Pinal County Agricultural Best Management Practices
20_ Crop Operation Mandatory Three Year Expanded Survey
Name of Commercial Farm: ________________________________________________________________
Responsible Person: ______________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address: _________________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip Code: ______________________________________________________________________
Physical Location of Farm Office (if different from above): _______________________________________
Email Address: __________________________________________________________________________
Phone: _______________________________________ Fax: ___________________________________
INSTRUCTIONS
Provide all information relevant to commercial farmland located in the West Pinal County PM10 Non-
Attainment Area. The “Responsible Person” listed above should be the commercial farmer responsible
for preparation and implementation of your BMP program.
For Crop-Specific BMP Categories (I and II), select each BMP used. Indicate the crops on which each
BMP is used by writing the corresponding Crop Code in the space provided. If the BMP is used on all
crops, circle “all crops.”
For Non Crop-Specific BMP Categories (III-VI), select each BMP used.
High Risk Dust Generation Days BMPs must only be selected if you have not selected one of the
underlined BMPs.
Complete the Agricultural Best Management Practices Three Year Expanded Survey and return to the
Arizona Department of Agriculture, care of Rusty Van Leuven, 1688 W. Adams St., Phoenix, AZ
85007, email rvanleuven@azda.gov, or fax (602) 364-0830. Submit by January 31.
West Pinal PM10 Non-Attainment Area Map
For BMP information and definitions, refer to the Guide to Agricultural PM10 Best Management Practices at
https://agriculture.az.gov/sites/default/files/Pinal%20County%20Crop%20PM10%20Best%20Management%20
Practices%20Guide%20-%20AZ%20Dept%20of%20Ag.pdf
I certify that my operation complied with the requirements of the Agricultural Best Management Practices.
Signature of Responsible Person: _____________________________________________ Date: __________
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Pinal County Agricultural Best Management Practices: 20__ Mandatory Three Year Expanded Survey
Crop-Specific BMP Categories
CATEGORY I: Tillage
Super Tillage BMP:
Selecting Reduced Tillage System or Conservation Tillage will eliminate the
requirement of selecting BMPs in Category II (Ground Operations and Harvest)
and Category V (Cropland).
Reduced Tillage System ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Conservation Tillage ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Otherwise select at least one of the following:
Combining Tractor Operations ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Equipment Modification ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Multi-year Crop ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Cessation of Night Tillage ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Planting Based on Soil Moisture ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Precision Farming ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Tillage Based on Soil Moisture ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Timing of Tillage Operation ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Transgenic Crops ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Transplanting ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
High Risk Dust Generation Days BMP: On the days before and during a high
risk dust forecast, one of the above underlined BMPs must be implemented. If
you have not implemented an underlined Category I BMP, the BMP below
must be selected and implemented:
Limited Tillage Activity (only on the day forecast to be high risk for dust
generation)
CATEGORY II: Ground Operations and Harvest
Select at least one of the following:
Combining Tractor Operations ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Equipment Modification ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Chemical Irrigation ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Green Chop ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Integrated Pest Management ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Multi-year Crop ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Precision Farming ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Reduced Harvest Activity ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Transgenic Crops ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
Shuttle System/Larger Carrier ALL CROPS | CROP CODES: ______________
High Risk Dust Generation Days BMP: On the days before and during a high
risk dust forecast, one of the above underlined BMPs must be implemented. If
you have not implemented an underlined Category II BMP, the BMP below
must be selected and implemented:
Limited Tillage Activity (only on the day forecast to be high risk for dust
generation)
CROP CODES: Report the total acreage grown for previous crop year.
A. Alfalfa (existing): _____ D. Corn: _____ G. Grain Crops: _____ J. Trees (fruit or nut): _____
B. Alfalfa (new plant): _____ E. Corn Silage: _____ H. Melons: _____ K. Vegetables: _____
C. Bermudagrass: _____ F. Cotton: _____ I. Ornamentals: _____ L. Fallow: _____
M. Other: _______________ Acres: ______
Miles of Commercial Unpaved Farm Roads: _____ Total Farm Acres: _____ Total Non-Cropland Acres: _____
Acres of Unpaved Vehicle/Equipment Area: _____ Fallow Acres: _____
CATEGORY III: Non-cropland
Select at least one of the following:
Access Restriction
Aggregate Cover
Wind Barrier
Critical Area Planting
Organic Material Cover
Reduce Vehicle Speed
Synthetic Particulate Suppressant
Watering
High Risk Dust Generation Days BMP: On the days
before and during a high risk dust forecast, one of the
above underlined BMPs must be implemented. If you
have not implemented an underlined Category III
BMP, the BMP below must be selected and implemented:
Watering on a High Risk Day (only on the day forecast
to be high risk for dust generation)
CATEGORY IV: Commercial Farm Roads
Select at least one of the following:
Access Restriction
Reduce Vehicle Speed
Track-out Control System
Aggregate Cover
Synthetic Particulate Suppressant
Watering
Organic Material Cover
High Risk Dust Generation Days BMP: On the days
before and during a high risk dust forecast, one of the
above underlined BMPs must be implemented. If you
have not implemented an underlined Category IV
BMP, the BMP below must be selected and implemented:
Watering on a High Risk Day (only on the day forecast
to be high risk for dust generation)*
Roads are stabilized as determined by the silt content
test method
Wind Barrier
*Only required if taking greater than 20 trips per day on
the commercial farm road
CATEGORY V: Cropland
(Includes land that is between final harvest and plant
emergence, has been tilled in a prior year and suitable for
crop production but is currently fallow, or is a turn-row.)
Select at least one of the following:
Wind Barrier
Cover Crop
Cross-wind ridges
Chips/mulches
Sequential Cropping
Residue Management
Surface Roughening
High Risk Dust Generation Days BMP: On the days
before and during a high risk dust forecast, one of the
above underlined BMPs must be implemented.
And select at least one of the following:
Multi-year Crop
Permanent Cover
Stabilization of soil prior to plant emergence
CATEGORY VI: Significant Agricultural Earth
Moving Activities
(Required only when moving a significant amount of
ground. See Guide to Agricultural PM10 Best
Management Practices for more information.)
Select at least one of the following:
Apply water prior to significant agricultural earth
moving activities and/or time to coincide with
precipitation
Apply water during significant agricultural earth
moving activities
Limit significant agricultural earth moving activities on
a day identified by Pinal County Dust Control forecast to
be high risk for dust generation
Conduct significant earth moving activities in a manner
to reduce a minimum of one ground operation by using
equipment that is the most efficient means of moving the
soil