History
MAEAP was developed by a coalition of farmers, commodity groups, state and federal agencies, and conservation and environmental groups to provide a venue for farmers to become better educated about management options in order to help protect and enhance the quality of natural resources. It is not a government or regulatory program, but rather a partnership effort unified for the protection of natural resources and advancement of positive community and neighbor relations.
MAEAP Timeline
- Oct. 1997 - Michigan Agricultural Pollution Prevention (AgP2) Strategy
- 1998 - MAEAP Conceptualization
- Dec. 1999 - MAEAP By-Laws adopted
- 2000 - First MAEAP co-chairs: Scott Piggott (MFB) & Bob von Bernuth (MSU)
- June 2000 - CNMP Outline Developed
- Dec. 2000 - Partnership Agreement Signed
- Spring 2001 - Livestock System PILOT
- 2001 - First Round of Phase 1 meetings
- March 2002 - First Livestock System Verification: Pfander Farm, Calhoun County
- Oct. 2002 - CAFO Alternative Permitting Approach (ECOS Agreement) signed
- March 24, 2003 - First Agriculture's Conference on the Environment
- Sept. 2003 - First Farmstead System Verification: Holcomb Creek Dairy, Alpena County
- Fall 2004 - Progressive Planning for Small & Medium Livestock Farms Begins
- March 10, 2005 - Agriculture's Conference on the Environment
- April 2005 - First Cropping System Verification: Holcomb Creek Dairy, Alpena County
- March 2006 - First Orchard/Small Fruit Verification: Coulter Farms, Oceana County
- Oct. 2006 - First Nursery/Christmas Tree Verification: Trim Pines Farm, Inc., Genesee County
- Jan. 30, 2007 - Agriculture's Conference on the Environment
- May 2008 - First Greenhouse Verification: Elzinga & Hoeksema Greenhouse, Kalamazoo County
- Jan. 29, 2009 - Agriculture's Conference on the Environment



