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Section 15 – Conservation Practices
Conservation practices are specific structural or management
treatments of natural resources used to meet specific needs in planning
and implementing soil and water conservation programs. Closely related
are agricultural best management practices (BMPs) which
are practices that are known to protect land, air, and water quality.
Voluntary adoption of these practices by producers is encouraged. Cost
share programs are available for some practices in some situations.
Review the list of conservation/best management practices below. Indicate
the date on which you have implemented the practice or the date by which
you plan to implement it in the future. Not all operations will need to
adopt all the practices, but you should adopt as many as fit your animal
feeding operation. Check the last column to indicate practices which do
not apply to your AFO.
Part 1. Feedlot and manure storage practices.
| Practice |
Date When
Implemented |
Date of Planned Implementation |
Not
Applicable |
| Ditch or gutter to divert all outside runoff and roof runoff from
contact with manure |
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| Pipe or enclose ditches or small streams that run through feedlot
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| Locate manure stockpiles and manure storage ponds above floodplains,
away from surface water, away from well heads |
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| Contain all runoff from feedlots and manure storage areas. |
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| When scraping unpaved lots, do not disturb the compacted soil –
manure interface which acts as a leaching barrier |
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| Design feedlot runoff, manure, and wastewater holding ponds based
on one-year storage |
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| Inspect manure and runoff holding ponds regularly to detect seepage
problems |
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| Compost manure to reduce volume, odor, and pathogens |
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Part 2. Nutrient management practices.
| Practice |
Date When
Implemented |
Date of Planned Implementation |
Not
Applicable |
| Develop a nutrient management plan to utilize manure nutrients for
crop production |
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| Base manure application on crop phosphorus needs if soil test P
is high or very high |
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| Credit manure nutrients applied to a field before adding commercial
fertilizers |
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| Use the ND Phosphorus Index to assess the risk of phosphorus transport
to surface water, make changes to reduce risk |
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| Maintain records of manure nutrient management activities for at
3 years or one crop rotation cycle |
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| Scout manured fields for signs of nutrient deficiency or excess
and correct problems |
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Part 3. Manure application practices.
| Practice |
Date When
Implemented |
Date of Planned Implementation |
Not
Applicable |
| Incorporate manure as soon as possible after application to reduce
N loss, odor, and runoff |
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| Calibrate manure application equipment and apply uniformly |
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| Time liquid manure applications to match N uptake by crops to reduce
leaching potential |
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| Avoid manure application on frozen or saturated ground unless the
field is not subject to runoff |
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| Create a buffer area around surface water and well heads where no
manure is applied |
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| Rotate fields where manure is applied to allow full utilization
of phosphorus |
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| Plant high nutrient using crops where manure is applied |
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Part 4. Land management practices for fields receiving manure.
| Practice |
Date When
Implemented |
Date of Planned Implementation |
Not
Applicable |
| Conservation tillage |
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| Cover cropping |
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| Filter strips |
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| Grass waterways
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| Terracing
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| Runoff diversions |
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