Agricultural Nutrient Management Program
Department of Environmental Science and
Technology
0116 Symons Hall
College Park, MD 20742
TEL 301-405-1319
FAX 301-314-7375
www.extension.umd.edu/anmp
Nutrient Management Plan Checklist
(CAFOS Using Manure and/or Chemical Fertilizer)
Tab
Section
Cover Sheet
Consult most recent annotated cover sheet and include all relevant info
(ANMP website  Plan Writing Tools  8. Compiling and Reviewing your Nutrient Management Plan  Cover
Sheets)
Other Necessary Information in Plan Intro
Nutrient Application Setbacks from Surface Water
(ANMP website  Plan Writing Tools  8. Compiling and Reviewing your Nutrient Management Plan  Nutrient
Application Setbacks from Surface Water, dated 5/19/15)
Maryland Setback Standards and Approved Alternatives Consistent with
CAFO/MAFO Requirements
(ANMP website  UME Advisors Corner  CAFO and MAFO Resources  Maryland Setback Standards and
Approved Alternatives Consistent with CAFO/MAFO Requirements)
Plan Update Requirements
(last page of cover sheet posted online)
1.
Maps & Field Info
Farm map(s)
Field Information Sheets
(NuMan printout)
2.
Soil Data
Soil test results
(copy of actual report from lab)
Soil test conversion sheet
(NuMan Printout, titled “Soil Test Results” with conversions to Maryland’s FIV scale)
Soil Test Levels (FIVs), Soil Test Category and Yield Response
(ANMP Website  UME Advisors Corner  Plan Assembly Aids and Information  Nutrient Management Plan
Information Inclusions  Soil Test Information  Soil Test Levels (FIVs) , Soil Test Category and Yield Repsonse,
dated 1/12/10)
3.
Manure Information
Manure test results
(copy of actual report from lab)
Using Manure for Operations Requiring Nutrient Management Plans on
Operator’s Home Garden (if applicable)
(ANMP website  Plan Writing Tools  3. Manure (and Other Organic Source) Sampling and Testing)
Check
()
Manure quantity estimate worksheet(s)
(ANMP website  Plan Writing Tools  3. Manure (and Other Organic Source) Sampling and Testing)
Manure utilization and allocation sheet(s)
(ANMP website  Plan Writing Tools  3. Manure (and other Organic) Source) Sampling and Testing)
EC-1: Calibration of Manure Spreaders
(ANMP website  Resources  Publications  Calibration of Equipment)
EC-2: Calibration of a Manure Spreader Using the Weight-Area Method
(ANMP website  Resources  Publications  Calibration of Equipment)
4.
Phosphorus Risk Assessments (if applicable)
Phosphorus Site Index (PSI) printout
(from 2015 Stand-Alone PSI software)
Phosphorus Management Tool (PMT)
(from NuMan 4.2)
Average Soil P-FIV Summary
(from NuMan 4.2)
PSI/UM-PMT Comparison Table for Clients
(ANMP website  Plan Writing Tools  6. Calculating the Phosphorus Site Index (PSI) and the University of
Maryland Phosphorus Management Tool (UM-PMT))
MDA’s Farming with Your Nutrient Management Plan
(http://mda.maryland.gov/resource_conservation/counties/FarmingwithyourPlan.pdf)
5.
Nutrient Recommendations (NuMan printouts)
Fertilizer recommendations
Manure/fertilizer recommendations
Notes that accompany crop codes
Labels to customize recommendations, if applicable
(ANMP website  UME Advisors Corner  Plan Assembly Aids and Information)
6.
Nutrient Application Requirements (MDA)
Note: Label (“Refer to the General Discharge Permit for Animal Feeding
Operations for information on the stockpiling manure.”) needed on stockpiling
section (Part IV)
(ANMP website  UME Advisors Corner  MDA Regulatory Information (proposed May 2012, approved October
2012)
7.
Record Keeping, Application Variances and Inspection (MDA)
(include those that apply to the operation)
Agricultural Operation Record Keeping Requirements
(ANMP website  Plan Writing Tools  10. Record Keeping, dated January 2003)
Field-by-field Nutrient Application Record Form
(ANMP website  Plan Writing Tools  10. Record Keeping, dated January 2003)
Field-by-field Nutrient Application Record Form Definitions
(ANMP website  Plan Writing Tools  10. Record Keeping)
Forage Yield Calculation Sheet
(ANMP website  Plan Writing Tools  10. Record Keeping, dated April 2001)
Grain Yield Calculation Sheet
(ANMP website  Plan Writing Tools  10. Record Keeping, dated April, 2001)
Variance for Commercial Fertilizer Nutrient Application
(ANMP website  UME Advisors Corner  MDA Regulatory Information, dated August 2004)
Variance for Animal Manure Nutrient Application
(ANMP website  UME Advisors Corner  MDA Regulatory Information, dated August 2004)
Plan Implementation Review Process for Operators
(ANMP website  UME Advisors Corner  MDA Regulatory Information, dated January 2012)
8.
General Nutrient Management Information
General Principles of Nutrient Management
(ANMP website  UME Advisors Corner  Plan Assembly Aids and Information  Nutrient Management Plan
Information Inclusions, dated October, 2009)
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