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The on-farm portion of a CLEANmp project has five distinct steps.

 

1.    The first step is to assemble the appropriate data collection tools, either tools for a NMP project or an EA.  Some CLEANmp projects will include both an EA and NMP data collection. 

2.    The windshield survey is the second step and it is conducted prior to arriving for the on-farm portion of the project.  A windshield survey is a “drive around” the production and land application areas.  Surveying these areas will help a service provider understand the overall operation and the environment where the production operations exist.

3.    The third step of a CLEANmp project involves the initial on-farm meeting with the producer.  This meeting is used to verify producer biosecurity requirements, any producer supplied information and to begin to collect either EA or NMP related data that may not be able to be directly observed during the farm walk-through.  Service providers should also use this time to review producer records and plans.

4.    The on-farm data collection (physical evaluation) is the fourth step and it involves the service provider visually inspecting all production, manure handling, land application, and mortality management areas at a livestock production operation.  A service provider must record observations in a descriptive manner.  Such notes will be needed to support the final EA report or NMP, and to provide a follow-up team with adequate information to determine the effectiveness of the program.  This is true when either potential or actual problems are observed.

5.    The final step of the on-farm portion of the project is the exit interview with the producer. This interview is used to summarize the EA findings or NMP related information for a producer and allow the producer an opportunity to ask the service provider questions.

 

Once an EA or NMP project is assigned to a Service Provider, the following timeline will be applied:

 

  • CLEANmp days are actual days, not business days.
  • An EA or NMP on-farm visit must be conducted within 30 days of being assigned to a Service Provider.
  • EA reports must be submitted to SES within 14 days of the on-farm visit and NMPs must be completed within 30 days of the on-farm visit.