date:Sep 25, 2018
izations to provide acreage for them. Increasing the minimum buffer distance from 400 to 1,200 feet in the new requirements reflects some research findings and some best guesses, according to government, academic and industry sources.
Its a complex issue, PMAs Whitaker said. One thing the industry wants to do is use science.
Whitaker referenced a study led by Elaine D. Berry at a USDA research station in Nebraska that looked at E. coli O157:H7 drift from a feedlot to adjacent plots of land she