Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
Environmental Farm Planning
Nutrient Management Reference Guide
The Nutrient Management Reference Guide is for planners and agricultural producers in British Columbia desiring to do a Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) for their farm.
Developing a NMP is intended to help farmers optimize their crop nutrient usage, while protecting valuable soil, water, and air resources. In addition to the economic and environmental benefits, Nutrient Management Planning is a valuable educational process that helps to ensure a farmer is in compliance with all relevant legislation.
The Nutrient Management Plan has been developed as a subcomponent
of the Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) process. It is recommended that
farmers first do an Environmental Farm Plan and then do a Nutrient
Management Plan if directed to do so by the EFP process. This Guide is one of a number of publications prepared to support the implementation of
the
Canada -
BC Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) Program.
Download the Nutrient Management Reference Guide by using the links below. These various section of the Guide are in Adobe PDF format.
- Preface (PDF, 20KB)
- Table of Contents (PDF, 15KB)
- Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF, 71KB)
- Chapter 2 - Data Collection (PDF, 55KB)
- Chapter 3 - Nutrient Optimization (PDF, 39KB)
- Chapter 4 - NMP Calculator (PDF, 253KB)
- Chapter 5 - Assembling the Plan (PDF, 37KB)
- Chapter 6 - Record Keeping and Monitoring (PDF, 77KB)
- Nutrient Management Factsheets
- Soil Sampling for Nutrient Management (PDF, 288KB)
- Forage Crop Sampling for Nutrient Management (PDF, 296KB)
- Manure Sampling for Nutrient Management (PDF, 284KB)
- Phosphorus Considerations in Nutrient Management (PDF, 128KB)
- Potassium Considerations in Nutrient Management (PDF, 115KB)
- Choosing and Calibrating Manure Application Equipment (PDF, 164KB)
- British Columbia Agricultural Testing Laboratories (PDF)
