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Use these tools and resources to meet and exceed manure and nutrient management environmental standards for Alberta's agriculture industry.
Guidelines and legislation
Factsheets
- Agricultural Operations Practices Act: Where neighbours fit into the process
- Environmental standards for Alberta's livestock industry: Agricultural Operation Practices Act (AOPA) 2008 reference guide
- Manure management record keeping regulations
- Manure management regulations for cow/calf producers
- Manure management regulations for horse owners
- Minimum Setbacks for Manure Application
- Manure spreading regulations
- Municipalities and the Agricultural Operation Practices Act (AOPA)
- Permits and regulations for existing operations
- Wintering sites and livestock corrals
Technical guidelines
- Technical Guideline Listing
- Calculator for Determining Livestock Capacity of Operations as They Existed on January 1, 2002
- Closure of Manure Storage Facilities and Manure Collection Areas
- Definitions for Frozen and Snow-covered Land
- Determining Equivalent Protective Layers and Constructed Liners
- Identifying Manure Storage Facilities and Manure Collection Areas at Confined Feeding Operations
- Leak Detection Groundwater Monitoring Parameters
- Leak Detection Groundwater Sampling
- Manure Storage/Collection Area Closure Worksheet
- Monitoring Well Construction, Installation and Development
- Monitoring Well Reclamation Worksheet
- Non-Engineered Concrete Liners for Manure Collection and Storage Areas
- Reclamation of Groundwater Monitoring Wells
- Subsoil investigations for manure storage facilities and manure collection areas
- Temporary Suspension of Manure Storage Facilities
Codes
Planning and record keeping
- Alberta Farm Fertilizer Information and Recommendation Manager (application)
- Alberta Soil Information Viewer (application)
- Emergency Manure Action Plan (PDF, 127 KB) (template)
- Manure management planner (application)
- Manure Production and Management Record Keeping Forms (PDF, 172 KB) (template)
- ManureTracker (application)
- Nutrient Management Planning Guide
- Relocation of Livestock Facilities Planning Guide
- Sampling liquid manure for analysis (fact sheet)
- Sampling poultry manure for analysis (fact sheet)
- Sampling solid manure for analysis (fact sheet)
Storage and collection
- Ammonia emissions from confined feeding operations (CFOs): control and mitigation (fact sheet)
- Ammonia emissions estimator (online tool)
- Catch Basin Design and Management (fact sheet)
- Catch basin dimension calculator (online tool)
- Managing feedlot shutdowns (fact sheet)
- Earthen manure storage volume calculator (online tool)
Treatment
- Manure Composting Manual (guide)
- Manure Composting Calculator (online tool)
- Compost Temperature Measurement: Livestock Manure (fact sheet)
Hauling and transportation
- Manure Application Equipment and Road Use Requirements (guide)
- Manure transportation calculator (online tool)
Application
- Ammonia Volatilization from Manure Application (fact sheet)
- Ammonia losses from liquid manure applications calculator (online tool)
- Utilizing Highway Right of Ways and Culverts to Accommodate Manure Draglines (guide)
For a quick reference, laminate this double-sided fact sheet and keep it handy: Minimum Setbacks for Manure Application.
Livestock wintering
- Wintering Site Assessment and Design Tool: A Guide to Selecting and Managing a Wintering Site in Western Canada (guide)
- Wintering Site Assessment and Design Tool (PDF, 64 KB) (worksheet)
- Nutrient loading calculator (online tool)
Phosphorus
- Beneficial management practices: An introduction to phosphorus (fact sheet)
- Phosphorus sources and movement (fact sheet)
Water quality
- Managing Phosphorus to Protect Water Quality (fact sheet)
- Managing Nitrogen to Protect Water Quality (fact sheet)
- Manure Management to Protect Water Quality (fact sheet)