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Perception: Manure is a threat to water sources and to the environment.
Fact: Properly managed manure systems will not contaminate groundwater or surface water.
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Current Reality:
Amish Farmers Play a Large Role in Polluting the Chesapeake
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One of the problems plaguing the bay is excessive fertilizer and manure runoff. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is leading the conservation effort and discovered that Amish farmers from Lancaster Country contribute an alarmingly high level of the runoff.
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08-07-2010, 11:31 AM
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