Conservation on the Ground -
“Mock Inspection” Tour Held on Barbour County
Poultry Farm by Jimmy Hatcher, Soil Conservation Technician, USDA-NRCS, Clayton, AL
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES), Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Barbour
County Soil and Water Conservation District recently staged a
“mock inspection” for area poultry growers. Thirty-five poultry
producers from Barbour, Dale, Henry and Pike counties
gathered at C&C Farms, owned and operated by Vic Coker in
south Barbour County, to follow the procedures used during
an inspection by the Alabama Department of Environmental
Management (ADEM).
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Shane Brown with the non-point source section of the Field
Operations Division of ADEM performed the “inspection”
using a checklist and evaluation method designed for an
official assessment of a poultry farm. The inspection process
is designed to identify and evaluate problems that may occur
on poultry farms. ADEM and NRCS offer technical standards,
guidelines, and information to help poultry producers reduce
or eliminate critical concerns on their farms, such as the
amount of litter produced, how it is handled and where it is
applied or stored.
L-R, Jimmy Hatcher (NRCS),