USDA
USDA
The mission of USDA is to develop and evaluate management practices and treatment technologies that protect water quality, reduce air emissions, and control pathogens at animal production facilities, manure storage areas, and field application sites. Research will be problem solving and environmentally sound considering the unique problems associated with karst topography in the region. Solutions are expected to be effective, economically reasonable, and managerially realistic for the farmers and the livestock producers. It is also expected that the research results will reduce potential hazards to the public without undue economic hardship to the farmers/producers.