Animal Waste Management

• Part 651 - Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook (NRCS E-Directives Web site)

NRCS Michigan Amendments to Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook (NEH Part 651)

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Index of Michigan Amendments
Chapter 4 - Waste Characteristics
Chapter 6 - Plant Nutrient Uptake
Chapter 10 - Component Design
Chapter 11 - Waste Utilization
Discussion of Background and Considerations in the Development of Appendix 10D to the Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook

Animal Waste Management-related Web sites

Proper Disposal of Dead Animals on Michigan Farms – An overview of the Michigan Bodies of Dead Animal Act (MSU Animal Agriculture and the Environment Team)

Animal Waste Management (AWM) Software

MSU Animal Mortality Composting page (includes facility planning/sizing and recordkeeping spreadsheets)

NRCS National Animal Waste Management page

MDEQ Scanned Water Well Record Retrieval System

Michigan Wellogic System

Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program, FAQs about Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans

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FAQs - Separation Distances Between Water Wells on Farms & Sources of Contamination, August 2003
Well Isolation Distance Worksheet for Waste Storage Facilities
Anaerobic Digester Fact Sheet

Subsurface Investigations for Waste Storage Facilities

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Roles and Responsibilities
Frequently Asked Questions

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