1. ManPlan Inc is a Technical Service Provider
Working primarily in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri Completed: over 600 NMP’s & MMP’s for EQIP and DNR CNMP’s; Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans We also write NMP’s for Open Feedlot’s (NPDES permit requirements) Assist producers with environmental consulting Dennis Godar, CPAg/CCA, of Rochester, Illinois Mr. Joe Lally, T.S.P. of Denison, Iowa

13. Background of CAFO rules. Confined Animal Feeding Operations
Current regulations in Iowa: 1) Small Animal Feeding Operations: must observe manure application regulations. (Any size) 2) Confinement Feeding Operations: includes operations under roof: beef, swine, poultry etc must have a MMP-manure management plan. (if greater than 500 AU) 3) Open Feedlots: Must apply for an NPDES permit under CAFO rules: must have a NMP- nutrient management plan (If greater than 1000 AU)

14. Iowa DNR Field Offices

15. Iowa Open Feedlots: What is an NPDES Permit?
“National Pollution Discharge Elimination System”
Operational rules to prevent discharges unless in the event of a 25-year, 24-hour rainfall.
In layman’s terms, it is a permit that tells you how to operate your feedlot so that discharges do not occur unless you exceed the 25-year, 24-hour rainfall for your area.

16. Nutrient Management Plans (NMPS)
For existing permitted CAFOs –NMPs are due to DNR by July 31, 2007
All feedlots over 1,000 a.u. needs a NMP
DNR has 60 days to approve or disapprove NMP’s
Requires Public Notice for Public Comment

17. Nutrient Management Plans
Requirements:
P-Index be calculated on each field.
RUSLE-2 soil loss be run on each field.
Each field have a current soil samples on
a minimum of 10 acre grids.

18. Nutrient Management Plans Nitrogen rates
Use county averages or documented yields to determine N requirements of the crop.
Manure rates limited by Plant available nitrogen content.
Can use Spring Nitrate tests and ‘ISNT’ to ‘modify’ the ‘planned’ nitrogen rate if soil tests indicate need.

19. Nutrient Management Plans Phosphorus rates
P-index, if high, could limit manure rates.
Based on P removal rates
Can apply a multiple year rate

20. Public Notice
The owner of the open feedlot shall publish notice for public comment in a newspaper with general circulation in county where the open feedlot operation is or is proposed to be and in the county where manure, process wastewater, or open feedlot effluent may be applied.

21. Updating Your NMP
Changes to the plan must be documented prior to implementation in the field and the documented changes must be kept on site with the NMP

22. Recordkeeping
Records must be kept for 5 years following the year of application (or for the length of rotation – whichever is greater?)
Must be made available to DNR upon request

23. Iowa Feedlot NMP’s

25. Record Keeping (Not This Way)

26. Record-keeping is a central requirement for the implementation of Nutrient Management Plans. ManPlan® is a record-keeping system for documenting NMP activities as required by NRCS programs and/or Environmental agencies.
CNMP’s-Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans
NMP’s-Nutrient Management Plans
NPDES plans for CAFO’s
Good Management: N, P, K = $$$

33. Netherlands

34. Denmark

35. Denmark
Every farmer in Denmark must submit every year a fertilizer account detailing amounts of animal manures, fertilizers purchased, and the like.
Comparable to submitting an income tax return.
The general goal of nitrogen fertilization is that it be 75% efficient—that most of the nitrogen is utilized by the crop, not lost to the environment