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“The first step toward gettingsomewhere is to decide that you
are not going to stay where you are”
Unknown
“The only man who never makes a
mistake is the man who never does
anything.”
Theodore Roosevelt
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Nutrient Management Tools!
Trevor Wallace
Len Kryzanowski, Geoff Montgomery, Laura Thygesen
Manure Management Update
Lethbridge, Jan 16, 2017
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• To outline what the various tools can do for you
• To provide an update / introduction to each tool
• Briefly describe what each tool can do.
Objectives:
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So What can these ‘tools’ do for my operation / me??
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• Risk assessment
• Planning & Communication○Manure & fertilizer to be applied
○ Crops to be grown
What do they do for me?
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• Decision Making & Analysis○ Scenario testing
○ Analysis of a plan
○ Testing assumptions
○ Risk assessment
What do they do for me?
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• Calculators○ Fertilizer application rates
○Manure application rates
○ Nutrients applied by an application
○ Calibration of equipment
What do they do for me?
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• Record keeping○ Succession planning
○ Sharing between family & staff
○ Reporting
○ Sustainability initiatives
○Market access
What do they do for me?
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• Tips and Information○ Some embedded
○ Links for online
• Automation of some tasks○ Geolocating
○ Collection of weather data
○ Emergency information
What do they do for me?
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• Make the work easier.
• Reduce risk
• Save you money
• End save you time
In the end!
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“Spend too much time working in the business, and not enough time working on the business.” Stan Parsons
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MMPManure Management
Planner
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/softdown.nsf/main?openform&type=MMP&page=information
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• Planning and managing manure applications
• Decision support / scenario
• Planner / analysis
• Calculator
• Communication
• Record keeping tool
MMP
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• Input:
○ fields, soil, crop, animals, storage, equipment
• Output:
○Manure & fertilizer application plan/ recommendation
○Manure volumes, transfers
MMP
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MMP
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MTCManure Transportation
Calculator
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department/softdown.nsf/main?openform&type=MTC&page=information
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• Excel based tool
• Decision support / calculator○ Net cost of applying manure or fertilizer
○ Estimates nutrient use / availability
○ Estimate application cost versus benefit
MTC
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• Inputs:○Manure nutrient content, fertilizer recommendation, rotation & yield goal, transportation/application info/cost
• Output:
○Manure production
○Manure application rate
○ Nutrient contributions
○ Cost/benefit of manure application
MTC
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MTC
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Wintering Site Assessment and Design Tool
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department/deptdocs.nsf/all/epw12912/$FILE/aafc-wintering-sites-booklet.pdf
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• Risk assessment tool
• Assess risk of wintering sites & nutrient loss
• Assess at an field/site level
○Management practices
○ Landscape conditions
• Suggests BMPs to reduce losses
WSADT
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Format
• Series of questions.
• Question layout:○Green: low concerns ○Orange: medium concerns ○Red: high concerns
○ Potential Concerns
• i.e., Why does this question matter
○ BMP suggestions to address concerns
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Format
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Nutrient Loading Calculator
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department/softdown.nsf/main?openform&type=NLC&page=information
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• Excel based tool
• Decision support / calculator○ Calculated feed requirements
○ Estimates nutrient additions from extensive livestock winter feeding
○ Help make in field feeding/siting decisions
• Risk Assessment
NLC
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• Inputs:○ Livestock, feed types, feeding plan
• Output:
○ Amount feed required
○ Estimated nutrient additions
○Warning on nutrient loading
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APMT
Alberta Phosphorus Management Tool
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APMT
Alberta Phosphorus Management Tool
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• Excel-based risk assessment tool
• Assesses the risk of phosphorus loss
• Focus on surface water
• Risk is based on a variety of environmental and management factors
APMT
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• Site specific
○ Can split into sub-fields or areas.
APMT
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• Series of worksheet
• Series of question in each○ Yes/no or practice based
• Questions are tailored based on answers
APMT
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APMT
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APMT
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APMT
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• Includes potential concern descriptions
• Ranking of risk○ low, low/medium, medium/high and high
• BMP suggestions to address loss
○ Each BMP has a relative financial cost environmental benefit
APMT
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Identifies Sites with risk
Identifies the Highest risk
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Summary of questions & responses
BMP suggestions
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AFFIRM
Alberta Farm Fertilizer Information &
Recommendation Manager
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/softdown.nsf/main?openform&type=AFFIRM&page=information
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• Fertilizer decision support tool
• Calculator & planner
• Scenario running
• Analytics
• Record keeping
AFFIRM
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• Input: fields, crops, soil info
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• Output nutrient recommendations
• Evaluation of fertilizer decisions
• Farm optimization of fertilizer $
AFFIRM
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AFFIRM
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• Enhancing functionality
○ Newer operating systems
• New research data
• 4-R nutrient stewardship principles
• Manure management features!!
AFFIRM
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Manure Calculator
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Manure Record Keeping App
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• Smart phone application
• Manure decision support tool
• Calculator & planner
Manure Calculator
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• Input:○ Applicator size and spread, type of manure, application rate, fertilizer cost
• Output:○ Calibration of applicator
○ Estimation of nutrients applied
○ Value of nutrients applied
Manure Calculator
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Manure Calculator
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Manure Record Keeping App
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Manure Record Keeping App
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• Smart phone application○ Computer portal
○ Cloud syncing
• Record Keeping○ Automation
• Emergency Response○ Features & information
Record Keeping App
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• Inputs:○Manure application, soil, field
○ Emergency info
○ Geolocating
• Automation:
○Weather data
• Outputs:
○ Information and tips
○ Collected data
Record Keeping App
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• Several tools available today… more are on the way
• Advanced capabilities
• Know the assumptions behind them
• Only as good as the information that goes into them
Key Take Away
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• Tools help with:
○ Risk assessment
○ Planning operations
○ Communication !!!
○Decision making
• scenarios / testing ideas / risk assessment
○ Record keeping
• Reporting for sustainability programs or mkts
○ Automation of some work
Key Take Away
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