A National Report: State Legal Approaches to Reducing Water Quality Impacts from the Use of Agricultural Nutrients on Farmland
Topic:
Nutrients play a critical role in agricultural crop production in the United States, but have also detrimentally impacted water quality. Attention to the nutrient pollution issue has intensified in the last decade, as has the recognition that nutrients used for agriculture are part of the overall nutrient problem. How are states responding to the water quality challenges posed by agricultural nutrients? Our national report attempts to answer this question.
In this webinar, we present results of our 50 state survey of laws, regulations and programs that affect agricultural nutrients at the ground level—on the farm. Our study sought to identify approaches state governments are taking that relate to minimizing water impacts from the use of nutrients on agricultural lands, including both commercial fertilizers and animal manure. We also aimed to determine whether there are common themes in the types of approaches taken by the states. We’ll review the findings published in our national report and provide examples and highlights of state laws, regulations and programs from across the country.
Participation:
This webinar was recorded on May 8, 2019. To listen to a recording of the webinar, please click here.
Presenter:
Peggy Hall is an associate professor and field specialist in agricultural and resource law. Hall is a graduate of The Ohio State University (B.S., M.S., Natural Resource Policy) and the University of Wyoming College of Law (J.D.), where she served on the Land & Water Law Review. She is a Past President and Board Member of the American Agricultural Law Association; Past Chair of the Ohio State Bar Association Agricultural Law Committee and served as an Advisory Board Member for the National Agricultural Law Center. Hall currently teaches Agribusiness Law in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University and directs research and outreach projects for OSU’s Agricultural & Resource Law Program.
Ellen Essman is a senior research associate in the Agricultural & Resource Law Program in Ohio State University Extension. Essman is a graduate of The Ohio State University (B.A., Political Science, with a minor in Natural Resource Management) and Drake University Law School (J.D.), where she served on the Drake Journal of Agricultural Law.
Research & Materials:
Survey Results: Mandatory Legal Approaches to Agricultural Nutrient Management