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1. 18 54 OPENING A FARM OR PLAN FROM WITHIN MARC 2008 sess enne 18 5 5 SAVING INFORMATION 18 5 6 CREATING LISTS 3 crt cue DP P ETE DN QE 19 6 2008 6222 2442 55555 159 551 1859560652 08565005 FE aoa eter o ee bane ea aHa o eee Pe ae eo 20 6 1 OH 20 6 1 1 The Farm Info 8 20 6 1 2 The Livestock Sereen 2 0 3 esce tit e 21 1 3 The Fields Sereen 3 0 tette re ag eese 23 6 1 4 The Manure Storage Screen 4 6 eese 25 6 1 5 Ihe Plan EistScreen 5 0 eerta re e eet ee D i 26 6 1 6 The Calibration Screen 6 6 eese eese eee et nennen serene ense 28 6 2 THE LAND APPLICATION 44 4 4444 44888 eren sese sese sese er eren ee een 30 6 2 1 The Manure Screen 1 8 nennen retener enne nnne nennen nnns 30 6 2 2 The Select Fields Screen 2 8 sees esee eene enne eerie entren 35 6 2 3 The Crop Screen 3 8 iie a e re eei Ren RE EUR EI PLA KREREER 36 6 2 4 The Fertilizer Screen 4 8 eese esee eese en nennen enne enne 38 6 2 5 The History Screen 5 8 e e eese ten eter ert ee AR Eo E
2. Storage Type Select the type of storage that is being used from the drop down list Dry Matter Select the dry matter range that best represents the manure that is to be land applied Alternately a specific dry matter range can be entered using the Custom option Total AUs The number of animal units AU that has triggered the requirement for submitting a 31 manure management plan is required on the Manitoba Conservation manure management plan forms The total number of AU can be obtained from the Animal Unit Inventory report which can be accessed through the Reports drop down list on the main menu bar Amount Enter the total amount of manure to be land applied during this crop year The amount of manure can be entered as a either a Volume most often used for liquid manure or Weight for solid manure To convert from a volume to a weight for solid manure the Density of the manure must be entered If liquid manure is selected the amount of manure defaults to the volume option If you select the weight option a density of 1 kg L or 10 Ib gal can be used If solid manure is selected the amount of manure defaults to the weight option If the volume option is selected the density of manure must be entered The density of solid manure ranges from 400 960 kg m 25 60 Applicator Use the check boxes to indicate whether the manure will be land applied by the producer or a custom manure applicator or both If a
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4. MARC 2008 Programmers Sharon Lucovic Lloyd Klassen Manager Senior Developer Information Technology Section Information Technology Section Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Science Technology Energy and Mines Initiatives Please direct questions to the following technical contacts for MARC Petra Loro M Sc Marla Riekman M Sc Livestock Environment Specialist Landscape Stewardship Specialist Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives Initiatives Phone 204 945 3869 Phone 204 266 2027 Fax 204 945 4327 Fax 204 268 6060 Email petra loro gov mb ca Email marla riekman gov mb ca Disclaimer of Liability While every effort is made to ensure the timeliness and accuracy of the MARC 2008 software and User s Guide the Information Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the completeness accuracy or usefulness of any of the Information disclosed Information including any revisions and updates for this software is provided solely for the user s information and is provided strictly as is The Government of Manitoba and Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives make no representation or warranty express or implied in respect of the software including without limitation as to a The accuracy adequacy completeness or reliability of any Information howsoever stored or transmitted which may be obtained by an
5. 200 Saulteaux Crescent Winnipeg MB R3J 3W3 1 204 945 4170 Please complete this form and forward to the Environmental Livestock Program Manitoba Conservation Box 46 200 Saulteaux Crescent Winnipeg MB R3J 3W3 Phone 204 945 3078 Fax 204 948 2420 MARC Manure Management Plan Page 1 Rev June 2008 Section B Animal Unit Inventory A U Produced Number of A U for Each Animal Type and Subtype by One Livestock of Livestock Livestock Each Subtype Subtype Dairy Milking Cows including associated 2 0000 X livestock Pig Sows farrow to finish 1 2500 Refer to Animal Unit Worksheet Schedule A Retain Schedule A for your records If additional room is required the operator may choose to submit a copy of Schedule A USE ONLY CATEGORIES LISTED IN THE WORKSHEET MARC Manure Management Plan Page 2 Rev June 2006 Section C Manure Storage System Information Location of central manure storage facilities 2 Manure Legal Duration Permit No Type Livestock Manure Stored Form Description months Reg No Pig Sows farrow to finish Liquid RL6 7 8 9 ST 13 3 555555 Location of solid manure field storage Fill out only if you have field storage Legal Description Duration Type Livestock Manure Stored g p months Chicken Broilers RL6 7 8 9 ST NORBERT 13 3 1 additional pages if necessary 2 Aconstruction permit has been required by Manitoba Conservation for construction of earthen ma
6. 41 Dry Matter Content Enter the dry matter content range for the manures that were applied in previous crop years Application Rate Enter the rate of manure applied in previous crop years Select the application rate units for the manure that was applied in previous crop years Available Organic N Click on the Calculate button to calculate the available organic N from each of the previous manure applications 6 2 6 The Manure Application Screen 6 8 The Manure Application screen contains manure application information that is required to estimate the amount of P2Os and K5O that will be available from the manure MARC 2008 File Reports Farm Glenlea Example Crop Year Fall 2005 to Summer 2006 Plan Glenlea 2006 Crop Year ummy Applicaton Nue Suny Field List Season V Fall 2005 Spring 2006 Summer 2006 2d iiS 130 Manure olid Beef Manure v Y 5E 5w 62 ac Application Method coreader T anker Incorporation Incorporated within 3 days M V Weather Average Ammonium Loss 35 Ib short ton 15 1000 gal 1b 1000 gal Total N 10 8 Ammonium N 1 2 Available Ammonium 0 8 Organic 9 6 Organic Avail This Year 24 Total Available N 2 6 Total P205 55 Total Available 20 125 wes wanted Anticipated Start Date 2005 10 24 El Select the type of manure to be applied during
7. US These icons allow you to work in metric M imperial or US units The units can be changed throughout the program Help Toolbar Icon This icon provides the help in a larger text box in the middle of the screen 4 4 3 Reports For more detailed information see Section 7 Manure Management Plan Reports Livestock operations that are 300 animal units or greater in size must submit annual manure management plans with Manitoba Conservation Section 13 of the Livestock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation 42 98 MARC 2008 prints manure management plan forms for the farm and the land application plan The reports printed by MARC 2008 cover all of the information required by Manitoba Conservation for the farm and the land application plan but they are not identical to the Manitoba Conservation forms MARC 2008 automatically enters all of the data required for the farm and the land application plan It also prints out a blank copy of the certification 11 form required by Manitoba Conservation This form must be filled out manually by the user These reports have been approved by Manitoba Conservation The following reports can be viewed from the Reports function on the main toolbar Farm Information Animal Unit Inventory Manure Storage Information Manure Information Application Summary Certificate of Manure Management Plan Reports To view example reports see Appendix C 4 4 3 1 Printing Reports
8. W density D salinity stoniness and erosion E See Appendix B for the CLI Agriculture Capability Table Soil Texture Select the soil texture for each field from the drop down list Soil textures are grouped into two categories Light and Medium Heavy Light textures include sandy loam loamy sand and sand Medium Heavy textures include silt silty loam loam sandy clay loam heavy clay silty clay clay clay loam Size Enter the size of the field corresponding to the field name Comments Enter any specific comments about the field that should be recorded G P S in Decimal Degrees Enter the G P S coordinates for the field if available When you have entered all of the field information click the Next button to continue through the program 6 1 4 The Manure Storage Screen 4 6 The Storage screen provides a list of all of the manure storages associated with the farm MARC 2008 File Reports Storage List Hn t Form Desc pe Chicken Broilers 1 Sows farrow to finish Liquid ILE 783 555555 Delete Legal Description 16 7 535 NORBERT Storage Type Livestock Chicken Brolets 00 Structure Manure Form f Field Duration 400 in days Lat in Decimal Degrees Long a in Decimal Degrees Permit Reg Number plan in the plan list and click on the Open Plan button To create new plan click on the New
9. 22 56 Appendix B Dryland Agriculture Capability Guidelines for Manitoba Based on the Canada Land Inventory Soil Capability Classification for Agriculture 1965 with modifications made for soil application at larger mapping scales 57 Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Subclass Limitations Moderate Moderate severe limitations that limitation that restrict the range of restrict the range of Severe limitations that restrict the range of crops or No significant limitations in use for crops Very severe limita Soils are capable No capability for tions that restrict soil only of producing arable culture or capability to produce perennial forage permanent pasture Crops or require Crops or require moderate special conservation conservation practices practices Ecodistricts Ecodistricts 664 666 668 670 356 357 358 359 671 672 674 675 363 366 663 665 None within ARDA boundary 676 677 714 715 716 require special conservation practices or both perennial forage crops and crops and improvement improvement prac practices are not tices are feasible feasible Climate C All Ecodistricts within ARDA boundary not explicitly listed under 2C and 3C Consolidated Bedrock R 50 100 cm 20 50 cm 20cm Surface bedrock Fragmental over bedrock Stratified loams Loamy Sands Sands Skeletal Sands Stabilized sand Active sand dunes Moderate mo
10. Mares including associated livestock 1 3330 Sheep Feeder Lambs 0 0630 Ewes including associated livestock 0 2000 Other livestock or operation type please inquire with your regional agricultural engineer or livestock specialist 1 One animal unit is defined as the number of livestock required to excrete 73 kg 160 Ibs of nitrogen in a 12 month period please refer to the Farm Practices Guidelines for Beef Dairy Hog Poultry Producers in Manitoba for more information 2Do not include calves or replacement heifers e g for 100 cow calf pairs with 30 replacement heifers simply enter 100 3 Weaned calves do not include cow numbers 4 Cattle on finishing rations intended for slaughter MARC Manure Management Plan Rev June 2008 GrowiNGOpportunities
11. allow field by field management of nutrients based on nitrogen and phosphorus allow split applications of manure assist with the calibration of application equipment automatically fill out manure management plan reports save print or email reports as easy to read PDF files and assist producers in fulfilling regulatory requirements MARC 2008 uses the programming features of Visual Basic to make it user friendly and the Microsoft Access database features to improve record keeping capabilities MARC 2008 will automatically generate reports and provides the possibility of electronic submission of manure management plans to regulatory agencies Before using MARC 2008 it may be helpful to fill out the worksheet found in Appendix A This worksheet will prepare you for information requirements of the program and will help you to understand the basics of calculating a manure application rate 2 MARC 2008 Installation 2 1 Program Setup a Start Windows Make sure that no other application is running while MARC 2008 is being installed Insert the MARC 2008 CD into your CD drive c Start Windows Explorer and locate your CD drive Double click on the file on the CD named SETUP EXE This window will appear while the computer prepares to install MARC 2008 Windows Installer Preparing to install C ow 125 1 d Once the installation program is prepared the Welcome screen will appear i MARC 2008 Ve
