Under the regulations of the Nutrient Management Act, 2002 (NMA), a farmer may be required to have one or more of three documents:
- Nutrient Management Strategy (NMS)
- Farms of > 5 nutrient units (NUs) that are constructing or expanding a livestock barn or manure storage facility.
- Nutrient Management Plan (NMP)
- Nutrient applications in farm fields, crop rotation, tillage, projected yields and other management approaches
- Non-Agricultural Source Material (NASM) Plan
- Similar to an NMP but also covers nutrients from off-farm sources
Certification Required:
| Who: | Certificate Required: |
|---|---|
| Consultants / Preparers | Agricultural Operation Strategy Certificate or Plan Development Certificate (AOSPD) |
| Farmers who will write their own NMS or NMP | Agricultural Operation Planning Certificate (AOP) |
| Plan Preparers for NASM | NASM Plan Development Certificate |
| Brokers | Broker certificate |
| Owners/managers of nutrient application business | Prescribed Materials Application Business Licence (PMAB) |
| Technicians who apply nutrients | Nutrient Application Technician Licence |
Nutrient Management Courses:
- Introduction to Nutrient Management Course
- Regulations and Protocols Course
- NASM Plan Developer’s Course
- How to Prepare a Nutrient Management Strategy and Plan (NMS&P) Course
- How to Prepare a NASM Plan Course
- Broker Certificate Course
- Prescribed Materials Application Business Licence Course
- Prescribed Materials Application Business Licence & Broker Certificate Course
- Nutrient Application Technician Licence Course
AgriSuite can also be used to help farmers write their plans
- Crop Nutrient calculator to determine crop needs and nutrient removal
- the Organic Amendment calculator to determine available nutrients from a manure application
- the Fertilizer calculator to determine inorganic fertilizer applied or blends to meet crop requirements
- the Phosphorus Loss Assessment Tool for Ontario (PLATO) to compare management practices for estimating phosphorus loss from individual fields
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AgriSuite Tools: How they can help you
Intro to the New AgriSuite
AgriSuite Field Management Calculator – step by step introduction
AgriSuite Field Management calculator Step 1 – Farm/field setup
AgriSuite Field Management calculator – step 2 adding crops/ rotations
AgriSuite Field Management calculator step 3 adding fertilizer/manure
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