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Panel considers reduced-risk category and reporting relief for small, diversified farms
Summary
Panelists proposed criteria for a reduced-risk category for small, diversified farms (crop diversity, market channels, management practices) to lower reporting burden while preserving environmental protection; discussions emphasized evidence-based thresholds and avoiding arbitrary exemptions.
Ruth Dalquist Willard presented draft recommendations addressing Question 8: whether small or diversified farms operate so differently that they have reduced water-quality impacts on a per-acre basis and thus could qualify for alternative reporting.
The draft separated farms into three categories: (A) small acreage producing major commodities and managed similarly to larger farms; (B) niche, emerging crops lacking removal coefficients; and (C) small,…
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