12. custom manure applicator will land apply the manure identify which custom manure applicator Under Pesticides and Fertilizers Control Act Manitoba custom manure applicators are required to be trained and licensed with Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives 6 2 1 2 Options for Determining the Nutrient Content of Manure There are three options for determining the nutrient content of manure They are Average from Farm Data Bank e Average from MARC Data Bank or e Enter Lab Analysis Average from Farm Data Bank When the Average from Farm Data Bank option is selected the nutrient values for the manure are calculated using the data in the farm data bank Data matching the manure type and dry matter range as identified in the general properties are averaged and inserted in the analyses boxes The number of samples that make up the averages is displayed If there are no records in the farm data bank to create the averages either the MARC data bank or a manure analysis will have to be used Average from MARC Data Bank When the Average from MARC Data Bank option is selected the nutrient values for the manure are calculated using the data in the MARC data bank Data matching the manure type and dry matter range as identified in the general properties are averaged and inserted in the analyses boxes The number of samples that make up the averages is displayed If there are no records in the MARC data bank to create
13. the fall application Previous Next Season You may choose a single application of manure in the fall spring or summer or a split application using any combination of these seasons Check the box for each application season when manure will be land applied Fall 42 applied nitrogen is assumed to be 17 less available than spring or summer applied nitrogen This is to account for N losses due to denitrification and leaching Manure Type Select the type of manure to be applied from the drop down lists for each season that manure will be applied Application Method Select the method of application from the drop down lists for each season that manure will be applied Liquid manure can be applied using a tanker system tractor pulled flexible hose or irrigation equipment For solid manure select the Spreader Tanker option Irrigation of manure is not recommended The irrigation option will increase the ammonium loss estimates by 10 Incorporation Select the incorporation techniques from the drop down lists that best describe your practices The ammonium nitrogen NH4 N in manure can be easily lost to the atmosphere as ammonia gas NH3 through a process called volatilization Volatilization occurs when the manure is exposed to air Injection and incorporation reduce volatilization losses The sooner incorporation occurs after application the lower the losses Injection or immediate incorporation is best Weather Selec
14. to the original plan 18 5 6 Creating Lists The Livestock Fields Storage and Manure screens in MARC 2008 all contain lists of information The same convention has been used on all 4 screens to create and edit the lists To add an entry to the list click on the Add button enter the information and then click on the Update List button to load the information into the list To edit an entry in the list highlight the entry in the list edit the information in the input boxes and then click on the Update List button To cancel the changes to the entry click on the Cancel button To delete an entry highlight the entry and click on the Delete button This will delete the entry from the list 19 6 MARC 2008 Data Entry 6 1 The Farm 2008 contains a series of 5 screens that contain all of the information relating to the farm including Farm Info Livestock Fields Storage and Plan List The 6 screen in the series of farm screens provides a stand alone calculator to help with the calibration of equipment The farm contact information livestock inventory field inventory and storage information only need to be entered once but can be updated at any time This information is stored separately from the plan information although each of the plans is linked to the farm in the database 6 1 1 The Farm Info Screen 1 6 The Farm Info screen contains all of the farm location and contact info
15. 883 2156 Business Residence Cell Fax Owner Legal Name Department of Animal Science Not Applicable Corp File if app Mailing Address Department of Soil Science University of Manitoba Winnipeg Postal Code R3T 2N2 Contact Numbers 204 474 9139 204 474 9139 204 474 9139 204 474 9139 Business Residence Cell Fax Affiliate Legal Name University of Manitoba NB Confirmation of manure spread including actual application rates analysis of manure field maps coordinates if available field access location contact numbers of field owners operations must be submitted after manure is spread Additional MMP s may not be registered unless this information is received by Conservation Manure management plan required to comply with a Director s Order or an Environment Officer Order L Yes If yes Order number FOR DEPARTMENT USE ONLY Received b y Office Date received Follow up required Yes No Nature of follow up Proprietary confidential information will be protected in accordance with Manitoba law Personal information is collected under the authority of The Environment Act the Livestock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation and will be used to issue receipts for surveys administration and enforcement purposes Information collected is protected by the privacy provisions of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act If you have any questions contact the Access amp Privacy Coordinator Box 85
16. E REA SE ee 40 6 2 6 The Manure Application Screen 6 8 cessent nennen 42 6 2 7 The Nutrient Summary Screen 7 8 esee eese 45 6 2 6 The Land Application Summary Screen 8 8 eese 46 7 MANURE MANAGEMENT PLAN 9 4 4 24 2441 ees e eaae eese tn oeste 49 APPENDIX A LIQUID MANURE APPLICATION RATE CALCULATION WORKSHEET 51 APPENDIX A SOLID MANURE APPLICATION RATE CALCULATION WORKSHEET 54 APPENDIX B DRYLAND AGRICULTURE CAPABILITY GUIDELINES FOR MANITOBA 57 APPENDIX C MANURE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2220 0 60 iv 1 Introduction to MARC 2008 The Manure Application Rate Calculator MARC 2008 is manure management planning software for Manitoba MARC 2008 is a more advanced version of MARC 2005 which was adapted from NMan97 software for Ontario MARC 2008 has been created in Visual Basic 6 0 with data stored in Microsoft Access It is designed to e provide improved record keeping for crop and livestock producers who use manure as a fertilizer e provide an easy to use program that allows nutrient management planners to create multiple plans for multiple operations provide an extensive database of manure nutrient analyses provide the flexibility to create full crop fertilization plans allow the user to balance manure with commercial fertilizer
17. Fall Amount of applied mE line 17 x line 18 1000 P O balance line 19 line 4 A positive result indicates an over Ib ac application of A negative result indicates an under application of and additional fertilizer P may be required Step 7 Application rate based P20 recommendation or removal 2X P O removal rate 1X P20 removal rate Amount of available N applied line 21 or 22 x line 15 1000 for Ib ac Spring Summer OR line 21 or 22 x line 16 1000 for Fall N balance line 23 line 3 Ib ac A positive result indicates an over application of N A negative result indicates an under application of N and additional fertilizer N may be required Step 8 Select a rate If Soil Test P 60 ppm select a N rate of application line 18 If Soil Test P is 60 119 ppm select a 2X P20 removal rate of application line 21 If Soil Test P is 120 179 ppm select 1X removal line 22 53 Appendix A Solid Manure Application Rate Calculation Worksheet Imperial Units Target Yield 5 Step 1 Nitrogen Recommendation based on Soil Test Result Step 2 P20 Recommendation based on Soil Test Result or Crop Removal Values Phosphorus P Ib ton Step 4 Amount of manure nutrient available to crop Method of application Anticipated weather conditions during spread
18. L INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING REGIONAL OFFICES Western Region 1129 Queens Ave Brandon MB R7A 1L9 Telephone 204 726 6064 Facsimile 204 726 6567 Western Region 27 2nd Av SW Dauphin MB R7N 3E5 Telephone 204 622 2030 Facsimile 204 638 8626 Interlake Region 75 7th Ave Gimli MB ROC 1B9 Telephone 204 642 6095 Facsimile 204 642 6108 To report environmental emergencies call 944 4888 24 hours LM7 Manure Management Plan Rev Jan 16 2007 Page 6 ANIMAL UNIT A U 1 NVENTORY LIST A U Produced by Number of Livestock A U for Each One Livestock of Each Type Livestock Type Dairy Milking Cows lactating and dry 1 3000 Bulls 1 3000 Replacement Heifers gt 13 months 1 0000 Heifer Calves up to 13 months 0 3000 Veal Calves 0 1300 Milking Cows including associated livestock 2 0000 Beef Beef Cows including associated livestock 2 1 2500 Backgrounder 4 0 5000 Summer Pasture Replacement Heifers 3 0 6250 Feedlot Cattle 4 0 7690 Pig Grower Finishers 0 1430 Sows farrow to finish 1 2500 Sows farrow to weanling 5 kg 0 2500 Weanlings 5 23 kg 0 0330 Boars artificial insemination operations 0 2000 Sows farrow to nursery 23 kg 0 3130 Chicken Broilers 0 0050 Roasters 0 0100 Layers 0 0083 Pullets 0 0033 Broiler Breeder Pullets 0 0033 Broiler Breeder Hens 0 0100 Turkey Broilers 0 0100 Heavy Toms 0 0200 Heavy Hens 0 0100 Horse PMU
19. Land Application Plan 2007 Land Application Plan Farm Location Contacts Livestock Inventory 2008 Field Inventory Land Application Plan Storage Information 2009 Land Application Plan Figure 1 A conceptual picture of how the land application plan information is organized in MARC 2008 3 1 1 The Farm MARC 2008 contains a series of 5 screens that contain all of the information relating to the farm and a 6 screen for application calibration 1 Farm Info This screen 1 6 contains all of the farm location and contact information 2 Livestock This screen 2 6 creates an inventory of all of the livestock types and numbers on the farm The livestock inventory is used to calculate the number of 6 animal units on the farm 3 Fields This screen 3 6 creates a complete list of all of the fields that are available or could be available for manure application 4 Storage This screen 4 6 creates a complete list of all of the manure storages that are associated with the farm 5 Plan List This screen 5 6 provides a list of all of the plans associated with the farm The farm contact information livestock inventory field inventory and manure storage information only need to be entered once but can be updated at any time This information is stored separately from the plan information similar to a separate file although each of the plans is linked to the farm in the data
20. Owner Address and Contact Numbers Enter the owner s address and contact information Once you have entered the farm information click the Next button to continue The program will automatically prompt you to save your information If you do not save the farm information all changes that were made since you last saved will be lost 6 1 2 The Livestock Screen 2 6 The Livestock screen creates an inventory of all of the livestock types and numbers on 21 the farm The livestock inventory is used to calculate the number of animal units on the farm Changing production systems can result in changing livestock numbers on the farm If there is more than one entry for a livestock type the most recent entry is used to calculate and print the number of animal units on the manure management plan reports To add livestock data to the livestock list click on the Add Livestock button enter the livestock information and then click on the Update List button to load the livestock information into the livestock list To cancel a new entry click on the Cancel button To edit a livestock entry highlight the entry in the livestock list edit the livestock information in the input boxes below and then click on the Update List button To cancel the changes click on the Cancel button To delete a livestock entry highlight the entry and click on the Delete button This will delete the livestock entry from the livestock list HA MARC 2008 File Report
21. Plan button Previous Next This screen provides a list of all of the plans associated with the farm To select an existing plan highlight the 25 To add a new storage click on the Add Storage button enter the storage information and then click on the Update List button to load the storage into the storage list To cancel a new entry click on the Cancel button To edit a storage highlight the storage in the storage list edit the storage information in the input boxes and then click on the Update List button To cancel the changes click on the Cancel button To delete a storage highlight the storage and click on the Delete button A prompt will ask if you want to delete the storage from the farm Legal Description Double clicking on the data entry box will activate the Farm field legal descriptions data entry screen A legal land description can be entered for each manure storage associated with the farm Storage Type Click on either the Structure or Field button to select the type of storage The Structure button applies to registered or permitted manure storage facilities for liquid or solid manure The Field button applies to solid manure only that is temporarily stored in the field prior to land application Manure Type Select from the drop down list the type of livestock manure that is stored Manure Form Select from the drop down list the form of manure As a guideline according to the Manitoba Conser
