagebin/farmhazd0014.htm
• Farm noise hazards publication; Australian Centre for Ag. Health and safety: http://www.acahs.med.usyd.edu.au/nfidc/Farmnoise.pdf

Light Pollution

• Light pollution publication; UW-Extension: http://www.uwex.edu/shwec/LIEBL/wiapanewsletter.pdf
• Light pollution information; Astronomical Society of Greater Hartford: http://members.aol.com/copernicanview/

Soil Quality, Energy, Health Risks, Composting, Forestry, On-Farm Research / Demonstration

Suggested Assessment Tools/Resources

Soil quality impacts on productivity: e.g., erosion, compaction, etc.

• Soil Quality Assessment; USDA NRCS: http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/soil_quality/assessment/index.html
• Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation program and database; USDA NRCS: http://fargo.nserl.purdue.edu/rusle2_dataweb/RUSLE2_Index.htm
• Publication: Building Soils for Better Crops, Sustainable Ag Network (SAN): http://www.sare.org/publications/soils.htm
• Publication: Managing Cover Crops Profitably, Sustainable Ag Network (SAN): http://www.sare.org/publications/covercrops.htm

Pesticide health risks to humans or livestock

• Pesticides in drinking water publication; WI DNR: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/dwg/forms/pesticides.pdf
• Safety and health guide; International Occupational Safety & Health Information Centre: http://turva.me.tut.fi/iloagri/pest/pes_a_ma.htm
• Pesticide resources; WI DATCP: http://www.datcp.state.wi.us/arm/agriculture/pest-fert/pesticides/
• Pest Risk Indicators; American Farmland Trust: http://www.aftresearch.org/ipm/risk.htm
• Ag. chemicals/pesticides reference; National Ag. Safety Database: http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/menu/topic/chemicals.html

Energy use and conservation

• Web Resource: Focus on Energy Agriculture and Rural Business web site: http://www.wifocusonenergy.com/page.jsp?pageId=8
• Publications on agricultural energy use, UW-Extension: http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/showcat.asp?id=7
• Energy and agriculture publications and resource; ATTRA National Sustainable Ag. Information Service: http://attra.ncat.org/energy.html
• Energy conservation resources for agriculture; Alliant Energy: http://www.alliantenergy.com/stellent/groups/public/documents/pub/ag_wi_ec_index.hcsp
• Publication on agricultural energy use, Dept. of Ag, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada: http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/eng8268

On-Farm Composting

• Publication: On-Farm Composting, Natural Resource, Agriculture and Engineering Service (NRAES): http://www.nraes.org/publications/nraes54.html
• Web Resource: Waste-Not Organics-The Source for Beneficial By-Products Use, UW-Madison: http://www.wastenot-organics.wisc.edu/

Forestry

• Web Resource: WI DNR: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/forestry/index.htm
• Publication: WI Forest Management Guidelines, WI DNR: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/forestry/Publications/Guidelines/index.htm
• Publications: Wisconsin Forestry, WI DNR: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/forestry/Publications/index.htm
• WI Forestry Fact Sheets, UW-Extension: http://forest.wisc.edu/extension/forfact.htm
• Forestry management publications, Natural Resource, Agriculture and Engineering Service (NRAES): http://www.nraes.org/publications/forest.html
• Forestry management publications, UW-Extension: http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/showcat.asp?id=112

On-Farm Research / Demonstration

• Publication: Put Your Ideas to the Test, Sustainable Ag Network (SAN): http://www.sare.org/publications/research.htm
• Publication: Seeing is Believing, UW-Madison: http://ipcm.wisc.edu/pubs/pdf/demo-g.pdf