Producer Preparation for CNMP Interview

Be prepared to discuss

• Animal information
• Animal types and phase(s)
• Animal numbers
• Number of days confined (% of manure produced that is collected)
• Crop information
• Types and rotations
• Expected planting date(s)
• Yield goal(s) and how yield goal(s) determined
• Tillage information
• Location of old, unused wells, sinkholes
• Supplemental feed purchases
• Additional water/bedding used

Have available farm copies of the following documents (if available):

Existing Resource Protection Plans

• Current Conservation Plan (Based on RUSLE2 or equivalent)
• Nutrient Management Plan
• Soil test results
• Manure test results
• Feed Management Plan
• Current feed rations
• Inventory of on-farm feed sources
• Prescribed Grazing Plan
• Pest Management Plan

Supporting Documents

• DNR-issued permit for CAFO and/or livestock siting (if applicable)
• Construction plans and as-built documentation for installed farmstead practices such as:
• Manure storage
• Waste/manure transfer
• Livestock shelters, travel lanes, and rest areas
• Operations and Maintenance Plans for the practices listed above

Maps

• Maps showing locations of conservation practices
• Current crop field maps of the operation
• Maps showing manure spreading restriction maps (setbacks)
• Map or diagram of the farmstead with major structures and surface water conveyance practices labeled

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