22. The reports can be printed individually or altogether using the Print icon on the main toolbar within the plan or using the Print icon on the toolbar within the report 4 4 3 2 Saving Reports as PDF Files When you are in the reports they can be saved as PDF files using the Save Report as PDF icon 6 that is located the main toolbar at the top of the screen The PDF files will be saved to the Exports folder in the MARC directory This function allows you to email to others the plan in the form of easy to read PDF reports 4 4 4 Exporting a Plan The data for a land application plan can be exported by using the Export function in the File drop down list on the main menu bar The data for the plan will be exported to the Exports folder in the MARC directory A filename must be created for the export file We recommend you include the farm name the year and the plan name in the filename Export File Name Enter a name for the Export file This name cannot contain the following characters wea Dess Glenlea 2004 T est Plan t t Once you have entered the filename click on the OK button The plan will be exported as a text file When the plan exports successfully the following message appears 12 Exporting Files 1 Glenlea 2004 Test Plan txt exported successfully 4 4 5 Importing a Plan The exported text file for a land application plan can be imported by using the Import function in the File drop down list on the
23. able to complete the land application plan based on the application rate s and field area s identified Field Summary The field summary contains the cropping and manure application information for each manure type including field acreages crops to be grown season of application manure application rate and amount of manure applied to each field If the land application plan uses more manure than the operation has available to apply the amount of manure remaining appears in red as a negative number and an application rate warning message appears 47 Application Rate The rate that is entered For one or more Fields would require more manure than you have available to spread If there is more manure to be applied an additional field can be added to the plan To add a field click on the Add Field button To save the plan click on the Save Plan button 48 7 Manure Management Plan Reports Livestock operations that are 300 animal units or greater in size must submit annual manure management plans with Manitoba Conservation Section 13 of the Livestock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation 42 98 MARC 2008 prints manure management plan forms for the farm and the land application plan The reports printed by MARC 2008 cover all of the information required by Manitoba Conservation for the farm and the land application plan but they are not identical to the Manitoba Conservation forms MARC 2008 automatically e
24. acity tonne 2 manure volume x manure density kg m 1000 kg tonne The density of solid manure ranges from 400 960 kg m 25 60 lb ft Width Enter the width of manure application from one pass of the manure application equipment Time Enter the length of time that it takes to apply one load of manure When determining the length of time it takes to apply one load do not include the time at the end of the load when the application rate decreases This input is only required for the Spreader Tanker method of application 29 Calculate Click the Calculate button to produce the result based on the input information 6 2 The Land Application Plan MARC 2008 contains a series of 8 screens that contain all of the information for each land application plan 6 2 1 Manure Screen 1 8 The Manure screen contains all of the information regarding the manure s that are available for land application To add a manure to the manure list click on Add Manure enter all of the manure information on the screen and click on Update List to load the manure information into the manure list To cancel a new entry click on the Cancel button To edit a manure in the manure list highlight the manure edit the manure information in the input boxes below and then click on the Update List button to load the new information into the manure list To cancel the changes click on the Cancel button To delete a manure from th
25. base As such to move from a plan back to the farm information the plan must be closed and the farm must be reopened 3 1 2 Calibration The 6 screen in the series of farm screens provides a stand alone calculator to help with the calibration of equipment 6 Calibration This screen 6 6 provides calculations to assist with the calibration of the manure application equipment 3 1 3 The Land Application Plan MARC 2008 contains a series of 8 screens that contain all of the information for each land application plan The screens include 1 Manure This screen 1 8 contains an inventory of all of the manures that are available for land application and their associated characteristics 2 Select Fields This screen 2 8 contains a complete list of all of the fields associated with this farm and identifies which fields have been selected for manure application in this plan 3 Crop This screen 3 8 contains cropping information for each field in the plan including the crop to be grown target yield soil test results nutrient recommendations and crop nutrient removals 4 Fertilizer This screen 4 8 contains all of the fertilizer application information Fertilizer applications are deducted from the crop nutrient requirements 5 History This screen 5 8 includes all of the previous crop and previous manure application information that is required to calculate nitrogen credits if the crop nitrogen recommendation was not base
26. ch of the major crops grown in Manitoba and P205 removals per unit yield Crop removal per acre be calculated manually by multiplying a farm s historical average yield by the removal per unit yield 37 P205 Removal Crop Example Target Yield Removal Ave Removal P205 b Ume 40bu acre 1 50 Ib bu 0 59 Ib bu Wheat Winter 75 bu acre 1 04 Ib bu 0 51 Ib bu Barley Grain 80 bu acre 0 97 Ib bu 0 42 Ib bu 100 bu acre 0 62 Ib bu 10 26 Ib bu 55 bu acre 1 06 Ib bu 10 45 Ib bu Grain 100 bu acre 10 97 Ib bu 0 44 Ib bu 35 bu acre 11 93 Ib bu 1 04 Ib bu 24 bu acre 2 13 Ib bu 10 65 Ib bu Sunflowers 22 cwt acre 2 80 Ib cwt 1 10 Ib cwt 5 tons acre 58 0 Ib ton 13 8 Ib ton 3 tons acre 34 2 Ib ton 10 0 Ib ton 5 dry tons acre 31 2 Ib ton 12 7 lb ton Barley 4 5 tons acre 34 4 Ib ton 11 8 Ib ton EL cm Q7 Ik JE TT 6 2 4 Fertilizer Screen 4 8 The Fertilizer screen contains all of the fertilizer application information Any fertilizer application must be entered and deducted from the crop nutrient requirements Three types of fertilizer may be applied e Granular and Gas Fertilizer including anhydrous ammonia 82 0 0 e Liquid Fertilizer e Additional Nitrogen Fertilizer 38 MARC 2008 File Reports ai A M I US Farm Glenlea Example Crop Year Fall 2005 to Summer 2006 Plan Gle
27. d on a soil nitrate test 7 6 Manure Application This screen 6 8 contains manure application information that is required to estimate the amount of P205 and that will be available from the manure application 7 Nutrient Summary This screen 7 8 calculates the rate of manure application and provides a nutrient summary and the final nutrient balance 8 Plan Summary This screen 8 8 provides a final summary of the manure and field information in the land application plan 3 1 4 Moving between the Farm and the Plan The farm information is automatically saved and closed when a plan is opened from the Plan List screen Due to the database structure to move from the plan back to the farm information the plan must first be saved and closed before the farm can be reopened 4 Program Conventions 4 1 Navigating the Program Each screen has a Previous and Next button in the bottom right hand corner To move through the program enter the information on the screen displayed and then click on the Next button To move to the previous screen click on the Previous button Any screen can be accessed by clicking on the folder tabs along the top of the screen that is displayed By clicking on the folder tabs you can jump directly to any screen in the farm or plan The screen number is displayed in the bottom right corner of each screen For example 4 8 indicates that the current screen is the fourth in a series of eight scree
28. ded by one class from their initial climate limitation Therefore a soil with a climate limitation of 2c and 2 or more minor adverse characteristics will be rated as 3X This symbol is always used alone 59 Appendix Manure Management Plan Reports Note e MARC 2008 automatically enters the information for the farm and the land application plan e The Certification of Manure Management Plan form can be printed using MARC 2008 but the information must be entered manually 60 LIVESTOCK MANURE AND MORTALITIES MANAGEMENT REGULATION M it I ody Manure Management Plan p 1 livestock operations in with 300 animal units A U or more are required under Section 13 1 of the Livestock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation under The Environment Act to submit an annual manure management plan to Manitoba Conservation The plan must be submitted by July 10 for fertilization programs beginning in the fall and by February 10 for fertilization programs beginning in the spring Section A Operation Information Name of Operation Centre for Agro Ecological Livestock Production Mailing Address Box 35 Glenlea Postal Code ROG 050 Location of Operation RL6 7 8 9 ST NORBERT QtrSec Twp Rge E W or River Lot and Parish Ritchot Latitude Unknown Longitude Unknown Rural Municipality G P S in Decimal Degrees if available Name of Contact Joe Manager Contact Numbers 204 883 2156 204 883 2156 204 883 2156 204
29. e manure list highlight the manure and click on Delete 6 2 1 1 General Properties The general properties of the manure include the manure identifier type form storage type dry matter content amount and applicator Manure Identifier Enter a unique name or identifier for each type of manure to be land applied This name will allow you to identify which manure you want to land apply later in the program Including the livestock type e g pig chicken dairy etc in the manure identifier is recommended particularly if one of the Other options is chosen under the Manure Type Manure Type Select the type of manure that is to be land applied from the drop down list Identifying the type of manure by livestock type dairy beef pig chicken etc is required on the Manitoba Conservation manure management plan forms If you want to create a farm database for different manure types within one livestock type e g sow manure versus feeder pig manure one of the Other options can be used When using one of the Other options enter the livestock type in the manure identifier e g Pig Sow Manure versus Pig Feeder Manure This is what will print on the manure management plan reports A maximum of 3 Other manure types can be recorded per farm 30 MARC 2008 File Reports MARE Data Bank Farm Data Bank Update List Lab Analysis Cancel Manure Identifier Solid Beef Manure Methad of Determining Nu
30. e toolbar or the Open function in the File drop down list on the main menu bar 4 4 6 Importing MARC 2005 Files Farms and plans from MARC 2005 can be imported by using the mport MARC 2005 Files function in the File drop down list on the main menu bar When the Importing MARC 2005 Files sub screen appears click on the Import button 14 Importing MARC2005 Files Farms to Import Farms Imported Highlight the MARC 2005 database to be imported located in the MARC 2005 directory and click on the Open button Look jn MARC 2005 Ee Exports MARC2005 mdb My Recent Documents My Computer My Network Places pam MARC2005 mdb Files of type MSAccess Files mdb Cancel A During the import if field livestock plan or farm databank records do not exist for a farm warnings messages may appear Click on the OK button and the import will continue Field Records 2 You have no Field records For Farm Glenlea Example If the 2005 database imports successfully the following message will appear 15 Importing MARC2005 Files Import Farms to Import 1 D one Farms Imported 1 To open a MARC 2005 farm or plan use the Open icon the toolbar or the Open function in the File drop down list on the main menu bar to launch the Select a Farm or Plan sub screen If the MARC 2005 farms or plans do not appear in the Farm List
