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Lower Willamette and North Coast Animal Feeding Operations
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Program level:
State
Provider:
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - Marion County
Benefits provided:
Free technical assistance
Land use:
Agriculture
Water-focused program:
Yes
Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) have the potential to significantly impact water, air, and soil resources, posing risks to public health and the environment.
Overview
Description:
Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) have the potential to significantly impact water, air, and soil resources, posing risks to public health and the environment. Although AFOs are a significant part of the farm economy in northwest Oregon, many AFO operations face economic challenges that make developing and implementing a Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP) difficult. This Conservation Implementation Strategy (CIS) seeks to address this problem by focusing on AFOs that need to develop and/or implement CNMP structural and management practices in a nine-county area.
Eligibility:
NRCS uses prioritization questions to evaluate applications for this initiative. See the list of workload prioritization questions on the website.
Financial benefit:
Financial benefit varies per project. Please contact the listed program contact below for more information.
Contact information
Information last updated on July 15, 2025.
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