HOME | BROCHURE | EMS TOOLS | PUBLIC FORUMS | COOPERATORS | LINKS | Ag EMS
EMS and Agriculture Links
General ISO 14001 Links
Assessment Tools
Adding Value through Environmental Marketing: Opportunities for Food Producers, Processors and Retailers. Conference held December 6-7, 2000. Madison, Wisconsin. Online proceedings include several presentations on EMS in agriculture, available at http://www.iatp.org/labels/envcommodities/onlineproceedings.html. See also, ISO 14000 and AGRICULTURE: Incomplete Bibliography, compiled in connection with the conference, at http://www.iatp.org/labels/envcommodities/appendixII-d.html#ISObib.
Utah State University Extension's Agriculture EMS program offers a web site at http://aems.aste.usu.edu/ with fact sheets, a newsletter and other valuable information on agricultural EMS, especially as it relates to CAFOs.
Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Management Systems in Agriculture, http://www.iwrc.org/mswg/. The MSWG is a broad, multi-stakeholder body that regularly assembles government, non-government, business and academic parties to explore innovative and systematic approaches to environmental protection, enhancement and restoration. See link off this page for EMS in Agriculture
U.S. EPA, State water officials, environmental groups and others are participating in a project with the United Egg Producers (UEP) to develop a comprehensive program to help participating facilities achieve “superior environmental performance” by implementing an environmental management system (EMS), http://www.epa.gov/projectxl/uep/. Project XL, which stands for "eXcellence and Leadership," is a national pilot program that allows state and local governments, businesses and federal facilities to develop with EPA innovative strategies to test better or more cost-effective ways of achieving environmental and public health protection.
Environmental Management Systems in pork production, at http://www.p2pays.org/iso/sector/pork.htm, includes an agreement with North Carolina's pork producers in implementing environmental management systems. This is part of a larger site on ISO14001/EMS hosted by the NC Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance.
For additional websites, please refer to: How are Environmental Management Systems being applied to agriculture?
ISO - International Organization for Standardization, http://www.iso.org, the source for ISO 14001, with useful information on the standard.
globeNet. 2000. A comprehensive source for international information on environmental management, at http://www.iso14000.net/. globeNet also has an agriculture database that features recent articles and case studies related to ISO 14000 and EMS. You must subscribe to globeNet to access the articles and case studies.
The ISO Information Center, http://www.iso14000.com/ is a clearinghouse of information on ISO14000, and includes a discussion list.
This US Environmental Protection Agency's EMS web page, http://www.epa.gov/ems/, contains links to key information about EPA's efforts to develop policies and related materials about environmental management systems.
Environmental Management Systems Home Page hosted by the North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance, http://www.p2pays.org/iso/.
Resources on the Internet for Environmental Management Systems, http://www.cleanerproduction.com/Ecolink/emspage.htm, an extensive and useful compilation of web resources for EMS. The list was compiled by Burton Hamner in support of the Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange http://www.p2rx.org/, a national network of regional centers dedicated to improving the dissemination of pollution prevention information in the service provider community.
Capitolink, http://capitolink.com/index.html, is a website of environmental information for agribusiness and policy professionals, providing quick access to water quality data, regulations, and legislation on the Web. The site has a page specfically on EMS at, http://capitolink.com/sections/issues/management.html.
See http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/pollprev/iso14001/iso14000.htm, for ISO 14001-related activities in the state of Pennsylvania.
The Pacific Institute, http://www.pacinst.org/, an independent and non-profit center, that does research and policy analysis in the areas of environment, sustainable development, and international security including the ISO 14001 EMS standard.
ISO 14001 Guidance Manual, http://www.ncedr.org/guides/iso.htm, by Raymond Martin at the National Center for Environmental Decision-Making Research.
NSF International. 1996. Environmental Management Systems: An Implementation Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Organizations, at http://www.epa.gov/owmitnet/wm046200.htm.
US EPA Standards Network http://es.epa.gov/partners/iso/iso.html. The EPA Standards Network is the means by which the Agency participates, with full voting membership, in the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to TC-207, which is involved in the development of ISO 14001.
New Mexico's Green Zia Environmental Excellence Program supports businesses in identifiying and reducing its waste stream and other losses. Visit the program at, http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/Green_Zia_website/index.html
Wall, Ellen. 1997. International Standards for Environmental Management Systems: Their Implications for North American Agriculture. http://www.iatp.org/labels/library/admin/uploadedfiles/International_Standards_for_Environmental_Mana.htm
ISO 14000 and Ontario Agriculture: Is the Time Right? 2000. Conference held March 26, 1998. Arboretum Centre, University of Guelph, available at http://www.oac.uoguelph.ca/www/FSR/iso14000.htm. Topics include why farmers should be interested in Environmental Management Systems, such as ISO 14000, the benefits of ISO 14000 to farmers and the agricultural sector, the costs of implementing ISO 14000 and lessons learned from other certification initiatives. To order a copy of this book, visit the website or phone Ellen Wall: (519) 824-4120 ext 8480 Fax: (519) 763-8933 Email: EWALL@envsci.uoguelph.ca.
Lewis, K.A., and J. Tzilivakis. 1998. "Evaluating a technique used to measure environmental performance within agriculture." Eco-management and Auditing 5(3): 126-135, abstract available at, http://www.herts.ac.uk/natsci/Env/aeru/publications/abst1.htm.
ENVIRO-AG Environmental Certification for farmers, a practical environmental management scheme for New Zealand farmers based on ISO 14001. For information, contact Ian Brown at Ian.Brown@orc.govt.nz
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, New Zealand. 2000. The Role of On-Farm Quality Assurance and Environmental Management Systems (QA/EMS) in Achieving Sustainable Agriculture and Sustainable Land Management Outcomes, http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/publications/on-farm-quality-assurance/httoc.htm#TopOfPage, has sections on EMS.
Cotton Australia, http://www.cottonaustralia.com.au/, and other industry partners have developed a self-assessment program, which includes an external "Industry Certification" audit.
The "Environment Management Systems for Australia" web pages, hosted by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC), reports the latest research on sustainability and future trading and marketing processes. http://www.rirdc.gov.au/ems/
For information about quality standards in Swedish agriculture, see The Swedish Farm Assured quality assurance system, http://www.swedishfarmassured.com.
INEM, the International Network for Environmental Management, http://www.inem.org/, is a non-profit, non-partisan, world federation of national associations for environmental management and sustainable development. INEM aims to help companies improve their environmental and economic performance. Their website offers case studies, tools, publications, and contact information for members from countries around the world.
The America's Clean Water Foundation (ACWF) On Farm Assessment and Environmental Review (OFAER) project, http://www.acwf.org/projects/projects.htm, provides livestock producers a confidential, comprehensive and objective assessment of water quality, odor and pest risk factors at their operations.
The Livestock and Poultry Environmental Stewardship curriculum, developed by a team of 30 Land Grant University, NRCS and ARS cooperators, will be released nationally on October 1, 2001. Visit http://www.LPES.org for more information about this producer-targeted educational product and supporting workshops.
The Stream Corridor Restoration Handbook, at http://www.usda.gov/stream_restoration, was produced by the collective experience, skills, and technology of 15 Federal agencies of the United States government for those interested in restoring the functions and values of the nation's stream corridors.
Farm*A*Syst, a system of step-by-step factsheets and worksheets to help you to identify the behaviors and practices associated with environmental risk.
