Natural Resources Conservation Service

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Natural Resources Conservation Service Feed
Management Practice Standard 592 Joe Harrison
Livestock Nutrient Management Specialist jhharrsi
son_at_wsu.edu
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Todays Menu

• What is the NRCS feed management standard
• What opportunities does state adoption of this
  standard provide
• 3) Overview of what is happening in terms of
  state adoption of the Feed Management Standard.
• 4) Good examples or case studies of where this
  has been put in practice.

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Todays Menu

• 5) What state would you turn to that has embraced
  and put the standard into practice.
• 6) Any examples of how standard has led to use of
  EQIP cost share for encouraging adoption of feed
  management technologies or practices.
• 7) Overview of Feed Management Project, products
  or outcomes that may result, and opportunities
  for NRCS to learn more about feed management
  role.

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Six Elements Of a CNMP
Feed Management
Other Utilization Activities
Record Keeping
Manure Wastewater Storage Handling
Land Treatment Practices
Nutrient Management
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Feed Management is one more Opportunity in the
Nutrient Management Tool Box
Nutrient Management Tool Box
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What is the NRCS Feed Management Standard

• Definition - Managing the quantity of available
  nutrients fed to livestock and poultry for their
  intended purpose.

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Purpose of Feed Management 592 Practice Standard
Feed to minimize excess nutrients in manure
while maintaining production, performance, and
reproduction
Feed to improve net farm income by feeding more
efficiently.
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National Bulletin 450-6-3, Feed Management

• State/ Area survey assessing current Feed
  Management implementation

March 2006
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• Purpose. To solicit information needed to define
  the scope and content of the Development and
  Integration of a National Feed Management
  Education Program and Assessment Tool into a
  CNMP. 

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Participating StatesGreen- Has adopted 592 Red
Has not adopted 592
Pacific Basin
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Have you initiated a process to adopt
Conservation Practice Standard (CPS) Code 592,
Feed Management?

• 20 out of a total of 39 respondents have
  initiated 592 adoption

What year was adoption initiated?
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If you have not begun to adopt CPS Code 592, Feed
Management, in what year might you start that
process?
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Do you have a State-level team working to
implement CPS Code 592, Feed Management?
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What products have you developed to implement it
in your State/Area?

• State Practice Standards
• LPES curriculum
• Workshops
• P index
• 8 of the 20 states use one of these products

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What are the challenges you have been or
anticipate facing in adopting CPS Code 592?

• Not a significant resource concern for the
  state
• Anticipate challenge of acceptance by the dairy
  industry and nutritionists
• No money for assistance
• Poultry Swine producers are not as open minded
  since feed rations are often trade secrets

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Feed Management knowledge

• This practice is not being implemented within
  the State partly due to a lack of
  knowledge/understanding of this practice
• Feed management education and application tools
  are needed to assist NRCS and TSPs in the
  development of Feed Evaluations and Management
  Plans
• Education program will be very useful
• Obtaining feed management data in a format
  useable for NRCS field staff, lack of
  nutritionists or feed management specialists in
  NRCS

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Implementation

• Difficult practice to document implementation
• need to rely heavily on Cooperative Extension
  specialists and private industry to advise and
  assist producers with implementation of this
  practice
• Determining minimum quality criteria for feed
  management

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Implementation

• A job sheet for this practice would be helpful.
  Perhaps some basic training would also be
  helpful. It would also seem that a simple
  self-help tool for farmers might be useful since
  they will ultimately be the ones to implement any
  changes to their feed management program

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Conclusions

• States are in need of an education program
• States are unsure of who can/ will write feed
  management plans
• There is a need for NTE rates and Feed
• Management Plan Development

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State Adoption
Specific Examples Florida Virginia Wisconsi
n Maryland Pennsylvania
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MI
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Implementation Opportunities
Dairy Examples
Reduction of Phosphorus in the diet - pay
for reduction in verified P reduction (tried in
WI and pilot project in VA) Reduction of
Nitrogen in the diet - verified with milk
urea nitrogen test (MD pilot project)
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Phosphorus Reduction
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Feed Management 592
Feed Management Plan development
Consulting Nutritionist
NRCS, TSP, CNMP Planner
FMP Implementation
Conduct On-Farm assessment to provide basis for
FMP
Determine if operation is candidate for FM
FMP Monitoring
Sampling and Analysis
Record Keeping
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Overview of National Feed Management
Implementation Project
Workshops Tools Fact Sheets
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Introduction to Workshop and Resources

• Workshop
• Four hour format with one break
• Follow-up training of specific tools
• via web based training from your
• home or office
• Use of real farm case studies

