Date	Name of person trained / instructed	Training Course Attended / Topic Instructed	Name of Trainer

The purpose of the plan is to help minimise the risk of causing water pollution by having a plan for spreading livestock manures, slurries and organic wastes on the farm.

As a minimum, producers will be expected to have a map of the farm identifying where and when farm waste can be applied and demonstrating that there is enough land area available for manures to be applied without exceeding a total Nitrogen application of 250kg/ha/year. (NB Lower rates may apply for NVZ’s).

Step 1 – Using the farm map and a simple colour coding system, the following areas should be identified. Once identified, the total areas where manures may be applied should be estimated.

What	Where	Spreadable Area (Ha)	When
Water (Blue)	Any ditches, watercourses and ponds. Also springs, wells or boreholes where water is used for human consumption or farm dairies, including any on neighbouring land close to the farm boundary.	N/a	Do Not Spread
Non-spreading Areas (White)	Fields where manure would not normally be spread; non-farmed fields, woodlands or fields simply too far away from the farm buildings.	N/a	Do Not Spread
Don’t Spread Areas (Red)	Areas where manure shouldn’t be spread. At least 10m either side of all ditches and watercourses; 50m around springs, wells and boreholes, steep slopes with a risk of run-off throughout the year; and Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Sites of Special Scientific Interest, or other land subject to management agreements	N/a	Do Not Spread
High Risk Areas (Yellow)	Fields next to watercourse, spring or borehole with soil at field capacity with moderate slope or slowly permeable soil; where soil depth over fissured rock is less than 30cm; with effective pipe or field drains.		Use throughout the year subject to ground conditions but restrict application rates in winter
Very High Risk Areas (Orange)	Fields likely to flood sometime most winters; next to watercourse, spring or borehole where surface is severely compacted or waterlogged or have a severe slope and soil is at field capacity or have a moderate slope and slowly permeable soil		Avoid in winter and in dry summer when soil cracks down to the drains, or when soil is compacted
Low Risk Areas (Green)	All other areas not already marked.		Can be used throughout year
	Total Spreadable Area Available:

Step 2 - Calculate the amount of manure produced on the farm and the area required for it to be spread without exceeding a total Nitrogen application rate of 250kg/ha

	No of Stock Units	Months Housed	Hectares needed by Stock Unit	Total Area Needed (Ha)
Dairy Cow (650kg)		X	X 0.039	=
Dairy Cow (550kg)		X	X 0.032	=
Dairy Cow (450kg)		X	X 0.025	=
Heifer Replacement 2yr+ (500kg)		X	X 0.019	=
Youngstock 1-2yr (400kg)		X	X 0.016	=
Youngstock 6-12mths		X	X 0.008	=
Calf		X	X 0.005	=
Bull		X	X 0.019	=
			Total Area Required

NB – If there are other housed stock on the farm (e.g. beef cattle, sheep) their manure production must also be included in the calculations. Allowance must also be made for any ‘imported’ manures, such as sewage sludge.

Step 3 - Compare the area available (step 1) and area required (step 2). If the area available exceeds the area required, the plan is complete. If the area available is less than the area required then a more detailed plan of alternative action is required.

The above guidelines provide a simple indication of how a Farm Waste Management Plan should be constructed. For more detailed information producers are advised to refer to publications such as the DEFRA Code of Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Water.