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Best Management Practices, Standards, and Farming Manuals

This section provides links to documents containing both industry-driven and government mandated Best Management Practices, including guides for starting a farm. This list provides examples of some prominent BMP documents, but is by no means an exhaustive list. NOAA does not advocate for any organization or any such practices.

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