KSU Nutrient Management Plan

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KSU Nutrient Management Plan

• Joel DeRouchey
• Joe Lally

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Farm Overview

• Located 1.5 miles north of KSU campus
• Four separate species under single permit
• Beef feedlot, Dairy, Swine, and Poultry
• Each unit has separate faculty supervisors,
  managers, and student workers to fulfill the
  goals of teaching, research and extension for
  multiple departments on the KSU campus
• Approximately 240 tillable acres for manure
  application

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AU Breakdown (2,405.9 total)

• 750 beef feedlot cattle gt 750 lbs, 750 beef
  feedlot cattle lt 750 lbs
• 1,125 au
• 250 lactating dairy cows, 125 dairy heifers gt 700
  lbs, and 125 dairy heifers lt 700 lbs
• 537.5 au
• 1,364 swine weighing gt 55 lbs, 790 swine lt 55 lbs
  
• 624.6 au
• 3,600 chickens
• 118.8 au

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Beef Feedlot
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Beef Feedlot
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Beef Feedlot
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Beef Feedlot
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Dairy Unit
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Dairy Unit
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Compost Site
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Swine Unit
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Swine Unit
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Holding Pond
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Secondary Lagoon
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Poultry Unit
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Agree on one thing from all agencies and tell
us one thing AnonymousMany farmers
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CNMP Format Evolution

• Start with 6 Elements
• Manure and wastewater Handling and
  storage
• Land Treatment Practices
• Nutrient Management
• Record Keeping
• Feed Management
• Other Utilization

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Basic CNMP Format

• 4 general categories set up for CNMP
• - Producer
• Annual
• - Regulatory
• Strategic
• - Plan Documentation
• - Supporting Information

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Producer

• Manual Cover Operational Contacts
• - Section 1 O M Checklist
• - Section 2 Index (NRCS Checklist)
• - Section 3 Annual Plan Forms
• - Section 4 Narrative
• - Section 5 Emergency Response

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Regulatory

• Section 1 - Permit (applicable regs)
• Section 2 Strategic Plan
• field maps, crop rotations,
• manure applications, balance
• Section 3 RUSLE and P Index
• Section 4 Supporting Documentation
• Section 5 Additional state rules

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Plan Documentation

• Section 1 Engineers site diagram
• Section 2 Biosecurity Plan
• Section 3 Air Emissions Plan
• Section 4 Feed Management
• Section 5 Other Utilization

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Supporting Information

• Section 1 Reference Materials
• a. soil testing protocol
• b. manure sampling protocol
• c. manure application calibration
• d. lime recommendations
• e. managing compost/stockpiles
• Section 2 Conservation Plan

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Challenges in KSU Plan Development

• Information gathering for 4 separate livestock
  units and the farming operation
• Lack of overall historical records needed for
  development of nutrient plan
• Gathering information needed for all AFOPro
  inputs and sections of the nutrient plan

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Challenges in KSU Plan Development

• Information gathering for 4 separate livestock
  units and the farming operation
• All units operated under with separate faculty
  supervisors, managers and student workers
• All units operate own waste management equipment
• All units have multiple waste streams and types
  of manure produced

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Challenges in KSU Plan Development

• Information gathering for 4 separate livestock
  units and the farming operation
• Multiple departments utilize facilities for
  research and teaching
• Modifications or new waste systems routinely
  designed and implemented
• Crop rotations changes due to research
  opportunities and facility needs

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Challenges in KSU Plan Development

• Lack of overall historical records needed for
  development of nutrient plan
• No historical lagoon analysis information
• No individual manure samples from the various
  waste systems at individual units
• No historical soil sample analysis
• No history of actual waste produced by the
  various waste systems at each individual unit

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Challenges in KSU Plan Development

• Gathering information needed for all AFOPro
  inputs and section contents
• Amounts of extras to waste systems
• Fresh and wash water
• Bedding
• Engineering designs
• Feed management
• Determining P and N incoming from all feeds
• Biosecurity plans
• Discovering we do not officially have one

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How we got to this draft of KSU CNMP
InterAgency Communication 1. CNMP Writer must
deliver Draft 2. Regulatory and NRCS share
ideas on documentation needs 3. Producer
receives draft plan for review and input
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Understand the software used to prepare the CNMP

• Know the software capability
• Know the database capacity
• Develop state specific document generator

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Importance of Technical Support Tools

• Incorporate the latest Field Mapping Tools
• Identify Dominant Critical Area of CMU
• Discuss Conservation Practices and Land
• Treatment Practices in Narrative
• Experience in using RUSLE, P Index, and
• Nitrate Leaching Index

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Review Draft Plan

• Consider Crop Rotation
• Manure Application Fields
• Nutrient Load to Apply
• Application Schedules

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Identify Appropriate Record Keeping Worksheets

• Species Specific
• Match Permit Requirements
• Review Worksheets with Record Keepers
• Include Adequate Supply of Forms First Year

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Review Narrative and Assignments

• Make Final Decisions Outlined in Narrative
• Determine Responsibilities for Implementation
• Prepare Final Draft for Approval