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| Air Resource Management Enhancements |
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Practice Code |
Practice Name |
Component |
Job Sheet |
| CSP01-1 |
Air Resource Management Enhancement |
Use properly placed windbreaks to
reduce windborne odors. |
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| CSP01-2 |
Air Resource Management Enhancement |
Reduce nitrogen losses
and odor by injecting manure. |
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| Soil Management Enhancements |
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Practice Code |
Practice Name |
Component |
Job Sheet |
| CSP02-1 thru 25 |
Soil Management Enhancement |
Improve soil condition and quality by implementing conservation measures that result in a positive Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score between 0.1 and 2.5 (or greater). |
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| SP02-26 |
Soil Management Enhancement |
Reduce soil compaction by controlling areas of traffic that result in a Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) between 31 and 60. |
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| CSP02-27 |
Soil Management Enhancement |
Reduce soil compaction by controlling areas of traffic that result in a Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) between
16 and 30. |
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| CSP02-28 |
Soil Management Enhancement |
Reduce soil compaction by controlling areas of traffic that result in a Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR)
of 15 or less. |
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| CSP02-29 |
Soil Management Enhancement |
Use GPS or similar guided measure
technology to reduce soil compaction by controlling areas of traffic that result in a Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) between 31 and 60. |
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| CSP02-30 |
Soil Management Enhancement |
Use GPS or similar guided measure
technology to reduce soil compaction by controlling areas of traffic that result in a Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) between
16 and 30. |
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| CSP02-31 |
Soil Management Enhancement |
Use GPS or similar guided measure
technology to reduce soil compaction by controlling areas of traffic that result in a Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR)
of 15 or less. |
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| Irrigation
Management Enhancements |
|
Practice Code |
Practice Name |
Component |
Job Sheet |
| CSP03-1 thru 6 |
Irrigation Management
Enhancement |
Irrigation Enhancement Index Levels 1
(60-64%) through 6 (85%+). |
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| Nutrient
Management Enhancements |
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Practice Code |
Practice Name |
Component |
Job Sheet |
| CSP04-1 |
Nutrient Management
Enhancement |
Conduct and utilize micronutrient testing to
optimize application rates for plant health and animal nutrition to reduce negative environmental impacts. |
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| CSP04-2 |
Nutrient Management
Enhancement |
Utilize fertilizer application methods that will place nutrients as close as possible to the root zone of the plant and at the time the plants will need them (banding, side-dressing, injection and fertigation). |
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| CSP04-3 |
Nutrient Management
Enhancement |
Incorporate manure into soil using equipment that preserves surface residue, reduces odors, reduces nitrogen losses and limits the potential for surface runoff and nutrient transport (Incorporation or Injection). |
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| CSP04-4 |
Nutrient Management
Enhancement |
Utilize split nitrogen applications based on Pre-Side Dress Nitrate Test (PSNT) or similar soil test to match nutrient applications to plant needs and reduce the potential for nitrogen loss. |
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| CSP04-5 |
Nutrient Management
Enhancement |
Apply manure to fields that have phosphorus levels equal to or less than 7 ppm
(using Modified Morgan’s extractant method) to prevent the buildup of soil phosphorus. |
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| CSP04-6 |
Nutrient Management
Enhancement |
Intercrop legumes with silage corn to provide nitrogen for corn and a sustainable source of on-farm protein in resulting feed. This reduces the need for grain purchased from off-farm. |
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| CSP04-7 |
Nutrient Management
Enhancement |
Use Ecological Cropping Systems that integrate crops like BMR SS, BMR corn, and corn silage into a forage rotation. |
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| Pest
Management Enhancements |
|
Practice Code |
Practice Name |
Component |
Job Sheet |
| CSP05-1 |
Pest Management
Enhancement |
All cropland fields meet Vermont organic farming requirements in order to develop biological diversity in the fields and disrupt the habitat of pest organisms. |
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| CSP05-2 |
Pest Management
Enhancement |
Utilize only “low” and “Very Low” risk pesticide management alternatives in order to reduce the potential for pesticides to move with water and eroded soil/organic matter and affect non-targeted organisms. |
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| CSP05-3 |
Pest Management
Enhancement |