31. e year s P205 removal can be applied provided that manure is not re applied to that field until all of the has been removed by crops grown in subsequent years For the Multi Year P20 Plan option the number of Years required to remove the P205 from the manure application is required Nutrient Summary The nutrient summary displays the crop nutrient recommendations or removals and estimates the nutrients that are supplied by commercial fertilizer previous crops previous manure applications and this year s manure applications Final Nutrient Balance The final nutrient balance estimates if nutrients will be under or over applied If nutrients are under applied they can be topped up with commercial fertilizer on the Fertilizer screen 4 8 6 2 8 The Land Application Summary Screen 8 8 The final Summary screen provides a summary of manure volumes and field applications 46 MARC 2008 File Reports a Summary Manure Types S SP Manure Name ManureT ype Dry Matter Solid Beef Manure Beef Average n Add Field m oae sian Field Summary Field Name Total Area Used Area Crop ENS E 1 2N RL7 8 3 ST 90 1 Wheat Winter 12 short ton ac a Manure Types For each manure type the amount of manure Remaining i e that has not been scheduled for land application is provided If a negative number appears in red text there is not enough manure avail
32. ect of the software including without limitation as to a The accuracy adequacy completeness or reliability of any Information however etorad or tranemittad whieh mau ha ahtainad hu anu ar any Wise Installation Wizard fe MARC 2008 Ver 2 1 3 Setup Ready to Install the Application Click Next to begin installation Click the Back button to reenter the installation information or click Cancel to exit the wizard Wise Installation Wizard Cancel f Click on Next to begin the installation The following screen appears while MARC 2008 is being installed i MARC 2008 Ver 2 1 3 Setup Updating System The features you selected are currently being installed Wise Installation Wizard g Once MARC 2008 has been installed the following message appears i MARC 2008 Ver 2 1 3 Setup MARC 2008 Vers 2 1 3 has been successfully installed Click the Finish button to exit this installation h Click the Finish button to exit the installation 2 2 Starting MARC 2008 To start the MARC 2008 program select the Start button from the taskbar followed by the All Programs submenu and then click on MARC 2008 2 3 Creating a Shortcut to MARC 2008 To create a shortcut on your desktop to run MARC 2008 Click the start menu Locate the MARC 2008 program selection and right click on it Choose copy Locate to your desktop and right click on it Choose Paste Shortcut oRocTP 2 4 E
33. emovals and estimates the nutrients that are supplied by commercial fertilizer previous crops previous manure applications and this year s manure 5 applications The final nutrient balance estimates if nutrients were under or over applied Previous Next Meet N Requirement The manure application rate can be calculated to meet the nitrogen N requirement of the Crop Meet 2X P20 Crop Removal Nitrogen application rates often result in more P205 being applied than can be removed by the crop Over time this results in a build up of soil test P To slow the build up of soil test P manure can be applied at 2X crop P205 removal Meet P20 Crop Removal 45 To halt further build up of soil test P no more than should be applied Specify Single Rate or Split Application A specific single or split application rate can be entered using the Specify Single Rate or Split Application button Enter the rate of application in the appropriate input box and click on the Calculate button to calculate the amount of P205 and K5O that will be applied Multi Year P20 Plan The goal of the removal rate is to apply no more manure P than can be removed by the crop so that soil test P levels do not increase Unfortunately annual manure application rates at P205 removal are often unrealistic or uneconomical goal of the P505 removal rate can still be achieved with a Multi Year Plan More than on
34. es access to various basic functions through 2 options and their drop down lists The 2 options on the main menu bar are File and Reports They are located in the top left corner of the screen 4 4 1 File There are 8 functions under the File drop down list on the main menu bar Some of these functions are also easily accessible through the icons on the toolbar The functions include Main Menu New Toolbar Icon Li This function allows you to create a new farm or plan through the New Farm New Plan Required Fields sub screen u Main Menu Open Toolbar Icon This function allows you to open an existing farm or plan through the Select a Farm or Plan sub screen It can be used at any time in the program to jump back to the farm from the plan Due to the database structure the plan must be closed before the farm can be opened Main Menu Save Toolbar Icon This function saves the current farm or plan information to the database Main Menu Save As Toolbar Icon N A This function provides the capability of saving an existing plan under a different name in the database This can be used to minimize the amount of time required to re enter information or to run various scenarios with an existing plan without making permanent changes to the original plan Main Menu Export Toolbar Icon N A This function allows you to export a plan This facilitates the sharing of plans between users For more information see 4 4 4 E
35. he main toolbar within the plan or using the Print icon on the toolbar within the report amp 49 Manure Management Plan x amp ho 1 of 8 gt bl Preview Information Secti animal Unit Inventory S storage Info Section C S Manure Info Section D S application Summary Se S Certification Section F S Animal Units Worksheet LIVESTOCK MANURE AND MORTALITIES MANAGEMENT REGULATION t Manure Management Plan zs All livestock operations in with 300 animal units 17 or more are required under Section 13 1 of the Livestock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation under The Environment Act to submit an an manure management plan to Manitoba Conservation The plan must be submitted by July 10 for fertilize programs beginning in the fall and by February 10 for fertilization programs beginning in the spring Section A Operation Information Name of Operation Centre for Agro Ecological Livestock Production Mailing Adiress Box 35 Glenlea PortlCods 1 Location of Operation RL6 7 8 9 ST NORBERT Iwp Eg EW orkieiletanl Pang Ritchot Urhnwrn Xsallima gait GPs mDscomlDp Name of Contact Toe Manager Contact Numbers 204 883 2156 204 883 2156 204 883 2156 Boies Yonne Col lt 80 gt Save Report as PDF File The reports can be saved in PDF format by using the Save Report as PDF icon main toolbar of the report
36. il If the nitrogen requirement of the crop was not based on a soil nitrate test select the type of crop that was grown immediately prior to this cropping year in order to establish if a nitrogen credit is necessary The nitrogen credits for various cropping conditions are provided in Table 2 Table 2 Nitrogen credits for various previous crop conditions Crop Nitrogen Credit Ibs ac Crop other than Perennial Legumes 0 Grass Legume Breaking 54 Legume Breaking 64 Plough Down 75 Fallow 90 Was manure applied to this field in the last three years Manure can provide nitrogen for several years following application If the nitrogen requirement of the crop was not based on a soil nitrate test previous manure applications should be identified in order to establish the appropriate nitrogen credit Type Select the type of manure that was applied during the previous crop year The nitrogen N that will be available from manure applied during the previous crop year is estimated to be 12 of the organic applied The nitrogen that will be available from manure applied 2 years ago is estimated to be 6 of the organic applied The nitrogen N that will be available from manure applied 3 years ago is estimated to be 396 of the organic N applied Table 3 Percent of organic nitrogen available from previous manure applications Time from application Organic N availability This year 2596 1 year ago 1296 2 years ago 6 3 years ago 396
37. ines the information necessary to calibrate the manure application system The following options are available Spreader Tanker Tractor pulled flexible hose rrigation System If solid manure was previously indicated only the Spreader Tanker option is available Select the method of manure application Speed If the application rate is to be calculated the application speed must be entered Rate If the application speed is to be calculated the target application rate must be entered 28 MARC 2008 File Reports ES A us Calibration List Manure Form Add Calibration Equipment Method CalibrationType gt Liquid Manure Tanker Spreader Tanker Speed Liqui Solid Application Information Delete Equipment iniaa Take Method ERR Sped m 5000 2 BC Capaciy 5400 gal Widh 25 f Time 240 s Result Speed 54 mph For manure tankers enter the amount of time required to empty the tanker 4a Previous Capacity Enter the capacity of the land application equipment The actual volume that is contained in a liquid manure tanker is often less than the manufacturer s rated volume The actual volume in a full load is about 90 of the manufacturer s rated volume For solid manure spreaders the capacity of the solid manure spreader is Capacity short ton manure volume fe x manure density 2000 Ib short ton Cap
38. ing Lo Expected volatilization loss Available ammonium N line 6 x 100 line 12 Available organic N line 7 x 2596 Step 5 Accounting for season of application LM Total available N Spring and Summer Applications Ib ton line 13 line 14 Total available N Fall Applications only Ib ton line 15 x 83 Total Step 6 Application rate based on N recommendation N based application rate line 3 line 15 for Spring and Summer OR ton ac line line 16 for Fall Applications Amount of applied EM line 17 x line 18 lbag P O balance line 19 line 4 A positive result indicates an over application of Ib negative result indicates an under application of P20 and additional fertilizer P may be required Step 7 Application rate based on P205 recommendation or removal 2X P O removal rate 1X P20 removal rate Amount of available N applied line 21 or 22 x line 15 for Spring and Summer OR Ib ac line 21 or 22 x line 16 for Fall Applications N balance line 23 line 3 Ib ac A positive result indicates an over application of N A negative result indicates an under application of N and additional fertilizer N may be required Step 8 Select a rate If Soil Test P 60 ppm select a N rate of application line 18 If Soil Test P is 60 119 ppm select a 2X P20 removal rate line 21 ton ac If Soil Test P is 120 179 ppm select 1X removal line
39. ious land application plans cannot be deleted from the farm Legal Description Double clicking on the data entry box will activate the Farm field legal descriptions data entry sub screen A legal land description can be entered for each parcel of land that is associated with the farm and could be available for manure application Ownership Relation Select from the drop down list whether the parcel of land is owned by the livestock operation under a lease or rental agreement for crop production or under an agreement with a neighbour to receive manure only 23 Legal Owner Enter the legal owner of the parcel of land If the parcel of land is owned by the livestock operation the legal name of the farm is automatically entered in the Legal Owner input box Legal Owner Phone Enter the telephone number for the legal owner of the parcel of land If the parcel of land is owned by the livestock operation the business telephone number for the farm is automatically entered in the Legal Owner Phone input box Field Name Enter a field name for each field within the legal description If a parcel of land is divided into more than one field each field can be entered separately and identified with a unique name Hi MARC 2008 File Reports 1 RA us Farm Glenlea Example Crop Year Plan Fede Fas Field List Legal Description 11 2 3 455 NORBERT Add Field RL1 2 3 4 5 ST NORBERT Ownership Relati
