Best Management Practices (BMP) Program for Florida Agriculture

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services implements the Agricultural Best Management Practices Program to improve water quality, conserve water, and protect the environment. BMPs are management strategies tailored to individual properties based on soil types, slope, water features, and more. Agricultural producers are required to follow BMPs or monitor water quality to meet state standards.

• Agriculture
• BMP Program
• Water Quality
• Florida
• Environmental Protection

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1. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Agricultural Best Management Practices (BMP) Program Blue-Green Algae Task Force June 12, 2019

2. What areBMPs? Management Strategies, Tools and Practices Improve water quality, conserve water and protect the environment

3. BMPManuals Coming Soon! Florida SmallFarms PracticeCategories: Nutrient Management Irrigation Management Water ResourceProtection

4. How Are Site-Specific BMPsDetermined? Site - specific evaluation tailored to the features of individual properties Soil types Slope Water features Size of property Existing infrastructure, i.e. irrigation Technological ability of producer Cost share available to assist with implementation

5. How Do We Know That Agricultural ProducersAre FollowingBMPs? Required by Rule 5M-1 F.A.C. Annual Certification electronic and/or staff assisted Implementation Verification Site Visit Performed year round through field staff site visits In the NEEPA and in any other adopted BMAP, agricultural producers must either implement appropriate BMPs or monitor their water quality to prove that they meet state water quality standards. FDACS has referred landowners to the FDEP for enforcement of the water quality monitoring provision.

6. ThankYou! http://www.freshfromflorida.com/Divisions- Offices/Agricultural-Water-Policy Bonnie Wolff Pelaez Program PlanningCoordinator (850)688-0833 Bonnie.WolffPelaez@FreshFromFlorida.com