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Records for Cropping System Nutrient Plan
Maintained records should summarize verifiable yields, the results of the P-Index, previous crops, previous manure applications, and commercial fertilizer applied for all fields that will potentially receive manure.
Records of manure analysis and the method of application on each field receiving manure shall also be maintained.
Recommended Records, Inspections, Logs | Sample Record |
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Strategic Plans / Records | |
1. Standard operating procedures for: |
Section 6 of Strategic Plan |
Annual or Continuously Updated Records Most items should be completed for each field or management area |
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Field Nutrient Balance: a. Crop Available manure nutrient credit |
Part A, B, and C Of Annual Plan (Sect. 12, 13 & 14 of this document) or Annual Pre-Season Plan and Post- Season Summary for N and P (Heartland WQ Initiative– pg 26-27. *See link below for this and subsequent references) |
Application Plan for equipment operator: a. Annual application plan identifying location, rate, form, method, and timing for manure and fertilizer. |
Equipment Operators Nutrient Applicators Plan (*Heartland WQ Initiative– pg 29) |
Field specific nutrient application record: a. Date, rate, method and weather conditions (24 hours prior and following application) for manure application. |
Solid Manure |
Testing and monitoring a. Field specific soil test results |
Attach Lab Summary |
Application equipment records a. Application equipment calibration results |
Solid Manure Spreader |
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Livestock Waste |
Annual Report (Submitted to permitting authority by January 31 of each year) a. Total number of acres of land that are covered by this facility's nutrient management plan |
Annual NPDES Report |
*Nutrient Management Plan: Records Checklist and Samples for Animal Feeding Operations
References above are to Heartland Water Quality Coordination Initiative document which summarizes the record keeping expectations of a nutrient management plan and provides the producer with sample records.
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