Contents
Purpose:
1. Insure awareness among Nebraska livestock and poultry industry leaders and
advisors of the EPA Air Quality consent agreement and its implications.
2. Provide national animal commodity associations an opportunity to share their
recommendations relative to producer participation.
Date: February 24, 2005 starting at 1 pm CST
Location: East Campus Union at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Room assigned will be posted at entrance to Union. It is possible to participate in this workshop by :
1. Attending in-person the program at East Campus Union.
2. Connecting to NebSat Channel 105 through UNL Cooperative Extension offices and many Nebraska public schools.
3. Connecting to a Meet Me Bridge by dialing 402/472-6899 (only the first 30 callers will be able to participate - you pay the cost of the long distance call) and downloading the presentations and handouts from http://cnmp.unl.edu and clicking first on “EPA Consent Agreement”.
References:
EPA
Web Site for Consent Agreement:
NPPC Fact Sheet and
Frequently Asked Questions:
NPB
Air Emissions Study:
How Much Ammonia
Does My Livestock Operation Emit?
Consent
Agreement Document:
Approximate
Timelines
Topics |
Speakers |
Time
(CST) |
Presentations
& Handouts |
| Welcome/Purpose | Rick Koelsch, UNL | 1 p.m. | Koelsch ppt |
| Overview of Consent Agreement | John Thorne, CapitoLink | 1:05 p.m. | Thorne ppt |
| Overview of Regulations Leading to Consent Agreement | Karen Flournoy, EPA Region 7 | 1:35 p.m. | Flournoy ppt |
| NE Dept. of Env. Quality Role | Shelley Kaderly, NDEQ | 2:00 p.m. | DEQ Powerpoint |
| Questions | 2:10 p.m. | ||
| Livestock Commodity Groups Perspectives (10 minutes each) | 2:30 p.m. | ||
|
Carrie Tengmann, NPB | Air Presentation Powerpoint | |
|
Daniela Bals, NMPF | Air Consent Agreement PPT | |
|
NE Cattlemen's representative | Beef Industry Powerpoint | |
|
Susan Joy, NE Poultry Industries Trey Andersen, National Turkey Federation |
ppt ppt |
|
| Questions | 3:10 p.m. | ||
| Who Might Be Impacted by These Regulations | Rick Stowell, UNL and Larry Jacobsen, Univ of Minn. |
3:20 p.m. | Who
Might Be Impacted Stowell handout Jacobson ppt |
| What Are the Critical Timelines | Carrie Tengmann & Rod Johnson | 3:35 p.m. | Approximate Timelines doc |
| Questions | 3:45 p.m. | ||
| Adjourn (or discussion session on where we go from here?) | 4:00 p.m. |
Sponsored by: University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension, Nebraska Pork Producers Association, Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Poultry and Egg Division, Nebraska Cattlemen, and Nebraska Farm Bureau