40. is Mills Eilers W R Fraser Santry 1996 Terrestrial Ecoregions and Ecodistricts of Manitoba An Ecological Stratification of Manitoba s Natural Landscapes Agriculture and Agri Food Canada Research Branch Brandon Research Centre Manitoba Land Resource Unit Winnipeg MB Report and Provincial Map at scale of 1 1 5m With the exception of class2 ratings as indicated are based on the assumption of a single parent material using the most readily drained representative of each textural class Prevailing climatic conditions within the Ecodistrict soil drainage and stratification will affect the moisture limitation accordingly Topographic classes are based on the most limiting slope covering a significant portion of an area of complex variable slopes Map units with long unidirectional slopes may be considered equivalent or one class worse due to an increased erosion hazard Extremely calcareous loamy till soils with a high bulk density 21 7 g cm are rated 3D Soil Salinity is reported in DeciSiemens metre dS m Soil will be classed according the the most saline depth For example if a soil is non saline from 0 60 cm but moderately saline from 60 120 cm the soil will be classed as moderately saline 3N Strongly saline u soils are rated 5N with the exception of poorly and very poorly drained soils which are rated GNW Inundation may be listed as a secondary subclass for some fluvial soils In this case inundatio
41. isture Low moisture Very low moisture Very severe moisture holding capacity holding capacity holding capacity deficiency Moisture limitation M Topography a b 0 296 c 22 596 d 55 1096 e 210 1590 f 215 3096 g 230 4596 h 245 7096 Eroded slope i 270 10096 j gt 10096 Structure and or Granular Clay Massive clay or Solonetzic Black Solonetz Permeability D till soils intergrades Extremely slow Slow permeability Very slow permeability Permeability Salinity N NONE MODERATE 5 STRONG t VERY STRONG u a 00 60cm depth 2dS m 4 8 dS m 8 16 dS m 16 24 dS m Salt Flats b 60 120cm depth lt 4ds m 8 16 dS m 16 24 dS m gt 24 dS m No overflow during Occasional Frequent overflow Frequent overflow Very frequent Very frequent Land is inundated growing season overflow 1 in 5 years Severe crop damage 1 in 3 years Grazing 5 10 weeks for most of the Inundation I 1 in 10 years Some crop damage Grazing 10 weeks season Excess Water W Well and Imperfectly drained Loamy to fine Coarse textured Poorly drained Very Poorly drained Open water marsh textured Gleysols Gleysols with no improvements with improved improved drainage drainage Slightly Stony 1 2 5 Fragmental Moderate erosion Severe wind or water erosion 3 lowers the basic rating by one class to a minimum rating of Class 6 2 Cumulative minor Adverse Characteristics x 58 Smith R E Veldhu
42. ite hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Manitoba Canada and agree to bring any action exclusively in such courts Copyright Notice Copyright 2008 the Government of Manitoba represented by the Minister of Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives The Government of Manitoba represented by the Minister of Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives is the owner of copyright of this software unless otherwise stated Where the Government of Manitoba is the owner of copyright of this software the Government acting through the Minister of Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives hereby grants the following permission Any user of this software may without charge or request for further permission reproduce and distribute such information for non profit educational purposes only provided that Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives is acknowledged as the source on all reproductions and copies of the information and all reproductions and copies contain the above Disclaimer Reproduction or use for any other purpose by any means and in any form or media including without limitation copying distributing or de compiling this software is prohibited Specific permission for reproduction or use for other purposes must be obtained from the Government by contacting Petra Loro Phone 204 945 3869 Livestock Environment Specialist Fax 204 945 4327 Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Email petra loro gov mb ca Initiat
43. ives 545 University Crescent Winnipeg Manitoba Canada R3T 556 Care has been taken to provide proper acknowledgement of other sources which have been used in preparing this software and to comply with copyright law If any situations are identified where this has not been done please notify Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION TO MARC 2008 4 ecce eene ee eren ee eere nete tn oeste e ease eee Osee seen e etes ee 1 2 2008 INSTALLATION sies cose e eo re see teen ais eost reta bae er et peer cte e eae eva aber Pro UU 2 2 1 PROGRAM SETUP hres IEEE EE 2 22 STARTING MARC 2008 04 a oe ID ee E eee 5 23 CREATING A SHORTCUT 2008 22 220202002000 0 000 0 5 24 ENTERING PLANNER INFORMATION 2020 5 PROGRAM CONVENTIONS eee ee ee ee eese tne e seen estet enne ee eese toas e seen esee ease eese enne e seen 6 3 1 6 3 1 1 The ANCE a ate CREPES 6 3 1 2 PR SE SER ASOLO POAT SP Cr Oa TS SO M e d A Soe 3 1 3 The Application Plan
44. l Dry Warm Wet Warm Dry Injected 096 096 096 096 096 Incorporated within 1 day 2596 1096 1596 2596 5096 Incorporated within 2 days 30 13 19 31 57 Incorporated within 3 days 3596 1596 2296 3896 6596 Incorporated within 4 days 4096 1796 26 44 72 Incorporated within 5 days 4596 2096 30 50 80 Not Incorporated 6696 4096 5096 7596 10096 Irrigated Above Above Above Above Above 10 10 10 10 10 Standing or Cover Crop Stubble 35 25 25 40 50 Available Ammonium N The available ammonium N in the manure is the total ammonium N minus the ammonium N lost through volatilization and is calculated as follows Available ammonium N Ammonium N x 100 Volatilization Loss Organic N The Organic N is calculated from the total N and the ammonium N as follows Organic N Total N Ammonium Organic N Avail This Year The amount of the organic N in the manure that will be available to the crop is estimated to be 25 in the first year after application Available Organic N Organic N x 0 25 Total Available N The total available N is the amount of N that will be mineralized from the organic N plus the ammonium N remaining after volatilization losses Spring and Summer Total Available N Available Organic N Available Ammonium N Fall The total available N from fall applications of manure has been adjusted to account for losses due to denitrification and leaching Fall applied nit
45. lication either band or broadcast The time and method of application will be used to calculate the nitrogen efficiency Nutrient Application This is the actual rate of P205 and applied based on the blend rate and density of fertilizer specified Plant Availability N This is the rate of plant available N applied The time spring versus fall and method of application banded versus broadcast are used to calculate the plant availability of the N based on Manitoba s Soil Fertility Guide Fall application of N is considered to be 17 less efficient than spring application This may be due to denitrification immobilization and or leaching Banding fertilizer N is considered to be 17 more efficient than broadcasting The nitrogen efficiency based on application time and placement are provided in Table 1 39 Table 1 Nitrogen efficiency based on application time and placement adapted from the Manitoba Soil Fertility Guide 2001 Time and method Relative N Efficiency Spring 10096 Fall 8396 Banded 100 Broadcast 83 Plant Availability P205 This is the rate of plant available P205 P205 availability is considered to be 100 of the applied Plant Availability This is the rate of plant available KO applied availability is considered to be 100 of the K5O applied 6 2 5 The History Screen 5 8 The History screen includes the previous crop and previous manure application information that is required
46. main menu bar Highlight that plan to be imported and click on the Open button Look in e Exports ek E3 E Filename j Glenlea 2004 Test Plan My Recent Documents My Computer My Network Places File name Glenles 2004 Test Plan Files of type Text Files t t v Cancel If MARC database contains a farm with the same farm identifier as the farm in the plan being imported MARC will prompt you to e overwrite the farm in the MARC database with the one that is being imported e rename the farm with a new farm identifier e discontinue the import 13 Importing Glenlea Example The farm identifier in this plan exists already You can overwrite the existing Farm with this Farm save this as a new Farm or discontinue the import Click Yes to overwrite the existing Farm with this Farm Click No to rename the Farm identifier and save this as a new Farm Click Cancel to discontinue the import Function Yes Cancel Click on No to change the farm identifier Farm Identifier Please enter a different identifier Cancel Glenlea Example 1 Enter a different identifier and click on OK to change the farm identifier on the plan being imported If the plan imports successfully the following message will appear Importing Files e 1 Glenlea 2004 Test Plan txt imported successfully To open the plan use the Open icon th
47. n is not class determining but may become a limitation if the soil is otherwise improved Extremely calcareous loamy till soils with a high bulk density gt 1 7 g cm and stony 3 are rated 4DP 4RP if depth to bedrock is 50 100 cm Stony 4 soils will be rated 4 unless their primary physical composition is sandy skeletal or their parent material is till In either or both of these cases the soil will be rated 5P 10 If erosion is moderate a subclass of E is assigned as a secondary limitation but the basic rating is not lowered If erosion is severe the basic soil rating is downgraded by one class and E becomes the primary limitation For example if a soil has a basic rating of 4T the presence of moderate erosion will result in a rating of ATE If erosion is severe the rating will be lowered to SET Erosion will be the sole limitation only if the basic rating has a subclass of X For example a soil with a rating of 3X will be assigned a rating of 3E if moderate erosion is present 11 The rating is not lowered from class 6 based on erosion A rating of 6 indicates a soil with g topography and either moderate or severe erosion 12 Use only for soils with no other limitation except climate The subclass represents soils with a moderate limitation caused by the cumulative effect of two or more adverse characteristics which are singly not serious enough to affect the rating Because the limitation is moderate soils may only be downgra
48. nd could be available for manure application Select each field that will be used in the land application plan by checking the box in the field list To add a field to the field list you must close the plan and return to the Fields screen in the farm information Total Area This is the total area of the field highlighted Area Used Enter the field area that is available for land application of manure This area must exclude the area within setbacks buffer strips water bodies etc and cannot be larger than the total area of the field Once you have selected the fields that will receive manure click on the Next button to continue through the program 35 MARC 2008 File Reports MJT US Farm Glenlea Example Crop Year Fall 2005 to Summer 2006 Plan Glenlea 2006 Crop Year Filis Summay Select Fields Manure Application Nutrient Summary Field List Total Area 90 ac RL1 2345 ST NORBERT Area Used 90 ac 3 44 45 130 ac O RL5 6 ST NORBERT O 7E 7w 70 ac RL783 ST NORBERT 5E 5W 62 ac L15E 6w 60 ac The field list contains all of the fields that are or could be available for manure application Each field that will be 4a used in this manure management plan can be selected by checking the in the field list Previous Next 6 2 3 The Crop Screen 3 8 The Crop screen contains cropping information including the crop nutrient requirements The crop nu
49. nlea 2006 Crop Year Maus Y Fes Y Select Fields Fertilizer Histo Manure Application NutientSummay Field List 3 4N 45 130 Granular and Gas Fertilizer Additional N Fertilizer Blend 45 5 0 m Nutrient Application Plant Availability Time 5E 5W B2 ac 1 Rate 190 lb ac N 87 lb ac N 72 lb ac Method Time Fai P205 p P205 p Method Band K20 p 20 p Nutrient Application N Liquid Fertilizer Blend Nutrient Application Plant Availability Plant Availability Rate gal ac N az N Density lb ga P205 az 205 Time l K20 Method Wheat Winter The soil nitrate test accounts for any nitrate that is available from previous manure applications and legume crops If the recommendation was not based on a soil nitrate test previous manure applications and plowed down legume crops must be identified so that the appropriate N credit can be estimated Previous Next Blend Select the blend of fertilizer to be applied Rate Enter the rate of the fertilizer to be applied Density For liquid fertilizers the density of the fertilizer is entered automatically Time Select the season of application either fall or spring The time and method of application will be used to calculate the nitrogen efficiency Method Select the method of app
