Lesson 31: Soil Characteristics

Environmental Stewardship Assessment:

Does your current level of planning manure utilization present any specific environmental risks? This assessment tool will help you confidentially evaluate current manure utilization planning efforts. For each issue listed in the left column, read across to the right and indicate the statement that best describes management practices implemented on your farm.

Name of Operation:
Date:

Accuracy and Availability of Information for a Manure Utilization Plan

1. Aerial photos of all fields, identifying soil types, highly erodible sites, and wetlands?
Incomplete or no informaion is available. Corresponding magnitude of risk
 
Most information is available.
All information is available.

2. Topo maps showing surrounding topography and surface waters?
Incomplete or no informaion is available. Corresponding magnitude of risk
 
Most information is available.
All information is available.

3. Cultural maps showing residences, public facilities, etc?
Incomplete or no informaion is available. Corresponding magnitude of risk
 
Most information is available.
All information is available.

4. Tax or property maps showing property boundaries, individual fields, and crop acres?

Incomplete or no informaion is available.

 Corresponding magnitude of risk
 
Most information is available.
All information is available.

5. Maps identifying wells and drainage systems?
Incomplete or no informaion is available. Corresponding magnitude of risk
 
Most information is available.
All information is available.

Manure System Information

6. Storage volume, estimated days of storage, cleanout schedule?
Incomplete or no informaion is available. Corresponding magnitude of risk
 
Most information is available.
All information is available.

7. Application equipment volumes and daily application capacity?
Incomplete or no informaion is available. Corresponding magnitude of risk
 
Most information is available.
All information is available.

8. Calibration records for all application equipment including application rates and uniformity of distribution?
Incomplete or no informaion is available. Corresponding magnitude of risk
 
Most information is available.
All information is available.

Farm Management Planning

9. Farm conservation (including erosion control) plan?
Incomplete or no informaion is available. Corresponding magnitude of risk
 
Most information is available.
All information is available.

10. Crop plan identifying crops to be grown, realistic yield goal, and past yield records?
Incomplete or no informaion is available. Corresponding magnitude of risk
 
Most information is available.
All information is available.

11. Record of recent soil test results?
Incomplete or no informaion is available. Corresponding magnitude of risk
 
Most information is available.
All information is available.

12. Records of recent waste analysis results?
Incomplete or no informaion is available. Corresponding magnitude of risk
 
Most information is available.
All information is available.

Manure Nutrient Planning

13. Strategic Plan: Has an assessment been completed to estimate the land requirements for managing manure nutrients?
No
OR
Yes, and insufficient land land is available for managing both manure-N and P.		 Corresponding magnitude of risk
 
Yes, sufficient land is available for managing manure-N, but insufficient land is available for managing manure-P.
Yes, sufficient land is available for managing both manure-N and P.

14. Annual Plan: Has an annual plan identifying manure and fertilizer application rates for individudal fields been developed?
No Corresponding magnitude of risk
 
Yes

 

 
Net Survey Score:
Magnitude of risk:

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