MAEAP
The Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program is an innovative, proactive program that helps farms of all sizes and all commodities voluntarily prevent or minimize agricultural pollution risks. MAEAP shows peers and neighbors the high level of commitment to agricultural stewardship and protecting the environment. MAEAP has four systems that address different aspects of the farm: Farmstead, Cropping, Livestock and the newly developed Forest, Wetlands and Habitat System. Each looks at different practices depending on site-specific management and production practices and associated risks.
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Meet Your Technician
Chris Anderson is the CTAP technician for Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet and Otsego counties in northern Michigan's Tip of the Mitt region. Chris has been working for the Charlevoix Conservation District since 1998, initially as a Forester, and eventually transitioning as the water-stewardship coordinator, now known as MAEAP, or the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program. If you would like to learn more about the program, Chris can be reached at the Charlevoix district office, Monday-Friday 8-4:30pm at 231-582-6193, or by email at chris.anderson@macd.org.
The late Tim Matchett (far right), of local Centennial Farm, Matchett Sheep Farm, along with his sons, Isaac & Noah, daughter-in-law, Sara, Matchett Sheep Farm & Farm Bureau members, stop for a brief pose at the 2024 MAEAP Farm Field Day at Lakeside Farm in Zenith Heights, Charlevoix County.