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Nutrient Management Protocol
Part 8 - Registration of Existing Large Farms

Author: OMAFRA Staff; MOE Staff
Creation Date: 20 July 2007
Last Reviewed: 20 July 2007


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| Part 11 | Part 12 | Appendix |


The Regulation requires that some farms register their agricultural operation. The following information will need to be provided to the Director at the OMAFRA for the purposes of the registration:

  • the contact information for the owner and/or operator of the operation;
  • a description and location sketch of the lands contained in the farm unit including area in hectares or acres;
  • a description of the operation generating prescribed materials on the farm unit including livestock types and numbers;
  • a projection of the amount of prescribed materials generated by the operation carried out on the farm unit and those prescribed materials received on the farm unit each year;
  • a description of the buildings, treatment equipment and structures used in the generation and management of the prescribed materials;
  • the amount and receivers of prescribed materials transferred off the farm unit;
  • the days of storage available;
  • an indication of the presence or absence of the following features
    • wells,
    • surface water, and
    • drainage tiles at the farm unit; and
  • the presence or absence of a NMS and NMP prepared by a certified individual including the name and certification number of the preparer.

| Table of Contents | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 |
| Part 11 | Part 12 | Appendix |



 

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