Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning (CNMP)

Plan Development Resources and References

Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans (CNMPs) are conservation plans unique to livestock operations.   These plans document practices and strategies adopted by  livestock operations to address natural resource concerns related to soil erosion, livestock manure and disposal of organic by-products.

The development of a CNMP begins with a comprehensive engineering and conservation planning resource assessment of current site conditions. Management options and structural alternatives are developed to address resource concerns identified during the assessment.

Information regarding the CNMP Technical Criteria, including format and content, is located in National Instruction 190-304.

    Facts for Farmers   

      Why Farmers are Choosing CNMPs  
         
        What is a CNMP? 

        Presentations from CNMP Webinar (3/8/2010)

Planning Tools

• Inventory Worksheets (Inventories are best completed when the agronomist and the engineer inventory the site concurrently.)

• Agronomy Inventory Worksheet (5/9/07)  (DOC; 282 KB)
• Engineering Inventory Worksheet (4/2012)  (DOC; 232 KB)

• Producer Preparation for CNMP Interview (2/12/08)  (PDF; 26 KB)
• CNMP Production Facilities Survey (9/12/08)  (PDF; 66 KB)
• CNMP Inventory and Evaluation Soil Investigation Flowchart for Existing Manure Storage Facility (313) and Manure Transfer (634)  (6/10)  (PDF; 20 KB)
• Agronomy Evaluation (3/08)  (DOC; 177 KB)
• Engineering Evaluation (4/2012)  (DOC; 95 KB)
• Contents and Certification (2/21/2012)  (DOC; 148 KB)
• Barnyard Evaluation Rating Tool (BERT) Spreadsheet (11/28/11)  (XLS; 282 KB)
• Animal Units Calculator (3/14/08)  (XLS; 1 MB)
• Evaluation of Concentrated Livestock Areas Flowchart (3/17/09)  (PDF; 22 KB)
• Evaluation of Existing Manure Storage Facilities Flowchart (3/4/08)  (PDF; 21 KB)
• Evaluation of Existing Feedstock Storage Areas (1/20/09)  (DOC; 76 KB)
• Evaluation of Milk House Waste Discharge (1/20/09)  (DOC; 49 KB)
• Evaluation of Temporary Manure Stacks Flowchart (3/17/09)  (PDF; 18 KB)
• Evaluation of Existing Manure Transfer Systems Flowchart (3/17/09)  (PDF; 18 KB)
• Rotational Grazing Worksheet  (XLS; 58 KB)
• Continuous Grazing Worksheet  (XLS; 50 KB)

Templates

• Cover Page (11/24/09)  (DOC; 358 KB)
• Conservation Plan Summary (5/21/07)  (DOC; 63 KB)
• Emergency Response Plan (5/9/07)  (PDF; 53 KB)
• Plan de Repuesta para Emergencias (Spanish Version) (6/12/07)  (PDF; 53 KB)
• Manure and Hazardous Material Spill, Overflow, and Accident Incident Worksheet (5/18/07)  (DOC; 27 KB)
• Biosecurity Plan (5/9/07)  (DOC; 1.3 MB)
• CNMP Resource Concerns and Action Summary (5/9/07)  (DOC; 61 KB)
• Manure Storage Failure (5/9/07)  (DOC; 60 KB)
• Manure Storage Accidental Entry (5/9/07)  (DOC; 45 KB)
• Manure Storage Facility Annual Record Keeping (3/08)  (DOC; 57 KB)
• Record Keeping Guidelines (3/09)  (PDF; 18 KB)
• Farming Odor Reduction (5/9/07)  (DOC; 57 KB)
• Manure Storage Safety (5/9/07)  (DOC; 58 KB)
• Manure Spill During Transport (5/9/07)  (DOC; 43 KB)
• Manure Spreading Failure (5/9/07)  (DOC; 42 KB)
• Feed Management Plan Checklist (4/26/06)  (DOC; 45 KB)
• Feed Management Questionnaire (5/9/07)  (DOC; 80
• Nutrient Management Questionnaire (5/9/07)  (DOC; 311 KB)
• Pest Management Checklist (5/9/07)  (PDF; 119 KB)
• Pest Management Questionnaire (5/9/07)  (DOC; 30 KB)
• CNMP Divider Tabs (5/17/07)  (DOC; 1.7 MB)

Reference Documents

• Objectives of the CNMP (4/12)  (DOC; 50 KB)
• Wisconsin Laws on Animal Medical Waste (5/9/07)  (PDF; 68 KB)
• Disposal of Animal Carcasses in Emergency Circumstances (5/9/07)  (PDF; 15 KB)
• Wisconsin Statute 95.50 - Disposition of Carcasses (5/9/07)  (PDF; 31 KB)
• You and Your Well (Wisconsin DNR) (5/9/07)  (PDF; 270 KB)
• Answers to Your Questions on Well Abandonment (WDNR) (10/2007)
• CNMP Quick Reference for Fuel Tanks (3/2010)  (PDF; 261 KB)
• Wisconsin Biosecurity Measures (5/9/07)  (PDF; 121 KB)
• ASABE Standard Manure Storage Safety (5/9/07)  (PDF; 81 KB)
• Karst Features Brochure (5/9/07)  (PDF; 153 KB)
• Disposal and Open Burning of Solid Waste (Wisconsin DNR) (5/9/07)  (PDF; 1.9 MB)
• Guidelines for Assessing Phosphorus Levels in Livestock Feed Rations (2/12/08)  (PDF; 12 KB)
• Phosphorus Balancing - Dietary P and Spreadable Acres (5/9/07)  (PDF; 248 KB)
• Phosphorus Balancing - Purchasing Supplements (5/9/07)  (PDF; 66 KB)
• Phosphorus Balancing - Optimizing Dietary P Levels (5/9/07)  (PDF; 165 KB)
• Manure Storage Entry Hazards (5/15/07)  (PDF; 287 KB)
• Example Feed Management Plan (7/2/07)  (PDF; 21 KB)
• Agricultural Spills and How to Handle Them (Wisconsin DNR) (8/2002)  (PDF; 362 KB)
• Wisconsin Statute 823.08, Nuisances, Actions Against Agricultural Uses (10/2007)
• ILHR 10 UST/AST Setback Requirements (WI Department of Commerce) (10/2007)

• Bureau of Storage Tank Regulation (WI Department of Commerce)
• Water Testing for Private Well Owners (WDNR)

Archived Agronomic Components for NMPs
Archived NRCS Engineering Standards (Ag Waste Related)

Nutrient Management Plan Tools

• 590 Standard (9/05)  (PDF; 198 KB)
• Wisconsin Conservation Technical Note 1 (9/05)  (PDF; 332 KB)
• Nutrient Management Plan Checklist (9/05)   (DOC; 51 KB)
• Spread Log (5/9/07)  (DOC; 178 KB)
• Fast Facts (3/08)  (PDF; 470 KB)
• Winter Spreading Risk Assessment Process (3/08)  (PDF; 27 KB)
• Winter Spreading Risk Assessment Examples (7/2/07)  (PDF; 1.5 MB)

Quality Assurance Documents

• NMP Quality Assurance Review (QAR) Criteria for a WI Farm (10/1/08)  (DOC; 45 KB)
• Summary of CNMP Engineering Quality Assurance (9/08)  (DOC; 43 KB)

Agricultural Performance Standards and Prohibitions (DNR)

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