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Ag nutrient panel under
fire for moving slowly, not
involving more farmers
By Jim Cresson
As soon as the 15-member
Delaware Nutrient Management
Commission filed its first annual
report to General Assembly on its
progress toward developing a nu-
trient management plan to im-
prove water quality, while main-
taining agriculture as a strong
economy in Delaware, the panel
came under fire for moving too
slowly and not including more
farmers in the process.
The annual report, developed
after 36 public subcommittee
meetings and eight full commis-
sion meetings since last August,
states the commission will be
ready by July 1 with three signifi-
cant parts of the future nutrient
management plan for review by
General Assembly. Those parts
are the proposed certification reg-
ulations for fertilizer and manure
generators, applicators and con-
sultants; the proposed nutrient re-
location program structure, a sys-
tem by which poultry and other
animal farmers may dispose of
manure generated on farms; and
nutrient reduction and waste man-
agement strategies for commer-
cial processors.
The annual report also stated
the commission would complete
its draft proposals for a statewide
nutrient management plan and an
animal waste plan by Oct. 1.
Rep. Wally Caulk, R-Frederica,
blasted the commission for not
seeking more input from the farm-
ing community and for not in-
volving all 15 members of the
commission in its various study
committees that produced the first
annual progress report. Caulk,
who chairs the House agriculture
committee, also accused the com-
mission of being slow in develop-
ing policies for nutrient manage-
ment.
Commission Chairman Bill
Vanderwende, a Bridgeville dairy
farmer, said Thursday, April 6, he
is surprised at Caulk's complaints.
"It may take us two years before
everything is finished," Vander-
wende said. "It's important to
move carefully. I'd like to be a lit-
tle further ahead with the manage-
ment plan itself, but I'm not apolo-
gizing one bit for our progress.
There's an awful lot of work and
study to complete."
Vanderwende also defended his
commission's discussions with
state farmers. "We've made a lot
of presentations to farming and
civic organizations," be said.
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