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Why Should We Follow Regulatory Discussions About Nutrient Management?
The presenters will discuss the Clean Water Act as it pertains to nutrient management. The presentation will describe current and ongoing federal action in several watersheds in the form of a Total Maximum Daily Load or Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Areas discussed will include the Chesapeake Bay, the Oregon Coast, the Illinois River in Arkansas and Oklahoma, marine and freshwater systems in Florida, and the Mississippi River watershed. The presentation will conclude with a discussion on the agriculture community’s role in nutrient management issues.
Decisions are being made everyday in Washington, D.C. by federal agencies, Congress, and the courts on how farmers and ranchers must manage their manure and their operations. It is important that producers and experts in the field educate their elected representatives and regulators on the important use of nutrients and our efforts to protect the environment at the same time we attempt to feed an ever-growing world.
Presenters
At the time of this presentation, Jeff Blackwood was the director of government relations at The Fertilizer Institute in Washington, DC where he monitored and lobbied legislative and regulatory matters regarding nutrient use issues, agriculture policy, chemical security and water quality. Prior to joining TFI, Jeff worked as Legislative Assistant to United States Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), advising the Senator on legislation related to agriculture policy. In this position he managed bills and amendments including several considered during the 2008 Farm Bill and the annual agriculture appropriations process. Prior to his work with Sen. Dorgan, Blackwood was the Senior Grassroots Advocacy Advisor with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and previously served as a Legislative Assistant to Congressman Brad Carson (D-Okla.). Since that time Jeff has taken a new position as Manager of Government Affairs for agriculture policy at BASF. jeff.blackwood@basf.com
Ashley Lyon McDonald, Esq., Deputy Environmental Counsel, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Ashley grew up on a diversified agricultural operation with row crops and a small commercial beef backgrounding and feeding operation in the town of Norborne, Missouri. She received her Agriculture Economics degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and her J.D. from George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, VA. As NCBA’s Deputy Environmental Counsel Ashley represents cattle producers before Congress, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Management and Budget on many environmental issues that increasingly affect the cattle industry. Ashley can be contacted at: amcdonald@beef.org
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