Local Farmers React To Gov. Hogan’s Decision On PMT

phosphorus management tool in maryland — is sparking a mixed reaction among farmers. local farmers tell 47 abc — the fact that governor hogan is taking regulatory action and not legislative action — will make it easier to adjust as research and science changes. governor hogan’s plans also include banning fields with a fertility index value of 500 or greater from receiving additional phosphorus. lee richardson — a willards farmer — tells 47 abc — it was a compromise they had to make but it will affect many local farms — including his own. 04;47;02 we have some fields that we totally won’t be able to put any manure on, we’ll have some others that will come into effect as the years go on at this time it doesn’t look like something we can’t live with or make work 04;47;16 richardson says — he is also in support of hogan’s plan to collect soil every six years to test for phosphorus levels. he argues — that will lead to regulations based off of science — and not politics. now –