Custom Manure Applicator Training: A Summary
Date
2011-01Publisher
Land Grant/Sea Grant National Water Quality Conference
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A summary of the need, objectives, methods and results of a 3-state voluntary training and certification program targeting for-hire manure applicators in Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. Participating businesses and employees who took part received classroom, field and hand-on training, and in partnership with the insurance industry, were received an average of $923 in premium savings while the program documented an 80% drop in claimable incidents.
Subject
Market based incentives
Insurance based incentives
risk management
voluntary certification program
Manure management
Nutrient Management
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/85495Type
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