50. ns When entering information input boxes can also be selected by placing the curser in the box and clicking the mouse Alternatively the Tab key can be used to move the cursor to the next logical input box and the Shift Tab keys move the cursor to the previous input box 4 2 Help Screens Help information is provided at the bottom of every screen The help information that is displayed pertains to the input box that is selected The scroll bar on the side of the help information is often necessary to read all of the help information provided General help information for each screen is also provided To access the general help click on the folder tab label at the top of each screen i e Manure Select Fields Crop Fertilizer etc Help information can also be enlarged using the Help Icon found on the top right corner of the toolbar 4 3 Changing Units Units can be changed throughout the program Metric Imperial or US units are available The only difference between mperial and US units is the size of the gallon The imperial gallon is expressed as gal whereas the US gallon is expressed as US gal M IJUS MARC 2008 saves the data in the database in metric units Therefore changing back and forth between units can result in small differences in the numbers that are displayed on the screen This is simply due to unit conversions and rounding 4 4 The Main Menu and Toolbar Functions The main menu bar provid
51. ntering Planner Information The first time that MARC 2008 is run the user will be prompted to enter information related to the manure management planner At this time the name of the manure management planner the company and the contact information may be entered As well default units metric imperial US can be selected Click Save and then Next and the New Farm New Plan Required Fields sub screen is displayed When MARC 2008 is run the next time the planner information screen is not displayed MARC 2008 Eile Reports Dig gt a AL MJT 05 Farm i Crop Year Plan Preferred Unit Name oe Manager Metric Company 0 of Manitoba Imperial Address Glenlea Research Station US City Glenlea Enter the company name for the manure management planner 3 Program Conventions 3 1 Program Structure MARC 2008 divides the manure management plan into two components the Farm and the Land Application Plan The farm information is relatively static information that only needs to be entered once but can be updated at any time The plan information is more dynamic and must be entered for each land application plan Each farm can have any number of plans associated with it The plans are linked to the farm in the database As such to move from a plan back to the farm information the plan must be closed and the farm must be reopened 2006
52. nters all of the data required for the farm and the land application plan It also prints out a blank copy of the certification form required by Manitoba Conservation This form must be filled out manually by the user These reports have been approved by Manitoba Conservation The following reports can be viewed from the Reports function on the main toolbar Farm Information MARC form MARC automatically enters the information required on this form See example PDF report in Appendix C Animal Unit Inventory MARC form MARC automatically enters the information required on this form See example PDF report in Appendix C Manure Storage System Information MARC form MARC automatically enters the information required on this form See example PDF report in Appendix C Manure Information MARC form MARC automatically enters the information required on this form See example PDF report in Appendix C Application Summary MARC form MARC automatically enters the information required on this form See example PDF report in Appendix C Certificate of Manure Management Plan MB Conservation form MARC prints up this form but the information must be filled in manually by the user See example PDF report in Appendix C All Reports of the reports can be viewed by selecting the All Reports option under the Reports function on the main toolbar Printing Reports The reports can be printed individually or altogether using the Print icon on t
53. nure storage structures since 1994 and for all other types of constructed manure storage structures since 1998 You may inquire about your permit number at your Manitoba Conversation regional office see last page Registration numbers will be issued by Manitoba Conservation for earthen manure storage structures built before 1994 and all others constructed storage structures prior to 1998 MARC Manure Management Plan Page 3 Rev June 2008 Section D Manure Information for Land Application One type per page reproduce pages 4 and 5 as necessary Type of Livestock Manure Total A U of this Type Beef solid beef 62 Amount of Manure to be Land Applied Imperial Gallons liquid manure 2 000 Tons solid manure Cubic Feet Manure Analysis Total nitrogen N content in the manure 10 1000 gal Ib ton Ammonium NH4 10 1000 gal Ib ton Total phosphorus P 19 1000 gal Ib ton Dry Matter DM The nitrogen value stated above is O Actual Please attach manure analysis report with this form Estimated If estimated please indicate your source of information Farm Practices Guidelines for Beef Dairy Hog Poultry Producers in Manitoba L Average values published by analytical laboratory specify laboratory Other source specify MARC Data Bank Earliest Anticipated Manure application Starting date 10 17 2005 Month Day Year This is the earliest date the first spread of manure will occur on this
54. on Own Jpdate L 3 4N 45 130 5 Legal Owner 3 RL5 6 ST NORBERT neneseme um TE 7W 70 ac Legal Owner Phone 204 883 2156 elete 17 8 35 NORBERT 1 2N 90 ac Field Name 3 4N 45 5E 5W 62 ac Soil Class and Subclass 80 2w with 20 3w from BE 6W 60 ac detailed 1 20 000 soil survey Soil Texture Medium Heavy Size 130 ac Comments G P S in Decimal Degrees four Lati Unknown Lat2 Unknown 1819 Unknown Lats Unknown arene Long 1 Unknown Long 2 Unknown Long 3 Unknown Long 4 Unknown This screen creates a complete list of all of the fields that are available or could be available for manure application Previous Soil Class and Subclass Enter the Soil Class es and Subclass es for the field using the Canada Land Inventory CLI Agriculture Capability rating system Include the source e g report website and scale of the information e g 1 20 000 or 1 125 000 The most detailed scale of information available should always be used If there is more than one soil rating per field list the ratings from the most dominant in the field to the least dominant There are 7 classes 1 7 in the CLI Agriculture Capability rating system that indicate the severity of limitations to dryland crop production The subclasses indicate the type of 24 limitation and include climate depth to bedrock R moisture M topography T inundation 1 wetness
55. or Plan List MARC 2008 may have to be closed and re opened to access the imported 2005 files 16 5 Getting Started 5 1 Using MARC 2008 for the First Time The first time you use MARC 2008 the New Farm New Plan Required Fields sub screen will appear Before you can create a manure management plan the farm must be created To create a new farm enter a unique name for the farm in the Identifier the Legal Name of the farm the Province where the farm is located i e Manitoba and click on OK The farm Identifier is used to create and identify the database records for this farm similar to a filename The Identifier is needed to import and export a plan under a unique name New Farm New Plan Required Fields New Farm Identifier Legal Name Province C New Plan Plan Creation Date Plan Name Farm Crop Year 5 2 Opening an Existing Farm or Creating a New Farm in MARC 2008 If there are one or more farms in the database the Select a Farm or Plan sub screen automatically appears when you enter MARC 2008 To create a new farm click on the Create a new farm button This will activate the New Farm New Plan Required Fields sub screen To work on an existing farm click on the Work with an existing farm button This will automatically activate the farm list The farm list contains all of the farms that are contained in the database To open a farm select the farm in the fa
56. ou have updated the manure list and then click on the Next button to continue through the program Entering Data through the View Farm Data Bank Option Manure analyses can also be entered through the View Farm Data Bank button The View Farm Data Bank button activates the Farm Data Bank screen New analyses and Save icons on the main can be entered on this screen by using the New menu 34 Farm Databank Glenlea Example MIT us Farm Databank Values in Percent Units Identifier Livestock Sample Date Lab N NH4N Cu Zn gt Beef Manure 2003 Beef 2003 08 01 Soils and Feed Lab 0 27 0 22 002 18 0 0 0 Beef Manure 2002 Beef 2002 08 01 Soils and Feed Lab 0 56 0 09 284 0 0 4 General Properties Additional Properties Manure Identifier Beef Manure 2003 Cu Ibzshotton Cif lb shortton Manure Fom Soa Mn 0 lshotton 5 g lshotton Sample Date 2003090 Zn lshotton pH EN Lab SolsandFeedLab lb shortton Manure Type g l shotton SAR 5 Ib short ton 12 lshortton K 44 lshottton NH4 N 54 Ib shart ton Mate 18 6 2 2 The Select Fields Screen 2 8 The Select Fields screen allows you to select the fields that will receive manure in this land application plan The field list was created in the Farm and contains all of the fields that are associated with the farm a
57. perator on Page 6 If the plan is prepared for the operator it must be certified by a Professional Agrologist or Certified Crop Advisor on Page 6 Incorrect incomplete information voids this Manure Management Plan MARC Manure Management Plan Page 5 Rev June 2008 Section F Certification of Manure Management Plan Note The Plan must be certified or it is VOI D Mark appropriate box with X certify that the information contained in this plan is true and that no relevant information has been withheld Date Plan Prepared by Operator O Other If other than operator Signature of Operator certify that the information contained in this plan is true and that no relevant information has been withheld Date Address and phone number of Professional Agrologist or Certified Crop Advisor Stamp Red River Region 123 Main Street Suite 160 Winnipeg MB R3C 1A5 Telephone 204 945 7100 Facsimile 204 948 2338 Red River Region Unit 5 284 Reimer Avenue Box 2019 Steinbach MB R5G 1N6 Telephone 204 346 6060 Facsimile 204 326 2472 Red River Region 3rd Floor 25 Tupper Street N Portage la Prairie MB R1N 3K1 Telephone 204 239 3204 Facsimile 204 239 3215 Eastern Region Air Services Provincial Highway 502 Lac du Bonnet MB ROE 1A0 Telephone 204 345 1444 Facsimile 204 345 1440 Signature of Professional Agrologist or Certified Crop Advisor who prepared plan FOR ADDITIONA
58. plan Note If manure is to be treated please complete and attach Schedule B Manure Treatment If manure is to be transferred to another party please complete and attach Schedule C Transfer of Manure or affluent to a Second Party transfer excludes situations in which a contractor is hired or the operator volunteers to land apply the manure from this operation In this case Section E Field Application Summary must be completed MARC Manure Management Plan Page 4 Rev June2006 Section E Field Application Summary Crop year for which manure will be applied Fall 2005 to Summer 2006 Legal Description RL1 2 3 4 5 ST NORBERT G P S Coordinates Lat 1 Unknown Lat 2 Unknown 4 corners of the field Long 1 Unknown Long 2 Unknown Coordinates in Decimal Degrees if available Unknown Lat 4 Unknown Unknown Long 4 Unknown Legal Owner s Glenlea Example 1 204 883 2156 name and phone Field size 1 acres Soil Class and subclass 2 8096 2W with 2096 3W from detailed 1 20 000 soil survey Proposed Crop Barley feed Target Yield 50 bu ac Soil Testing Nitrate NO3 N O 24 inch depth Ibs acre P 0 6 inch depth ppm Nitrogen Ibs acre P205 Ib ac Crop Recommendation or 45 Removal 4 _ y Commercial Fertilizer 7 Applied Manure Nutrients Applied Total Nutrients Applied Manure Application I nformation Manure Application Rate 3 short ton acre 6 Application Method 5 Spreader Tanker Incorporated
59. r 2 1 3 Setup Welcome to the MARC 2008 Ver 2 1 3 Installation Wizard It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this setup program Click Cancel to quit the setup program then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue the installation WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law e Click on Next to initiate the Disclaimer of Liability and the License Agreement You must accept the license agreement and click on Next to proceed i MARC 2008 Ver 2 1 3 Setup License Agreement You must agree with the license agreement below to proceed Disclaimer of Liability While every effort is made to ensure the timeliness and accuracy of the MARC2008 software and User s Guide the Information Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the completeness accuracy or usefulness of any of the Information disclosed Information including any revisions and updates for this software is provided solely for the user s information and is provided strictly as is The Government of Manitoba and Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives make no representation or warranty express or implied in resp
