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Farm manure threatens Lehigh watershedThe state requires management plans but does little in terms <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Tory-Burch-Romy>Tory Burch Romy</a> of enforcement.Jamie and Glenda Pini have goats, cows, sheep, pigs, chickens and turkeys (EMILY PAINE, THE MORNING )July 27, 2014|By Andrew Brown, Of The Morning CallJamie and Glenda Pini stood in the pasture of their small farm, among a herd of rambunctious goats, several large Angus cattle, and a pile of manure.The Pinis' farm, off Route 100, north of Interstate 78, where highways and warehouses transition to rolling country roads and fields of corn and oats, is small compared with most farms in Pennsylvania. For the past 10 years, the couple has raised a small number of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens and turkeys on their 28 acres.The Pinis began farming after Jamie Pini had emergency open heart surgery. They hoped the lean, grass-fed beef and mutton they raised would help lower his cholesterol and blood pressure, keeping him out of the hospital.Besides the meat they consume themselves, they sell a small amount to neighbors and friends.Their operation is simple. They pride themselves on the health of their animals and the preservation of their land.But as they found out last year, their New Tripoli area farm was in violation of manure management rules administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.They were approached by an official from the Lehigh County Conservation District and asked to attend an educational workshop, where the Pinis realized they needed to track how they store, transport and use the manure that their livestock produce."That was complete news to me," Jamie Pini said. "I didn't know I needed a plan."Pennsylvania's manure management rules have been on the books since the 1970s, and larger farms have been held to them. But like Jamie and Glenda Pini, many small Pennsylvania farmers are unaware that the rules exist, according to farmers, conservation agents and environmental advocates.Without such plans, many small farmers have no guidance on how to prevent manure, soil, and commercial fertilizers from leaching into streams and groundwater, leaving bodies of water throughout the state vulnerable to agricultural pollution.Amanda Witman, a DEP spokeswoman, said manure management plans are required, but admitted the department does little to enforce them. It doesn't collect the plans, doesn't track how many farms actually have plans, and has no requirement to inspect <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Christian-Louboutin-Gold>Christian Louboutin Gold</a>  farms regularly. Farmers are supposed to keep the plans on record, but environmental protection officials only ask to see them if there is an environmental complaint about the farm, Witman said. And even then, farmers are rarely held to the plans' requirements, according to county conservation district employees."I don't think a lot of people realize why these plans are needed or important," said Robert Maiden, executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts. "It's all about water quality."In Pennsylvania, nearly 5,705 miles of polluted streams and rivers are linked to agricultural pollution, making agriculture the most widespread pollution source in the state, according to the DEP's 2012 Integrated Water Quality Report.And according to the report, agricultural runoff kills more aquatic life in Pennsylvania lakes than any other pollutant.Manure management plans, which are tailored for each farm, are meant to reduce the <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Tory-Burch-Top>Tory Burch Top</a>  amount of soil and nutrients nitrates and phosphates that enter streams and rivers throughout the state.The plans reduce the nutrient runoff from farms by outlining best management practices, such as separating barnyards and manure pits from streams, leaving barriers of vegetation between plowed fields and stream banks, measuring the amount of manure and commercial fertilizer spread on fields, and fencing animals away from wetlands and bodies of water.Sediment and nutrient pollution can kill aquatic life by reducing oxygen levels in the water, creating aquatic dead zones. Over the past couple of decades, many of the United States' most iconic bodies of water have suffered from increased nutrient pollution, including the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Delta, according to the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection.In the Chesapeake Bay the United States' largest estuary and the destination for most of Pennsylvania's water nutrient pollution has killed crabs, aquatic vegetation and fish by creating giant algae blooms that deprive sea life of oxygen. The bay's oyster population has been reduced to less than 1 percent of historic levels for two decades, according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.And here in the Lehigh Valley, agricultural sources continue to be one of the largest contributors to local stream pollution.More workshopsAccording to the 2012 DEP report, agricultural pollution is associated with more than 97 miles of polluted streams in the Lehigh Watershed, which includes Coplay Creek and Little Lehigh Creek, and another 41 miles in the Middle Delaware-Musconetcong Watershed that includes Schoeneck Creek in Palmer Township and Deer Run in Bucks County.1 |  |  | Featured ArticlesMore:
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Related PostsThe next wave of reality  will be men of the cloth when Oxygen Media premieres its new docu-series in October.
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Not everyone is singing its praises, however.
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The upcoming show will follow six 鈥渕ega-pastors鈥?in the City of Angels as they live their lives, preach their sermons and tend to any lost sheep in their communities.
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Offering a glance into the holy order, the series will focus on daily 鈥渟truggles and triumphs鈥?in the ministers鈥?personal and professional lives, as well as how they balance their commitments.
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Call it an act of God or scandalous covenant, local pastors have a few words to say on the matter.
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鈥淚鈥檓 totally against it,鈥?Pastor William J. Smith of Saint Tabernacle Church in L.A. tells theGrio. <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=True-Religion-Jeans-Uk-Sale>True Religion Jeans Uk Sale</a>  鈥淲hen you put the church in the category of all these other shows 鈥?though I don鈥檛 watch them, I don鈥檛 have time for that foolishness 鈥?it demeans the church. It brings it down and it takes away the value of why it鈥檚 here. That鈥檚 why the church is in the condition that it鈥檚 in. Because the church has, in a sense, aligned itself with themes of the world.鈥?
