Conservation Planning

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Conservation Planning Tools to Address Animal
Carcass Disposal
USDA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
Greg Hendricks State Resource Conservationist USDA
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (352)
338-9543 greg.hendricks_at_fl.usda.gov
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NRCS Core Function

• Conservation Planning Technical Assistance
• Conservation Planning - A Natural Resource
  Problem Solving Management Process
• Integrate Ecological, Economic, Social
  considerations to meet private public needs.
• Consider the landowners concerns their
  decisions in a voluntary manner.
• The premise being, sound decisions will be made
  if they fully understand their resource concerns.

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NRCS Conservation Planning

• Considers 5 Basic Natural Resources
• Soil
• Water
• Air
• Plants
• Animals
• Human Considerations (Social Economic)

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NRCS 9 Step Planning Process
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Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP)

• Is a conservation plan unique to animal feeding
  operations (AFOs).
• Combines conservation practices and management
  activities into a system that considers both
  production and environmental protection concerns.
• Addresses Two (2) Principle Resource Concerns
• Water Quality Soil Erosion

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10 Elements of a CNMP

• 1. Background Site Information
• 2. Manure and Wastewater Handling and Storage
• 3. Farmstead Safety Security
• 4. Land Treatment
• 5. Soil Risk Assessment Analysis
• 6. Nutrient Management
• 7. Feed Management
• 8. Record Keeping
• 9. Other Utilization Activities
• 10. References

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Thank You

• The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  prohibits discrimination in all of its programs
  and activities on the basis of race, color,
  national origin, sex, religion, age, disability,
  political beliefs, sexual orientation, and
  marital or family status. (Not all prohibited
  bases apply to all programs.) Persons with
  disabilities who require alternative means for
  communication of program information (Braille,
  large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
  USDA's TARGET Center at [phone] (voice and
  TDD).
• To file a complaint of discrimination, write
  USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room
  326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence
  Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call
  [phone] (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal
  opportunity provider and employer.

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Manure and Wastewater Handling and Storage

• Production facility
• Feedlot
• Manure and wastewater storage and treatment
  structures and areas
• Areas or mechanisms used to facilitate transfer
  of manure and wastewater

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Manure and Wastewater Handling and Storage

• Criteria
• Provide adequate collection, storage, and/or
  treatment of manure and organic by-products
• Comply with existing rules and regulations
• Disposal of dead animals
• Disposal of animal medical wastes
• Spoiled feed or other contaminants

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Manure and Wastewater Handling and Storage

• Types of animals and phases of production
• Type, numbers, avg. weight, period of confinement
  for each phase of production
• Total estimated manure and wastewater volumes
  produced at facility
• Manure storage type, volume, and length of storage

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Manure and Wastewater Handling and Storage

• Existing transfer equipment, system and
  procedures
• OM activities that address the collection,
  storage, treatment and transfer of manure and
  wastewater
• Nutrient content and volume of manure, if
  transferred to other

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Land Treatment Practices
Evaluation and implementation of appropriate
conservation practices on sites proposed for land
application of manure and organic
by-products Address runoff and soil erosion
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Land Treatment Practices

• Criteria
• Identify existing and potential natural resource
  concerns, problem and opportunities
• Id of the potential for nitrogen or phosphorus
  losses from the site
• Minimize runoff and soil erosion

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Land Treatment Practices

• Aerial maps of land application areas
• Individual field maps with marked setbacks,
  buffers, waterways, and other conservation
  practices planned
• Soils information associated with fields

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Land Treatment Practices

• Design information associated with planned and
  implemented conservation
• Identification of sensitive areas such as
  sinkholes, streams, springs, lakes, wells, etc.

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Nutrient Management
Requirements for land application of all
nutrients and organic by-products (ie. animal
manure, wastewater, commercial fertilizers, crop
residues, legume credits, irrigation water, etc.)
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Nutrient Management

• Criteria
• Meet NRCS Nutrient Management Policy
• Meet criteria in NRCS conservation practice
  standard Nutrient Management and, as appropriate,
  Irrigation Water Management
• Develop a nutrient budget for nitrogen,
  phosphorus, and potassium including all sources
  of nutrients

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Nutrient Management

• Planned crop types, cropping sequence, and
  realistic yield targets
• Current soil test results
• Manure and organic by-product source testing
  results
• Form, source, amount, timing and method of
  application of nutrients, by field
• Description of application equipment and method
  used for calibration

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Record Keeping
Records are kept to effectively document and
demonstrate implementation activities associated
with CNMPs AFO owners/operators responsibility
to maintain records that document the
implementation of CNMPs
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Record Keeping

• Annual manure tests for nutrient contents
• Crops planted and planting/harvesting dates, by
  field
• Records that address storage containment
  structures
• Dates of emptying. Level before emptying, and
  level after emptying
• Discharge or overflow events, level before and
  after event

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Record Keeping

• Activities associated with emergency spill
  response plan
• Nutrient application equipment calibration
• Transfer of manure off-site or to third parties
• Manure nutrient content
• Amount of manure transferred
• Date of transfer
• Recipient of manure
• Records of maintenance performed associated with
  operation and maintenance Plans

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Record Keeping

• Application records for each application event
  (including commercial fertilizer)
• Containment source or type and form of commercial
  fertilizer
• Fields where manure or organic by-products are
  applied
• Amount applied per acre
• Time and date of application
• Weather conditions during nutrient application
• General soil moisture condition at time of
  application
• Application method and equipment used

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Record Keeping

• Records associated with any reviews by NRCS,
  third party consultants, or representatives of
  regulatory agencies
• Date of review
• Name of reviewer and purpose of the review
• Recommendations or follow-up requirements
  resulting from the review
• Actions taken as a result of the review
• Changes made in CNMP

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Feed Management

• May be used to reduce the nutrient content of
  manure
• Use as planning consideration and not as a
  requirement that addresses specific criteria
• Specific information and recommendations should
  be obtained from Land Grant Universities,
  industry, ARS, or professional societies
• Consult with a professional animal nutritionist
  before feed ration adjustment

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Other Utilization Activities

• Environmentally-safe alternatives to land
  application of manure and organic by-products
• Energy production (burning, methane generation)
• Composting or pelletizing
• Mixed or co-compost with industrial or municipal
  by-products
• A consideration for the AFO owner/operator in
  his/her decision-making process
• No specific criteria need to be addressed unless
  an alternative utilization option is decided upon
  by the AFO owner/operator

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CNMP Checklist

• Site Information
• Production Information
• Applicable Permits or Certifications
• Land Application Site Information
• Manure Application Plans
• Actual Activity Records
• Mortality Disposal
• Operation and Maintenance

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Thank You

• The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  prohibits discrimination in all of its programs
  and activities on the basis of race, color,
  national origin, sex, religion, age, disability,
  political beliefs, sexual orientation, and
  marital or family status. (Not all prohibited
  bases apply to all programs.) Persons with
  disabilities who require alternative means for
  communication of program information (Braille,
  large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
  USDA's TARGET Center at [phone] (voice and
  TDD).
• To file a complaint of discrimination, write
  USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room
  326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence
  Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call
  [phone] (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal
  opportunity provider and employer.