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Colorado Ag Regulations

Colorado Ag Regulations. Agriculture regulations can be broke into two very broad categories. Livestock Regulations Livestock regulations deal with the removal and application of animal feces. Farm/Chemical Regulations

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Colorado Ag Regulations

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  1. Colorado Ag Regulations

  2. Agriculture regulations can be broke into two very broad categories.

  3. Livestock Regulations • Livestock regulations deal with the removal and application of animal feces. • Farm/Chemical Regulations • Farm chemical regulations deal with the application and storage of herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, and insecticides.

  4. How do I if my operation is required to follow these regulations? • Livestock • AFO (Animal Feeding Operations) • A confined animal operation that produces meat, milk, or eggs. • Animals are confined for more than 45 days in 12 months • Crop ground is not sustained in the area of production • All AFO’s that are located near a water source that may be used for human consumption are considered a CAFO

  5. Livestock Continued • CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) • A confined animal operation that produces meat, milk, or eggs • They house more than: • 1,000 feeder cattle • 700 mature dairy cattle(dry or milking) • 2,500 feeder swine ( over 55 pounds) • 500 horses • 10,000 sheep or lambs • 55,000 turkys • 100,000 laying hens

  6. What are the requirements for AFO’s and CAFO’s? • AFO’s • Protect surface water, groundwater, and soil resources through best management practices • Best Management Practices • using adequate manure and wastewater storage • using efficient land application practices

  7. Requirements cont. • CAFO’s • Prohibited from discharging manure or wastewater in to any Colorado waters • Manure- includes litter, bedding, and waste feed • The only exception to this law is a 25-year, 24-hour storm • Management practices should include: • earthen storage structures made of low permeable materials (clay): ex. Lagoon • formed storage tanks made of wood, steel, or concrete

  8. Land Application of Manure • Any new facility that plans on applying manure must submit a land application plan • Application rate should not exceed the soil infiltration rate • There should be no application of manure when the ground is frozen, full saturated, or during rainfall, if the application site may result in runoff into a waterway

  9. Farm/Chemical • Colorado regulates the registration, labeling, transportation, distribution, storage, commercial application, and disposal of pesticides and fertilizers. • This regulation is done through three acts: the Pesticide Act, the Pesticide Applicators’ Act, and the Colorado Chemigation Act

  10. Colorado Pesticide Act • Regulates the registration, labeling, transportation, distribution, storage, use, and disposal of pesticides • All pesticides and pesticide devices must be registered • A restricted-use pesticide dealer must obtain a pesticide dealer license • Producers who limit their handling of pesticides to field mixing and loading do not need to be concerned with the rules that deal with pesticide storage facilities

  11. Colorado Pesticide Applicator’s Act • Regulates the persons that apply pesticides • There are several different classifications • Commercial Applicator-business is applying pesticides, must keep 3 years of specific records • Limited commercial applicator-applies chemicals on their own land or that land of their employer, not required to have a license, but must keep 3 year of records • These regulations do not apply to a person who is applying pesticides for the production of agricultural products on his/her own or rent property, or someone who is an employee of that person

  12. Colorado Chemigation Act • Chemigation is a type of irrigation that incorporates chemicals (fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides) by mixing water with these chemicals in a closed irrigation system. • A closed irrigation system is a combination of devices such as pipe, hose, or other conduit that directly attaches to the ground water or surface water source • An agriculture producer is required to obtain a permit for this type of irrigation and application system

  13. Nonpoint Source Pollution • A result of a rainfall or snow melting event that picks up and carries away pollutants • This pollution may end up in a Colorado waterway

  14. Summary • You should be more familiar with laws that are required for agriculture producers in regards to the environment

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