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Smith argues the public already ridicules the church, thus this heightened display of attention will provide ammunition for their scorn.
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鈥淲hen one falls, we all fall or we鈥檙e all no good,鈥?he points out. 鈥淣ow, I鈥檓 not against prosperity because God wants these people to prosper, but there鈥檚 a way off course being flamboyant and boasting about our prosperity.鈥?
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He adds, 鈥淭hat causes people to look down on us. Our job is to preach the gospel, and to reach people. It鈥檚 not to match wits with the world.鈥?
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From the son of preacher man
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Conceived by real-life pastors鈥?kids, Preachers of L.A. was created by Lemuel Plummer, executive producer of Vindicated and producer of The Sheards, and Holly Carter, executive producer of <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Discount-Tory-Burch-Wallets>Discount Tory Burch Wallets</a>  106 Gospel and The Sheards, as a means of building awareness of the faith community and the extent of a preacher鈥檚 path.
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Pastors on the show include Bishop Noel Jones, Minister Deitrick Haddon, Bishop Clarence McClendon, Pastor Jay Haizlip, Pastor Wayne Chaney and Bishop Ron Gibson.
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In the previews, the men are shown wearing tailored suits and sunglasses, tattooed, flanked by an entourage and driving around in fancy cars.
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Growing up in the church, the producers wanted to portray unsung realities they witnessed, and the pressures placed on preachers and their families.
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Regardless of benevolent aims, Smith says putting the church on this platform disgraces its stature.
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鈥淲e should represent Jesus here on this Earth today,鈥?he explains. 鈥淲e have to separate ourselves from the themes and the limelight of what people are doing today as far as commercializing the Bible.鈥?
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The plus side of opening Heaven鈥檚 gate
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While Smith may disapprove of such glorified exhibitions, other clergymen see a positive angle to the promotion.
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Reverend Mark Whitlock of Christ Our Redeemer Church in Irvine, CA knows several of the pastors involved, and feels it is an opportunity for people to understand <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=True-Religion-Discount>True Religion Discount</a>  how difficult the life of a preacher can be.
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He hopes there will be a 鈥済reater appreciation鈥?for the job, however he does express reserves for the way reality TV can misconstrue a story.
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Related PostsThe next wave of reality will be men of the cloth when Oxygen Media premieres its new docu-series in October. Not everyone is singing its praises, however. The upcoming show will follow six 鈥渕ega-pastors鈥?in the City of Angels as they live their lives, preach their sermons and tend to any lost sheep in their communities. Offering a glance into the holy order, the series will focus on daily 鈥渟truggles and triumphs鈥?in the ministers鈥?personal and professional lives, as well as how they balance their commitments. Call it an act of God or scandalous covenant, local pastors have a few words to say on the matter. 鈥淚鈥檓 totally against it,鈥?Pastor William J. Smith of Saint Tabernacle Church in L.A. tells theGrio. <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=True-Religion-Jeans-Uk-Sale>True Religion Jeans Uk Sale</a> 鈥淲hen you put the church in the category of all these other shows 鈥?though I don鈥檛 watch them, I don鈥檛 have time for that foolishness 鈥?it demeans the church. It brings it down and it takes away the value of why it鈥檚 here. That鈥檚 why the church is in the condition that it鈥檚 in. Because the church has, in a sense, aligned itself with themes of the world.鈥? Smith argues the public already ridicules the church, thus this heightened display of attention will provide ammunition for their scorn. 鈥淲hen one falls, we all fall or we鈥檙e all no good,鈥?he points out. 鈥淣ow, I鈥檓 not against prosperity because God wants these people to prosper, but there鈥檚 a way off course being flamboyant and boasting about our prosperity.鈥? He adds, 鈥淭hat causes people to look down on us. Our job is to preach the gospel, and to reach people. It鈥檚 not to match wits with the world.鈥? From the son of preacher man Conceived by real-life pastors鈥?kids, Preachers of L.A. was created by Lemuel Plummer, executive producer of Vindicated and producer of The Sheards, and Holly Carter, executive producer of <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Discount-Tory-Burch-Wallets>Discount Tory Burch Wallets</a> 106 Gospel and The Sheards, as a means of building awareness of the faith community and the extent of a preacher鈥檚 path. Pastors on the show include Bishop Noel Jones, Minister Deitrick Haddon, Bishop Clarence McClendon, Pastor Jay Haizlip, Pastor Wayne Chaney and Bishop Ron Gibson. In the previews, the men are shown wearing tailored suits and sunglasses, tattooed, flanked by an entourage and driving around in fancy cars. Growing up in the church, the producers wanted to portray unsung realities they witnessed, and the pressures placed on preachers and their families. Regardless of benevolent aims, Smith says putting the church on this platform disgraces its stature. 鈥淲e should represent Jesus here on this Earth today,鈥?he explains. 鈥淲e have to separate ourselves from the themes and the limelight of what people are doing today as far as commercializing the Bible.鈥? The plus side of opening Heaven鈥檚 gate While Smith may disapprove of such glorified exhibitions, other clergymen see a positive angle to the promotion. Reverend Mark Whitlock of Christ Our Redeemer Church in Irvine, CA knows several of the pastors involved, and feels it is an opportunity for people to understand <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=True-Religion-Discount>True Religion Discount</a> how difficult the life of a preacher can be. He hopes there will be a 鈥済reater appreciation鈥?for the job, however he does express reserves for the way reality TV can misconstrue a story. Pages:1

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