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.
Group Resources

Agendas

Minutes

Group Leadership

Chair

Vacant

Vice Chair

Aaron Abraham

Kuhn North America

AEM Staff Contact

Trevor Calewart

Ag Services Manager

414-554-1066