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Extension Services and Experiment Stations should provide leadership in establishing 

 chemical and biosolids use levels and procedures to be included in best management 

 practices and for providing leadership for technical as well as educational assistance 

 with regard to nutrient, pesticide, and biosolids use within their state. 



• The Extension Service could provide technical training to help increase the pool of 

 techiucal experts needed to deal with water quality problems. 



• State Coop)erative Extension Services and Experiment Stations could serve as the core 

 for technical advisory committees to develop, define, and recommend alternative 

 agriculniral practices and BMPs for each watershed area. 



• Input obtained from the various technical committees, producer organizations, and 

 others could help identify causes of pollution problems, practice deficiencies, and 

 needed research. Such state-level inputs coupled with similar federal-level data could 

 be used to develop priority research agendas with project funding decisions based on 

 such agendas. 



• Land-Grant Universities should establish standards for both soil analysis procedures 

 and crop specific nutrient use recommendations appropriate for their state. In 

 conducting these responsibilities, close coordination should be maintained with EPA 

 and other appropriate agencies, as well as other states. 



• Land -Grant Universities should develop guidelines for use of animal wastes, sewage 

 sludge and similar materials in nutrient management practices subject to existing 

 regulations and include those guides in expanded educational and training programs. 



• Land-Grant Universities should be responsible for providing education and training in 

 support of the program leading to certification of crop advisors and other individuals 

 involved in agricultural pollutant abatement, including those dealing with appropriate 

 utilization of wastes and wastewaters. 



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