How are agriculture and silviculture operations defined under the Agriculture Water Quality Act?
“Agriculture operation” means any farm operation on a tract of land, including all income producing improvements and farm dwellings, together with other farm buildings and structures incident to the operation and maintenance of the farm, situated on 10 contiguous acres or more of land used for the production of livestock, livestock products, poultry, poultry products, milk, milk products, or silviculture products or for the growing of crops such as, but not limited to, tobacco, corn, soybeans, small grains, fruits and vegetables, or devoted to and meeting the requirements and qualifications for payments to agriculture programs under an agreement with the state or federal government. “Silviculture” means, generally, that part of forestry that involves growing and harvesting of trees. Kentucky’s Forestry Practices Guide for Water Quality Management is the reference document for forestry operations in Kentucky. It is designed for technical service providers and includes BMPs as required b
