Manure Management

NRCS Resources

The major resources are listed below with what can be found under each heading.

• NRCS Agricultural Waste Handbook
• NRCS Water & Climate Center
  You can find the following information or Web links at this site:
  • Software
    • Animal Waste Management (AWM)
    • Manure Management Planner (MMP)
    • FO Professional (AFOPro)
  • Composting information:
    • NEH Part 637, Environmental Engineering Handbook, on Composting
    • Research article on poultry composting
    • Article on swine composting
  • NEH Part 637, Constructed Wetlands
  • NEH Part 637, Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook
  • EPA CAFO Rules
  • Various animal waste training modules
• AFO-CAFO information
  Here you will find:
  • USDA and EPA documents concerning AFO and CAFO,
  • The National Animal Agriculture Conservation Framework,
  • CAFO fact sheets,
  • CNMP information.
• Nutrient Management page
  • National Water and Climate Center Nutrient Management Page
  • Nutrient management documents
  • Nutrient management databases
  • AWM
  • MMP
  • Phosphorus Index
  • Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs)
• Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans
  • National Planning Procedures Handbook, section on CNMP
  • Transcripts from public meetings on CNMPs.

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