This webpage contains plan development tools and learning activities for Manure Management Plan Workbook and Short Form. This course also provides download links for forms and documents related to Manure Management Plans.
DEP's Manure Management Webpage
All farms that plow and till soil, including no-till practices, must develop and implement a written Agricultural and Erosion Sedimentation Control Plan to reduce erosion. Bare areas created by animals, such as exercise lots, must also be addressed in this plan regardless of the number of animals.
Is your farm operation a Concentrated Animal Operation (CAO), a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO), or an Animal Operation (AO); and what type or manure or nutrient management plan is required for each of these Pennsylvania farm classifications?
Download the Excel spreadsheet version of the Nutrient Balance Sheet (NBS) for Manure Management Plans (MMPs). This spreadsheet provides a tool for calculating manure application rates to meet MMP requirements. Instructions for use are included within the spreadsheet. If prompted when opening the file always select "Enable Macros" to assure that background calculations function correctly. Download the Word version of the MMP NBS and complete your calculation by hand. The accompanying User Guide provides instructions and tables that are essential for completing your NBS by hand.