60. rm list and click on the Open this farm button 17 Select a Farm or Plan C Create a new farm Farm List Glenlea Example v C Open this farm Work on a plan for this farm 5 3 Opening an Existing Plan or Creating a New Plan in MARC 2008 To work on a plan for an existing farm select the farm in the farm list and click on the Work on a plan for this farm button This will activate a list of plans for the farm selected To open a plan select the plan in the plan list and click on the Open this plan button To create a new plan for this farm click on the Start a new plan for this farm button 5 4 Opening a Farm or Plan from within MARC 2008 Any existing farm or plan can be opened at any time in the program by clicking on the Open icon lar or by using the File Open option on the main menu bar Due to the database structure to move from a plan back to the farm information the plan must first be saved and closed before the farm can be opened 5 5 Saving Information Information can be saved at any time in the program by clicking on the Save Icon or by using the File Save option on the main menu bar Regular saving of information is recommended The Save As function provides the capability of saving an existing plan under a different name in the database This can be used to minimize the amount of time required to re enter information or to run various scenarios with an existing plan without making permanent changes
61. rmation The Farm Legal Name and the Province are used later in the program and must be saved in order to proceed through the program The remaining fields are not required later in the program HP MARC 2008 File Reports Farm Glenlea Example Crop Year Plan ep Farm Farm Address and Contact Numbers Farm Identifier Address Business Phone 204 883 2156 Legal Name Centre for Agro Ecological Livesto Glenlea Home Phone 204 883 2156 Legal Description RL6 7 8 9ST NORBERT CelPhone 204 883 2155 Municipality 2 4 Province 204 883 2156 Owner Legal of Animal Science FesalCode ROG 05000000000 Email Affiliate University of Manitoba Owner Address and Contact Numbers Corp File Not Applicable E Address Department of Soil Science Business Phone 204 474 9139 amp P S in Decimal Degrees University of Manitoba Home Phone 204 474 9139 Latitude Unknown City Town winnipeg Cell Phone 204 474 4139 Longitude Unknown Province Manitoba Fax 204 474 9139 4 Postal Code R3T 2N2 Email First Name Last Name Manager SS Enter a unique name for the farm The Farm Identifier is used to create and identify the database for this farm similar to a filename The Identifier is needed to import and export a plan under a unique name q Previous Farm Identifier Enter a uniq
62. rogen is assumed to be 17 less available than spring or summer applied nitrogen 44 Total Available N 0 83 x Available Organic N Available Ammonium Total 5 100 of the in manure is used in the manure application rate calculation Total Available 100 of the total in manure is used in the manure application rate calculation 6 2 7 The Nutrient Summary Screen 7 8 The Nutrient Summary screen calculates the rate of manure application and provides a nutrient summary and the final nutrient balance MARC 2008 File Reports MJT us Field List Application Rate Nutrient Summary 3 4N 445 130 ac Meet N Requirement Meet 2X P205 Crop Removal Crop Requirements Meet 1 P205 Crop Removal Commercial Fertilizer Previous Crop Nitrogen 5 B2 ac Specify Single Rate or Split Application Previous Manure Nitrogen Additional Nutrients Required Fall Rate 12 short ton ac Fall Applied Avail Nutrients Spring Rate 0 Spring Applied Nutrients Summer Rate 0 Summer Applied Avail Nutrients This Year s Manure Nutrients Final Nutrient Balance Multi Year P205 Plan Under Application Years Over Application Wheat Winter This screen calculates the rate of manure application and provides a nutrient summary and the final nutrient jbalance The nutrient summary displays the crop nutrient requirements or r
63. s divide value by 1 2 to give you elemental is ammonium nitrogen contained in the manure Ammonium nitrogen is considered to be immediately available for crop use DM is the dry matter content of the manure If the MARC or Farm Databank was used to estimate the dry matter content of the manure it is the average dry matter for all of the sample data in the databank that fall within the range specified Cu is the total amount of copper contained in the manure 33 Mn is the total amount of manganese contained in the manure Zn is the total amount of zinc contained in the manure B is the total amount of boron contained in the manure Fe is the total amount of iron contained in the manure is the total amount of chloride contained in the manure S is the total amount of sulphur contained in the manure pH is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of the manure EC is the electrical conductivity of the manure SAR is the sodium absorption ratio of the manure The lab analyses can be used directly or they can be saved in the farm data bank and then used to calculate the average of the data in the farm data bank To use the lab analyses directly click on the OK button on the Manure Data Entry screen To save the lab analyses to the farm data bank click on the Save in Farm Data Bank button on the Manure Data Entry screen When you have entered all of the manure information make sure y
64. s cu ca LA 05 Farm Glenlea Example Crop Year Plan Tm Livestack List Add Livestock fe Date Animals Confined Pasture Abe P Chicken Broilers Beef Feedlot Cattle 2006 01 T Delete E Chicken Layers 2005 01 01 x Dairy Milking Cows 12005 01 01 Pig Sows farrow to finish 2008 031 8 Sows farrow to finish 2005 01 01 Effective Date 2005 01 01 Livestock Type Chicken Broilers Number of Animals 3300 Days of Confinement 365 Days on Pasture This screen creates an inventory of all of the livestock types and numbers on the farm Previous Effective Date The effective date reflects the type and number of livestock on the farm on the date that is entered Changing production systems result in changing livestock numbers on the farm If there is more than one entry for a livestock type the most recent numbers will be used to 22 calculate and print the number of animal units for that livestock type on the manure management plan reports Livestock Type Select the livestock type on the farm from the drop down list For farms with multiple livestock types one record can be created for each type Number of Animals Enter the number of animals for the specified livestock type For housing systems the number of livestock corresponds to the number of animal places in the barn or housing system i e capacity not the n
65. s See example reports in Appendix C PDF reports will be saved under Exports in the MARC directory The filename used for the PDF reports is a combination of the farm name the plan name and the report name This function allows you to email to others the plan in the form of easy to read PDF reports 50 Appendix A Liquid Manure Application Rate Calculation Worksheet Imperial Units Target Yield Step 1 Nitrogen Recommendation based on Soil Test Result Le Step 2 P20 Recommendation based on Soil Test Result or Crop Removal Values Step 3 Test Data Organic Nitrogen line 5 line 6 NEN 16 1000 gal Phosphorus P 16 1000 gal P20 line 8 x 2 3 16 1000 gal Step 4 Amount of manure nutrient available to crop Method of application Anticipated weather conditions during spreading EE EN Expected volatilization loss Available ammonium N line 6 x 100 line 12 Available organic N line 7 x 2596 16 1000 gal 51 16 1000 gal Step 5 Accounting for season of application Total available Spring and Summer Applications 16 1000 gal line 13 line 14 Total available N Fall Applications only 16 1000 gal line 15 x 83 Total P205 Step 6 Application rate based on N recommendation N based application rate DR 3 line 15 x 1000 for Spring Summer gal ac line 3 line 16 x 1000 for
66. t be entered in ppm Remember to check your units MARC 2008 File Reports gl MJT US Farm Glenlea Example Crop Year Fall 2005 to Summer 2006 Plan Glenlea 2006 Crop Year Fed Sammy Select Fields Crop Manure Application Nutrient Summary Field List Crop Wheat Winter Target Yield 85 bu ac 5E 5W 62 ac Based on Soil Test and Lab or Provincial Recommendations Soil Texture Medium Heavy Soil Nutrient Levels Recommendations Removal Nitrate 42 lb ac N 104 Olsen P 48 ppm P205 33 lb ac K 420 ppm K20 10 Removal Values Wheat Winter This screen contains the crop nutrient recommendations The crop nutrient recommendations should be based on soil test results If a soil test is not available the crop nutrient requirements can be estimated using Provincial y recommendations In Manitoba the Soil Fertility Guide provides general recommendations for various crops Nutrient removals can be calculated from crop nutrient uptake and removal information Previous Next Crop Removal Values For soils with very high phosphorus P levels the manure P2Os application rate should not exceed crop removal of 5 Crop nutrient removal values for phosphorus can be calculated manually using the Crop Removal Values button The Crop Removal Values button activates crop P205 Removal sub screen This screen provides example yields for ea
67. t the weather conditions from the drop down lists that are anticipated at the time of spreading If the conditions are unknown or are unpredictable select Average The ammonium nitrogen NH4 N in manure can be easily lost to the atmosphere as ammonia gas NH3 through a process called volatilization Volatilization occurs when the manure is exposed to air Weather conditions also affect volatilization losses Warm dry conditions result in greater losses than cool wet conditions Ammonium Loss The ammonium nitrogen NH4 N in manure can be easily lost to the atmosphere as ammonia gas NH3 through a process called volatilization Volatilization occurs when the manure is exposed to air Injection and incorporation reduce volatilization losses The sooner incorporation occurs after application the lower the losses Injection or immediate incorporation is best MARC 2008 estimates ammonium losses based on the weather conditions during spreading and the exposure of the manure to the atmosphere based on your spreading techniques Table 4 Total N The total N in the manure be measured in the lab or estimated from the MARC or farm data banks screen 1 8 Ammonium N ammonium in the manure can be measured in the lab or estimated from the MARC or farm data banks screen 1 8 43 Table 4 Volatilization losses associated with different application methods weather conditions Application Details Average Cool Wet Coo
68. the averages either 32 the farm data bank or a manure analysis will have to be used Enter Lab Analysis Manure analyses can be entered into the farm data bank through the Enter Lab Analysis option The Enter Lab Analysis option activates the Manure Data Entry screen where manure nutrient values from an actual lab analysis can be entered When entering manure data remember to check your units Manure Data Entry Mj I us Enter all data on a wet weight as is basis Lb g General Properties N Detailed Analysis Ib short ton Cu Ib short ton ri Ib short ton K Ib short ton Mn Ib short ton S Ib short ton NH4 N bb short ton Zn lb short ton pH Dy B Ea Ib short ton EC Matter Fe Ex Ib short ton SAR a Save In Farm Data Bank Cancel Analyses N is the total amount of nitrogen contained in the manure The total nitrogen N content of the manure will always be greater than the ammonium nitrogen NH4 N P is the total amount of phosphorus contained in the manure The total phosphorus P value must be entered as elemental P If the lab analysis report expresses the phosphorus content of the manure as P205 divide the P2Os value by 2 3 to give you elemental P K is the total amount of potassium contained in the manure The total potassium K value must be entered as elemental K If the lab analysis report expresses the potassium content of the manure a
69. tion Date The current date is automatically entered in the Plan Creation Date input box Plan Name Enter a name for the land application plan Farm The farm you are currently working in is automatically entered in the Farm input box However a new plan can be linked to any farm in the farm list Crop Year Select the appropriate crop year for the land application plan The crop year follows fertilization practices and is not the same as a calendar year Fall applications of manure fertilize the crop for the following growing season Therefore the crop year extends from the fall of one year to the end of the summer in the following year 27 New Plan Required Fields fs Identifier Legal Name Province New Plan Plan Creation Date 2008 05 05 Plan Name Farm Glenlea Example v Crop Year When you have entered all of the new plan information click on the OK button to continue through the program 6 1 6 The Calibration Screen 6 6 The Calibration screen is a stand alone screen which provides calculations to assist in the calibration of the manure application equipment Calibration Type In order to calculate the speed or rate the Speed or Rate button must be chosen respectively Manure Form Select either Solid or Liquid manure using the Manure Form buttons Equipment Identify the type of equipment that will be used to land apply the manure Method method of manure application determ
