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Agricultural Services

The Source Group (SGI) specializes in providing technical assistance, regulatory liaison, and project management services to the agricultural community. Our staff is comprised of individuals with over 50 years combined experience in serving the agricultural industry. We have personnel that are directly involved in agricultural production and maintain national certification in nutrient management planning.

SGI offers experience with manure handling, collection, storage, application, and treatment measures designed to protect water quality, minimize nutrient losses, and maximize nutrient uptake by the crops grown in the land application areas. We have experience in waste and nutrient management planning including an in-depth understanding of conservation practices, computer programs, such as Manure Management Planner, and other resources which have assisted us in developing appropriate manure management strategies as a part of Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans (CNMPs) and Waste and Nutrient Management Plans (WNMPs). This knowledge is crucial when making recommendations for facility, management, or infrastructure modifications. We also provide a highly comprehensive level of environmental responsibility and understanding which assists producers continue an efficient livestock operation while maintaining a high level of environmental responsibility.

Our involvement in a wide variety of planning activities for a large and diverse group of dairies throughout California has provided us unparalleled experience in nutrient management planning within the environmental regulatory framework of California. As a result, SGI has created an efficient system for gathering and delivering the key information needed to complete site specific CNMPs and WNMPs.

The rapport that our courteous and respectful personnel have developed with dairymen, industry group representatives, NRCS personnel, and analytical laboratory personnel in the central valley has been paramount to our success.