Manure Management

News

• NRCS Releases 2013 Iowa Nutrient Management Standard - October 2013
• Fact Sheet - What's New in the 2013 Iowa Nutrient Management Standard? (PDF)

Technical and Financial Assistance for Manure Management for Animal Feeding Operation and the Associated Land Application of Manure through a Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP)

• PDF - Iowa Instruction 190-396
• Instruction for Planning Animal Waste Management Systems (PDF)
• CNMP Statement of Work (PDF)
• NMP Statement of Work (PDF)
• IA-ENG-48: Data Inventory for Planning Livestock Waste Management Systems (PDF)
• NRCS-CPA-70 (and other TSP Forms)
• For the current Conservation Activity Plans Technical criteria for the CAP (102) Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan and the CAP (104) Nutrient Management Plan go to eFOTG, Section III.

Conservation Activity Plan (CAP) 102 Information

• Process Step Table for CNMP Using CAP 102 (PDF)
• Roles and Responsibilities for Technical Assistance to USDA Program Participants for CAP 102 (PDF)
• CAP 102 CNMP Administrative Checklist (PDF)

Conservation Activity Plan (CAP) 104 Information

• Process Step Table for CNMP Using CAP 104 (PDF)
• Roles and Responsibilities for Technical Assistance to USDA Program Participants for CAP 104 (PDF)
• CAP 104 NMP Administrative Checklist (PDF)

Popular EQIP Practices for Confined Livestock Operations

• Fact Sheet (PDF)

Resources

• IMMAG - Iowa Manure Management Action Group - provides a rich source of up-to-date information about manure management
• Got Nutrients? Four Things to Remember Before Spring Manure Applications (March 8, 2018)

Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan Examples

A new format for the Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan was developed. The format is outlined in the NRCS General Manual, Title 190, Part 405 - Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Plans meeting this format can be developed using Purdue's Manure Management Planner software. An example CNMP is linked below.

• National NRCS Example Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (PDF)

Software

• Animal Waste Management Software (AWM Version 2.4)
• Manure Management Planner (MMP)

Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook

• NEH Part 651, Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook (AWMFH)

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation

• EPA CAFO Rules

Downloads

• NEH Part 637, Environmental Engineering Handbook, Chapter 2: "Composting" (PDF)
• Dead Bird Composting (PDF 102K-2/94)
• Development of a Composting Recipe for Swine
• NEH Part 637, Environmental Engineering Handbook, Chapter 3: "Constructed Wetlands"

Training

• Introduction to Water Quality
• Agricultural Waste Management Systems-A Primer
• Agricultural Waste Management Systems-Level 2
• Nutrient & Pest Mgt Considerations in Conservation Planning
• Liner Design for Animal Waste Containment
• Conservation Planning