70. to calculate nitrogen credits if the crop nitrogen recommendation was not based on a soil nitrate test HH MARC 2008 File Reports Farm Glenlea Example Crop Year Fall 2005 to Summer 2006 Plan Glenlea 2006 Crop Year ss Field List 3 4N 45 130 Was the nitrogen requirement of the crop based on a nitrate soil test Previous Crop Was manure applied to this field in the last three years Type Dry Matter Content Application Rate Available Organic N Last Year awe C z xl 2 Years to s zz zl 3 Years Ago s to z m xi 5E 5W B2 Last Year 56 samples in databank 2 6 dry matter 2 Years 3 Years Ago Wheat Winter This screen includes all of the previous crop and previous manure application information that is required to calculate nitrogen credits if the crop nitrogen recommendations were not based on soil test results Previous Next 40 Was the nitrogen requirement of the crop based on a nitrate soil test The soil nitrate test accounts for any nitrate that is available from previous livestock manure applications and green manure crops If the N recommendation was not based on a soil nitrate test previous livestock manure applications and green manure crops must be identified so that the appropriate N credit can be estimated Previous Crop Some crops such as perennial legumes provide nitrogen when they are incorporated into the so
71. trient Content M C 147 samples in databank 15 piri ess Beef 100 dry matter Manure Form Solid Lab Analysis Storage Type aily Scrape Source Date Dry Matter Average 15 100 v rAnalyses IbZshort ton Custom Dry Matter 15 to 100 N 1083 Ck Total AUs 62 ze Bae 5 t Weight Amount 2000 short tons K 105 pH Volume Density NH4 amp N 123 DM 273 SAR Applicator Producer Nave Phone View Farm Data Bank Custom Applicator Manure Hauler 555 5555 D The manure nutrient content can be entered if a representative manure analysis is available Alternatively the manure nutrient content can be estimated using the MARC Data Bank or the Farm Data Bank Manure Form Select the form of the manure either solid or liquid from the drop down list The form of manure relates to how the manure will be land applied i e either as a solid manure or a liquid manure The form of the manure determines the dry matter ranges provided in the Dry Matter drop down list In general liquid manure ranges from to 1596 dry matter while solid manure ranges from 15 to 100 dry matter The dry matter range specified is used to calculate the average nutrient content of the manure using the MARC or Farm Data Banks specific dry matter range can be specified using the Custom option in the dry matter drop down list
72. trient requirements should be based on soil test results Crop Select the crop to be grown from the drop down list for the field highlighted in the field list The specified crop for each field will appear throughout the remainder of the program at the bottom of the field list for whichever field is highlighted Target Yield Enter a realistic target yield for the crop specified and select the appropriate units The target yield should be the basis of the crop nutrient recommendations Based on Soil Test and Lab or Provincial Recommendations If a soil test is available enter the Soil Nutrient Levels and the nutrient Recommendations from the lab report Alternatively the soil test results and a realistic target yield can be used to establish fertilizer recommendations using the Manitoba Soil Fertility Guide The soil analysis results for nitrate nitrogen should be from a representative sample of the top 60 cm 2 feet of soil Nitrate N must be entered in Ib ac imperial or 36 kg ha metric Remember to check your units The soil analysis results for phosphorus P should be from a representative sample of the top 15 6 inches of soil that has been analysed using the sodium bicarbonate method of extraction or Olsen P Olsen P must be entered in ppm Remember to check your units The soil analysis results for potassium K should be from a representative sample of the top 15 cm 6 inches of soil Potassium mus
73. ue name for the farm The farm identifier is used to create 20 and identify the database records for this farm similar to a filename The farm identifier is needed to import and export a plan under a unique name Legal Name Enter the legal name of the operation This is the name of the operation on the manure management plan report The farm legal name is required in order to continue through the program Legal Description Double clicking on the data entry box will activate the Farm Field Legal Descriptions data entry sub screen A legal land description for the farm can be entered for a DLS parcel or for a Parish Lot River Lot parcel Farm Field Legal Descriptions C DLS Parcel Parish Lot Parcel Quarter River Lot M Section Lot 6 7 8 Township Name NORBERT Range Meridian Cancel Municipality Select the municipality in which the farm is located from the drop down list Owner Enter the name of the owner of the operation Affiliate Enter the name of any corporation with which the farm is affiliated Corporate File Enter the corporate file number for the farm if applicable G P S in Decimal Degrees Enter the G P S coordinates for the farm if available Operator Enter the name of the farm operator or manager This is the contact name on the manure management plan report Farm Address and Contact Numbers Enter the farm address and contact information
74. umber of animals marketed in a year Days of Confinement or on Pasture Specifying the number of days of confinement or the number of days on pasture is optional Enter the number of days that the livestock are confined and manure is collected and stored for land application in the Days of Confinement input box Enter the number of days that the livestock are on pasture and manure is not collected and stored for land application in the Days on Pasture input box When you have entered all of the livestock information make sure you have updated the livestock list and then click on the Next button to continue through the program 6 1 3 The Fields Screen 3 6 The Fields screen contains a list of all of the fields that are available or could be available for manure application There must be at least one field in the field list in order to create a land application plan To add a new field click on the Add Field button enter the field information and then click on the Update List button to load the field into the field list To cancel a new entry click on the Cancel button To edit a field highlight the field in the field list edit the field information in the input boxes and then click on the Update List button To cancel the changes click on the Cancel button To delete a field highlight the field and click on the Delete button A prompt will ask if you want to delete the field from the farm Fields that have been used in prev
75. vation Manure Management Plan forms liquid manure is pumped as a liquid and is typically lt 5 dry matter Semi solid manure is paste like and has 5 25 dry matter Solid manure is handled with a loader and has gt 25 dry matter Duration Enter the duration 1 e capacity of the storage in days Lat Enter the G P S coordinates for the field if available Long Enter the G P S coordinates for the field if available Permit Reg Number Enter the Manitoba Conservation permit or registration number for the manure storage facility 6 1 5 The Plan List Screen 5 6 The Plan List screen provides a list of all of the land application plans associated with the farm To open an existing land application plan highlight the plan in the plan list and click on the Open Plan button 26 MARC 2008 File Reports cu 1 ESL A Us Farm Glenlea Example Crop Year Plan Pant Plan List Open Plan PlnNam 1 11 11 1 PlanDate Cropvear New Plan gt Glenlea 2006 Crop Year 2008 02 22 Fall 2005 to Summer 2006 This screen provides list of all of the plans associated with the farm To select an existing plan highlight the 4a plan in the plan list and click on the Open Plan button To create a new plan click on the New Plan button Previous To create a new land application plan click on the New Plan button This will activate the New Plan Required Fields sub screen Plan Crea
76. within 1 day Applicator 6 Licence Fields that are to recieve manure must be soil sampled and the analytical reports submitted to Manitoba Conservation Sound soil sampling procedures as outlined on Page 4 of the Detailed Instructions are required to obtain an accurate soil nutrient assessment 1 Indicate only the available acres for manure spreading exclusive of setbacks from surface water courses etc 2 List all of the Agricultural Capability Classes and subclasses limiting factor s for each field as determined by PUBLISHED MANITOBA SOIL SURVEY REPORT or electronic data distributed by Manitoba Land Initiative website Provide the source and scale of information used 3As shown on the soil analysis report appended to this form If soil analysis reports are not available at the time of submitting the form they must be forwarded to Manitoba Conservation 14 days before application of manure to allow for processing 4 Indicate the recommended nitrogen N application rate suggested by the soil fertility guide or the soil analysis report 5 Method of application includes a combination of the equipment used tanker spreader tractor pulled flexible hose or irrigation system and the time until incorporation 6Applicator information required if applicator is not the operator 7Additional Fertilizer Manure Application s must not result in soil NO3 above the regulated limit in that crop year Note Plan must be certified by o
77. xporting a Plan Main Menu Import Toolbar Icon N A This function allows you to import a plan in database format This facilitates the sharing of plans between users For more information see 4 4 5 Importing a Plan Main Menu Import MARC 2005 Files Toolbar Icon N A This function allows you to import all of your MARC 2005 farms and plans For more information see 4 4 6 Importing MARC 2005 Files 10 Main Menu Planner Toolbar Icon N A This function displays the name and address of the manure management planner and the preferred units he she has chosen to work in The default units can be changed for future plans through the Planner information screen Main Menu Exit Toolbar Icon N A This function closes the program A message prompts you to save any unsaved data The X in the top right corner of the screen also closes the program 4 4 2 Additional Functions from the Toolbar Cancel Toolbar Icon This function cancels any changes that have been made since the information was last saved Delete Toolbar Icon kA This icon permanently deletes a farm or a plan from the database Before deleting a farm a warning screen asks if you want to delete the current farm and all of the plans associated with the farm Before deleting a plan a warning screen asks if you want to delete the current plan Print Reports Toolbar Icon This icon allows you to print any of the reports for the farm or plan Units Toolbar Icon M I
78. y person or any entity having access to this software or b The merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to any Information whatsoever included in this software or c The results to be obtained from using such Information Information may be changed or updated without notice To verify or correct any Information please contact the one of the technical contacts listed above While every effort is made to ensure that the MARC 2008 software does not contain computer viruses reasonable and appropriate precautions to scan for computer viruses should be taken The Government of Manitoba its agents employees and contractors will not be liable to any person or entity having access to this software for any damages of any kind whether direct indirect special incidental or consequential or lost profits or data or harm to persons including death howsoever caused whether arising out of negligence or otherwise which may be occasioned from the use of this Information even if informed of the possibility hereof By accessing the MARC 2008 software you are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions set out herein and all applicable laws and regulations If you do not agree with any of these terms do not use this software Any dispute or action arising from this software or content contained within this software shall be governed by the laws in force in Manitoba Canada and persons or entities accessing the s

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