Apply University of Vermont recommended IPM programs that focuses on long-term prevention of pests or their damage through a combination of techniques. |
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| CSP05-4 |
Pest Management
Enhancement |
Utilize pesticide application equipment, reduce rated applications and targeting techniques that minimize over-application and offsite movement potential. |
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| Grazing
Management Enhancements |
|
Practice Code |
Practice Name |
Component |
Job Sheet |
| CSP06-1 |
Grazing Management
Enhancement |
Increase the number of management units to optimize grazing use with forage production and increase rest periods |
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| CSP06-2 |
Grazing Management
Enhancement |
Rotate salt, mineral, and supplemental feeding areas
to better distribute high concentrations of nutrients. |
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| CSP06-3 |
Grazing Management
Enhancement |
Restrict access to riparian areas to improve water quality and provide stream bank protection. |
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| CSP06-4 |
Grazing Management
Enhancement |
Manage animal trails and walkways to provide access to all pastures for improved animal distribution. |
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| CSP06-5 |
Grazing Management
Enhancement |
Manage grazing to benefit grassland birds. |
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| CSP06-6 |
Grazing Management
Enhancement |
Manage legumes at a 40-60% density (air dry weight) to improve soil fertility, soil quality, forage quality, air quality, and improve wildlife benefits. |
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| |
| Habitat
Management Enhancements |
|
Practice Code |
Practice Name |
Component |
Job Sheet |
| CSP07-1 |
Habitat Management
Enhancement |
Manage expanded riparian forest buffers of at least 10 ft additional width to encourage appropriate plant species that enhance fish and wildlife habitat. |
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| CSP07-2 |
Habitat Management
Enhancement |
Manage expanded filter strips of at least 10 ft additional width to encourage appropriate plant species that enhance fish and wildlife habitat. |
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| CSP07-3 |
Habitat Management
Enhancement |
Manage habitat transition zones (field borders, hedgerows, etc.) around crop, pasture and hay fields to provide cover and food for pollinators and other wildlife. |
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| CSP07-4 |
Habitat Management
Enhancement |
Manage established habitat or upland conservation buffer strips to encourage wildlife use. |
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| CSP07-5 |
Habitat Management
Enhancement |
Connect habitats through the management and establishment of a forested wildlife corridor. |
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| CSP07-6 |
Habitat Management
Enhancement |
Exclude grazing from wetlands and riparian areas for the purpose of protecting wetland wildlife habitat. |
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| CSP07-7 |
Habitat Management
Enhancement |
Manage timing of hay
harvest to avoid the prime grassland bird nesting period (April 15 to Aug 1). |
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| CSP07-8 |
Habitat Management
Enhancement |
Leave 1%+ of crop unharvested in 15 foot wide strips along field margins adjacent to escape cover. |
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| CSP07-9 |
Habitat Management
Enhancement |
Manage and improve small, cavity nesting bird habitat by using a minimum of 1 nest box per acre of habitat to improve nesting structure. |
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| CSP07-10 |
Habitat Management
Enhancement |
Manage and improve large, cavity nesting bird habitat by using a minimum of 1 nest box per acre of habitat to improve nesting structure. |
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| CSP07-11 |
Habitat Management
Enhancement |
Manage and improve bat breeding and roosting habitat by using a minimum of I bat house per acre of habitat to improve breeding and roosting structure. |
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| CSP07-12 |
Habitat Management
Enhancement |
Manage and improve wildlife cover by utilizing brush pile within or adjacent to woodland margins. |
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| CSP07-13 |
Habitat Management
Enhancement |
Manage and improve wildlife nesting, denning, and breeding habitat by utilizing snags by “girdling” live trees >6 inches. |
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| Energy
Enhancements |
|
Practice Code |
Practice Name |
Component |
Job Sheet |
| CSP08-1 |
Energy Enhancement |
Energy audit of agricultural operations. |
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| CSP08-2 |
Energy Enhancement |
Use perennial or annual legumes in the crop rotation to reduce
energy need for production of nitrogen. |
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| CSP08-3 thru 5 |
Energy Enhancement |
STIR (Soil Tillage Intensity
Rating) of:
less than 60, less than 30, 15
or less. |
|
| CSP08-6 |
Energy Enhancement |
Renewable energy generation (wind, solar, geothermal & methane). |
|
| CSP08-7 thru 9 |
Energy Enhancement |
Energy use reduction (total
BTUs) of:
5%, 10%, or 20% |
|
| CSP08-10 |
Energy Enhancement |
Recycling of On-Farm Lubricants |
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| CSP08-11 |
Energy Enhancement |
Renewable Fuel Energy Use |
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