Need help with Nutrient Management Strategies and Plans?
The following tools can be used in the development of a complete Nutrient Management Strategy and Plan. The tools are encouraged to ensure all required information is included in a clear concise manner.
AgriSuite
AgriSuite is the Ontario Government's agricultural and environmental suite of tools related to crop management, nutrient management and minimum distance separation. AgriSuite is used to prepare a Nutrient Management Strategy and Nutrient Management Plan. Please consider the How to Prepare a Nutrient Management Strategy and Plan course to better understand all its functionality.
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Videos are part of the How to Prepare a NMSP course.
Getting Started
General Info Tab
Adding Source Material
Adding Storages
Utilization
Adding a Farm
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Videos are part of the How to Prepare a NMSP course.
Field Properties
Field Inputs
Addressing Flags
AgMaps
AgMaps is a free GIS tool that can be used to collect information on a property and create a farmstead sketch or field sketch.
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Find Location
Map Layers
Measuring Tools
Simple Markup and Printing
Computer Generated Markup for Farmstead/Field Sketch
Nutrient Management Strategy Job Aid
Summarizes the steps to completing and managing a Nutrient Management Strategy.
Nutrient Management Plan Job Aid
Summarizes the steps to completing and managing a Nutrient Management Plan.
Overview of the Operation Template
Use this template to ensure you provide all the required information in the Overview of the Operation in a clear concise manner.
Farmstead Sketch Checklist
Use this tool as a check to ensure all the required information is included on your farmstead sketch.
Runoff Management Checklist
If runoff management is required for one or more solid storage facilities, complete and attach this Runoff Management Checklist to Appendix A (NMS Approvals Submission).
Updated Livestock Tables
The data in these tables is used to calculate the recommended size of planned manure storages and to determine land application rates. A summary of the changes made in 2023 can be found here.
Site Assessment Training
A comprehensive training module that provides guidance on how to complete a site assessment to ensure all requirements of the Regulation and Protocol are met in a consistent manner.
Reviewed 09/22/2023