Animal Waste/Manure

• Manure Management and Air Quality Education Website

Manure/Nutrient Management Plans

• Preparing an Odor Management Plan
• Best Management Practices for Pathogen Control in Manure Management Systems
• National Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center
• Manure Management Plans for Livestock Producers
• Frequently Asked Questions: Manure Management Plans (pdf)
• Nutrient Management Planner for Minnesota (pdf) -- a MS Access database that can can be used to write a Manure Management Plan that meets both NRCS and MPCA requirements.
• Feedlots - Nutrient and Manure Management (MPCA) -- Developed by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to assist producers in writing a Manure Management Plan that meets MPCA regulations.
• NRCS/MPCA Nutrient Management Plan Checklist (pdf)

Rules and Regulations

• MPCA Feedlot Program Home Page
• Federal Rules
• Minnesota Livestock Producer's Directory of Feedlot Resources (MDA)
• Manure Storage, Planning and Design, Safety, Regulations
• Certified Manure Testing Laboratories (MDA)
• MPCA Feedlot Publications

Other Manure Topics

• What is Manure Worth? (spreadsheet)
• Overview of Anaerobic Digestion Systems for Dairy Farms (Cornell)
• Dairy Production in the Land of 10,000 Lakes
• Tips for the Fall Manure Application Season
• Managing Manure During Winter Months
• On-Farm Composting 101
• Feeding Dairy Cows to Reduce Nutrient Excretion (Iowa)
• Livestock Manure Sampling
• Anaerobic Digestion of Manure: An Overview (pdf)
• Financial Feasibility of Dairy Digester Systems (pdf)

Milk House Wastewater

• Milk House Wastewater Research and Demonstration Project
• Milk House Wastewater & Clean Air Regulations: Presentation (pdf) | Paper (pdf)