Manure Management Leadership Group

Objective

Identify means by which AEM may better support this product group and provide direction to AEM service areas accordingly.

Responsibilities

• From a holistic perspective, identify product-specific challenges and areas of need.
• Formulate solutions and/or determine means by which to address those challenges.
• Employ and direct relevant AEM service teams and/or committees (or establish sub-committees/task forces) to take action on those solutions.

Priorities

• Provide policymakers and industry stakeholders with a deeper understanding of how manure can be a resource to farmers rather than simply a byproduct of animal agriculture
• Collaborate with relevant industry groups to promote proper safety when operating or engaging with various manure systems.
• Educate policymakers and industry stakeholders on the role that technology is playing to make manure a piece of the sustainability puzzle.

Leadership

• The Chair & Vice Chair are elected by the Group and serve a two-year term.

Composition

• Executives and technology experts from AEM agriculture member companies who are impacted by developments in technology standards, regulations and adoption.

Meetings

• Either a face-to-face meeting or conference call/virtual meeting will be held at least two to three times each year or as required based on issues and activities.
• AEM legislative team and any other relevant staff/committees will be invited to participate as required.