Agriculture Workgroup Projects and Resources
The Agriculture Workgroup provides expertise and leadership on the development and implementation of policies, programs and research to reduce pollutant loads delivered from agricultural lands and animal operations to upstream waters and the Chesapeake Bay.
Phase 7 Model Development
Evolving plans and related documents can be found on the Chesapeake Bay Program's Phase 7 Model Development webpage.
Agriculture Workgroup Actions and Decisions
These resources track the Agriculture Workgroup's past and present actions and decisions throughout the development of the Phase 6 and Phase 7 models.
Agriculture Workgroup Chesapeake Assessment Scenario Tool (CAST) Issues Tracker
The Chesapeake Assessment Scenario Tool (CAST) Issues Tracker is a living document. It will be updated regularly as progress is made on the issues it contains or as new issues are raised. This spreadsheet serves as a starting point for setting priorities for Phase 7 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model updates and changes related to agricultural data.
Agriculture Workgroup Governance Protocol & Membership
The Agriculture Workgroup's governance resource outlines the workgroup's recommended consensus-based decision-making process and details leadership and membership selection, lengths of terms and participation. Lists of the workgroup's signatory and at-large membership and their affiliations are provided for reference.
Resources for Virtual Meetings
Resource Improvement Practice Report
The Resource Improvement (RI) Practice Definitions and Verification Visual Indicators Report provides information regarding the collection and verification of non-cost-shared agricultural best management practices that meet CBP definitions and establish definitions and verification methods for Resource Improvement Practices.
Recommendations to Estimate Poultry Nutrient Production in the Phase 6 Watershed Model
Phase 6 Agricultural Land Uses
Agricultural BMP Expert Panels
- Recommendations Regarding Agricultural Stormwater Management Practices Approved June2018 [PDF, 550.3 KB]
- AWMS EP Report WQGIT approved December 2016 final [PDF, 3.5 MB]
- Phase 6 FINAL MII Final Report [PDF, 1.6 MB]
- Phase 6 Turkey Litter Nutrients Characterization for the Phase 6 Watershed Model Draft Final Report 121416 1 pdf [PDF, 1.7 MB]
- CT 6 0 Conservation Tillage EP Revised Full Report 12 14 16 2 FINAL NEW TEMPLATE [PDF, 1.9 MB]
- Phase 6 CC EP Final Report 12 16 2016 NEW TEMPLATE FINAL [PDF, 1.6 MB]