Nutrient Management - Learn More

| Air | Soil | Water | Nutrient Management Structures | Implementing the Act |
| Forms | Municipalities and the Nutrient Management Act | Nutrient Management Links |

Air

• Aeration of Liquid Manure (Order No. 04-033)
• Odour Control on Livestock and Poultry Farms (Order No. 03-111)

Soil

• Agricultural Composting Basics (Order No. 05-023)
• Applying Manure and Other Agricultural Source Materials in Winter (Order No. 04-069)
• Determining the Phosphorous Index for a Field (Order No. 05-067)
• Environmental Impacts of Nitrogen Use in Agriculture (Order No. 05-073)
• Incorporation of Liquid and Solid Prescribed Materials (Order No. 04-079)
• Manure Composting as a Pathogen Reduction Strategy (Order No. 05-021)
• Nutrient Management - Can It Play a Role in Conserving Fossil Fuels? (Order No. 06-059)
• Nutrient Management Workbook (PDF Version - 266 kb)
• Temporary Field Storage of Solid Manure or Prescribed Materials (Order No. 05-009)
• Windrow Composting of Poultry (Order No. 09-017)

Water

• Alternative Livestock Watering Systems (Order No. 04-027)
• Assessing the Potential for Ground Water Contamination on Your Farm (Order No. 07-035)
• Handling Milking Centre Washwater in an Environmentally-Responsible Manner (Order No. 04-019)
• Handling Runoff from Outside Livestock Areas and Solid Manure Storages (Order No. 05-027)
• How to Handle Seepage from Farm Silos (Order No. 04-031)
• Livestock Access to Watercourses (Order No. 08-013)
• Managing the Quantity of Groundwater Supplies (Order No. 06-113)
• Private Rural Water Wells (Order No. 06-117)
• Protecting the Quality of Groundwater Supplies (Order NO. 06-115)
• Understanding Groundwater (Order No. 06-111)
• Water Requirements for Livestock (Order No. 07-023)

Nutrient Management Structures

• Building a Permanent Storage for Solid Manure or Prescribed Materials Over 18% Dry Matter (Order No. 05-039)
• Building Requirements for Livestock Operations (Order No. 07-063)
• Constructing a Farm Building in Ontario (Order No. 07-007)
• Constructing a Permanent Concrete or Steel Liquid Nutrient or Runoff Storage Facility (Order No. 06-001)
• Constructing a Permanent Solid Nutrient Storage Facility (Order No. 06-003)
• Constructing an Earthen Liquid Nutrient or Runoff Storage Facility (Order No. 06-005)
• Constructing Hydraulically Secure Liquid Nutrient Storage Facilities (Order No. 06-035)
• Decommissioning and/or Recommissioning Existing Nutrient Storage Structures (PDF Version - 4.52 MB) (Order No. 06-119)
• Engineering Requirements for Farm Structures (Order No. 04-013)
• Farm Structures That Require an Engineered Design, A Quick Guide to the Ontario Building Code
• Gravity Manure Transfer Systems for Dairy Barns (Order No. 04-039)
• Liquid Manure Removal From Storage (Order No. 04-037)
• Manure Management for Farms Producing More Manure Than Their Crops Need (Order No. 05-025)
• Manure Storages for Small- and Medium-Size Horse Farms (Order No. 07-045)
• Quality Concrete on the Farm (Order No. 06-023)
• Site Characterization Study for the Construction of Permanent Nutrient Storage Facilities (Order No. 08-049)
• Siting Regulations for Manure Storage Facilities (Order No. 06-021)

Forms

• Application for Agricultural Operation Planning Certificate (PDF Version - 126 kb)
• Application for Agricultural Operation Strategy/Plan Development Certificate (PDF Version - 126 kb)
• Broker Certificate
  
  • Application for Broker Certificate (PDF Version - 134 kb)
    
  • Broker's Certificate Exam
    
  • Core Competencies - Second Edition v.1 - December 2005
    
• Nutrient Application Technician Licence
  
  • Application for Nutrient Application Technician Licence (PDF Version - 166 kb)
    
  • Competencies for Technicians (PDF Version - 112 kb)
  • Performance Guidelines for Nutrient Application Technicians
    
• Nutrient Application Technician Test
• Nutrient Management Act - Application for Operation Identifier (PDF Version - 78 kb)
• Performance Guidelines for Brokers
  
• Performance Guidelines for Owners/Managers of Custom Application Businesses
• Prescribed Materials Application Business Licence
  • Application for Prescribed Materials Application Business Licence (PDF Version - 139 kb)
  • Land Application Business Owner's Exam
  • Core Competencies - Second Edition v.1 - December 2005

Implementing the Act

• Broker Certificate Holders
• Discussion of Terms Under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002 (Order No. 06-025)
• Farm Units - What Operations and Land to Include (Order No. 06-029)
• Forms
  • Farm Unit Declaration Form - Word format
  • Nutrient Management Strategy and/or Plan sign-Off - Word format
  • Nutrient Management Strategy for a Non-Agricultural Operation Generating Non-Agricultural Source Material - Word format
  • Nutrient Management Farm Registration Form
  • Nutrient Management Strategy Application Form
  • Engineer's Commitment Certificate - Word format
• Livestock Yards, Open-Air Feedlots and Wintering Sites are "Outdoor Confinement Areas" under the NMA, 2002 (Order No. 04-093)
• Local Advisory Committees (Order No. 06-043)
• Locating Existing Water, Gas or Oil Wells (Order No. 04-063)
• Manure Agreements with Brokers and Neighbours (Order No. 06-041)
• Nutrient Management Act, 2002, Recordkeeping (Order No. 06-073)
  
• Nutrient Management Strategy Reviewer's Checklist (PDF Version - 155 kb)
  • Runoff Management Checklist (PDF Version - 83 kb)
  • Temporary Storage Checklist (PDF Version - 66 kb)
• Prescribed Materials Business Licencees
• Private Sector Nutrient Management Consultants
• Research on the economic impact analysis of the nutrient management regulation (O.Reg. 267/03) is available on request from Peter Meerveld at 519-826-4975.
• Understanding and Resolving Nutrient Management Concerns and Complaints (Order No. 05-007)

Municipalities and the Nutrient Management Act

• Municipalities and Changes to O. Reg. 267/03 as amended to O. Reg. 511/05 - Nutrient Management Act, 2002
  • Highlights
    
  • Outline of Current Requirements
    
• Working with your Local Municipality

Nutrient Management Links

• A Review of Selected Jurisdictions and their Approach to Regulating Intensive Farming Operations, March 2000
• Best Management Practices Books
• Business Planning for Nutrient Management
• Field Pocket Guide - Publication 820 - A Practical Tool To Record Crop Management Activities
• Ministry of the Environment Information on Water Management
  
• Municipal Groundwater Studies
  
• NMAN Software Home Page
• Nutrient Management in Other Jurisdictions
  
• Nutrient Management Workbook (PDF Version - 2.32 MB) 
• OMAFRA Field Assistance
  
• Private Sector Nutrient Management Consultants
• The Provincial Nutrient Management Advisory Committee