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Goals of Workshop

• Goals of workshops are to provide
• Understanding of value of Feed
• Management as part of Whole
• Farm Nutrient Management
• Opportunity to become certified as Feed
• Management Planner (NRCS ARPAS)
• Tools to complete the development of a
• Feed Management Plan

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Resources

• Resources
• Team of National Experts in
• in Feed Management and Whole Farm
• Nutrient Management
• Systematic development and implementation
• scheme
• Fact Sheets as supplemental information
• On-farm assessment tools to gather
• information for FMP

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Additional Resources

• Resources
• Spreadsheet based tools
• Example Feed Management Plan

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Feed Management
Step 1) Determine purpose
Step 2) Identify conditions where practice
applies and assess the Opportunities
Step 3) Economic evaluation
Step 4) Feed management plan development
Step 5) Implement and monitor
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Feed Management 592 Implementation Flow Chart
CNMP Activity
Activity
Who
Step 1) Determine purpose
Step 1) Nutrient Management Planner and Producer
Step 2) Identify conditions where practice
applies and assess the Opportunities
Step 2) Nutrient Management Planner and
Producer
Step 3) Economic evaluation
Step 3)Nutrient Management Planner, Producer, and
Nutritionist
Step 4) Feed management plan development
Step 4) Nutritionist and Producer
Step 5) Implement and monitor
Step 5) Nutritionist and Producer
CNMP Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan
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Feed to minimize excess nutrients in manure while
maintaining production, performance, and
reproduction
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Feed to improve net farm income by feeding more
efficiently.
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• Conditions where practice applies
• ) Whole farm imbalance
• ) Soil nutrient build-up
• ) Land base not large enough
• ) Seeking to enhance nutrient efficiencies
• If one or more apply, continue on to next step

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Determine the FM opportunities for addressing
resource concerns Use Opportunity Checklist
(NRCS, TSP may want to collaborate with
nutritionists)
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Assessing the Opportunities
Step 2 B
Photos NRCS
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Step 2B Assess the Opportunities

• Use the opportunity checklist to determine the
  relative opportunity for feed management to
  impact Whole Farm Nutrient Management or increase
  net farm income by feeding more efficiently.

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Opportunity Checklists

• 4 different checklists
• Dairy
• Beef
• Swine
• Poultry
• Fed and managed differently

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Checklist Purpose

• The first step in making a decision on whether or
  not to complete a FMP
• Determines the relative opportunity for feed
  management to impact Whole Farm Nutrient
  Management
• Initial, quick, on-farm assessment tool

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Determines if FMP should be completed

• Management practices which have the greatest
  opportunity for feed management to impact Whole
  Farm Nutrient Management
• If one or more of the Opportunity Checklist items
  are noted in the category of "moderate or lots of
  opportunity for improvement, then the next
  evaluation step should be completed

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Dairy Opportunity Checklist
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Improvement in Whole Farm Nutrient Balance
Deficit of Nutrients
Excess Nutrients
Increased Adoption of Management Practices
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Improvement in Whole Farm Nutrient Balance
Deficit of Nutrients
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Growth promotants
Balance for MP
Balance for DIP/UIP
Balance for CP
Excess Nutrients
Increased Adoption of Feed Management Practices
Focus on Nitrogen
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Improvement in Whole Farm Nutrient Balance
Deficit of Nutrients
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Growth promotants
Balanced
Balance for MP
Balance for DIP/UIP
Balance for CP
Excess Nutrients
Increased Adoption of Feed Management Practices
Focus on Nitrogen
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Opportunities exist for FM to address resource
concern
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Little opportunity for FM to address resource
concern, no FMP developed
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• Consider other opportunities of the CNMP
• 1) Manure and waste water handling and storage
• ) Nutrient management
• ) Land treatment

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• Evaluate options based upon
• Economics of feed change (Nutritionist )
• Economics and time requirements for manure
  transport
• (NRCS, TSP and Nutritionist)
• Land access requirements including costs (rent
  lease or purchase) (Producer)

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SPREAD
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Nutritionist and producer work to implement and
monitor FMP
Nutritionist and producer work to implement and
monitor FMP
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Feed Management Plan Development
Use Feed Management Plan Checklist to Develop FMP
Step 4
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Feed Management Plan Checklist
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Feed Management Plan Checklist
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Fact Sheets for Additional Details
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Feed Management Plan Development
Specific Farm Information
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Feed Management Plan Template
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Summary of Feeding Practices
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Effect of Ration on Manure Composition
Use Manure Excretion Estimator Tool
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Manure Nutrient and Land Requirement Estimator
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Next Step 5 Implementation on Farm
Describe the activities and records needed to
keep the Feed Management Plan a live and active
management tool.
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Implementation - Recommendations
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