Manure and nutrient management – All tools and resources

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

• Manure Characteristics and Land Base Code

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)

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)