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RECEWD 7/27/2020
JUL 31 2020
NC DEQ/DWR
Central Ofte NUTRIENT UTILIZATION PLAN
Grower(s): Neal Grant ,���
Farm Name: Mountain View Farm
County: Richmond
Permit Capacity:
Farrow to Wean
Farrow to Feeder
Farrow to Finish
Wean to Feeder
Wean to Finish
3250 Feeder to Finish
Gilts
Boars
Storage Structure:
Storage Period:
Application Method:
Anaerobic Lagoon
>180 days
Irrigation
1794 N US 220 HWY
Ellerbe, NC 28338
The waste from your animal facility must be land applied at a specified rate to prevent pollution
of surface water and/or groundwater. The plant nutrients in the animal waste should be used
to reduce the amount of commercial fertilizer required for the crops in the fields where the waste
is to be applied.
This waste utilization plan uses nitrogen as the limiting nutrient. Waste should be analyzed
before each application cycle. Annual soil tests are strongly encouraged so that all plant
nutrients can be balanced for realistic yields of the crop to be grown.
Several factors are important in implementing your waste utilization plan in order to maximize
the fertilizer value of the waste and to ensure that it is applied in an environmentally safe manner:
1. Always apply waste based on the needs of the crop to be grown and the nutrient
content of the waste. Do not apply more nitrogen than the crop can utilize.
2. Soil types are important as they have different infiltration rates, leaching potentials,
cation exchange capacities, and available water holding capacities.
3. Normally waste shall be applied to land eroding at less than 5 tons per acre per
year. Waste may be applied to land eroding at 5 or more tons per acre annually, but
less than 10 tons per acre per year providing that adequate filter strips are established.
4. Do not apply waste on saturated soils, when it is raining, or when the surface is frozen.
Either of these conditions may result in runoff to surface waters which is not allowed
under DWR regulations.
5. Wind conditions should also be considered to avoid drift and downwind odor
problems.
6. To maximize the value of the nutrients for crop production and to reduce the potential
for pollution, the waste should be applied to a growing crop or applied not more than
30 days prior to planting a crop or forages breaking dormancy. Injecting the waste or
disking will conserve nutrients and reduce odor problems.
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This plan is based on the waste application method shown above. If you choose to change
methods in the future, you need to revise this plan. Nutrient levels for different application
methods are not the same.
The estimated acres needed to apply the animal waste is based on typical nutrient content
for this type of facility. In some cases you may want to have plant analysis made, which could
allow additional waste to be applied. Provisions shall be made for the area receiving waste to
be flexible so as to accommodate changing waste analysis content and crop type. Lime must
be applied to maintain pH in the optimum range for specific crop production.
This waste utilization plan, if carried out, meets the requirements for compliance with 15A NCAC
2H .0217 adopted by the Environmental Management Commission.
AMOUNT OF WASTE PRODUCED PER YEAR ( gallons, ft3, tons, etc.):
Capacity Type Waste Produced Per Animal Total
Farrow to Wean
3203 gal/yr
gal/yr
Farrow to Feeder
3861 gal/yr
gal/yr
Farrow to Finish
10478 gal/yr
gal/yr
Wean to Feeder
191 gal/yr
gal/yr
Wean to Finish
776 gal/yr
gal/yr
3250
Feeder to Finish
927 gal/yr
3,012,750 gal/yr
Gilts
1015 gal/yr
gal/yr
Boars
2959 al/ r
gal/ r
Total 3,012,750 al/ r
AMOUNT OF PLANT AVAILABLE NITROGEN PRODUCED PER YEAR (Ibs):
Capacity Type Nitrogen Produced per Animal Total
Farrow to Wean
3.84 Ibs/yr
Ibs/yr
Farrow to Feeder
6.95 Ibs/yr
Ibs/yr
Farrow to Finish
18.86 Ibs/yr
Ibs/yr
Wean to Feeder
0.34 Ibs/yr
Ibs/yr
Wean to Finish
1.4 Ibs/yr
Ibslyr
3250
Feeder to Finish
1.67 Ibs/yr
5,428 Ibslyr
Gilts
1.83 Ibs/yr
Ibs/yr
Boars
5.33 Ibs/ r
Ibs/ r
Total 6,428 Ibs/ r
Applying the above amount of waste is a big job. You should plan time and have appropriate
equipment to apply the waste in a timely manner.
LAND UTILIZATION SUMMARY
The following table describes the nutrient balance and land utilization rate for this facility
Note that the Nitrogen Balance for Crops indicates the ratio of the amount of nitrogen produced
on this facility to the amount of nitrogen that the crops under irrigation may uptake and utilize
in the normal growing season.
Total Irrigated Acreage: 80.66
Total N Required 1st Year: 13224.79
Total N Required 2nd Year: 0.00
Average Annual Nitrogen Requirement of Crops: 13,224.79
Total Nitrogen Produced by Farm: 6,427.50
Nitrogen Balance for Crops: (7,797.29)
The following table describes the specifications of the hydrants and fields that contain the crops
designated for utilization of the nitrogen produced on this facility. This chart describes the size,
soil characteristics, and uptake rate for each crop in the specified crop rotation schedule for this
facility.
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This plan does not include commercial fertilizer. The farm should produce adequate plant
available nitrogen to satisfy the requirements of the crops listed above.
The applicator is cautioned that P and K may be over applied while meeting the N requirements.
In the future, regulations may require farmers in some parts of North Carolina to have a nutrient
management plan that addresses all nutrients. This plan only addresses nitrogen.
In interplanted fields ( i.e. small grain, etc, interseeded in bermuda), forage must be removed
through grazing, hay, and/or silage. Where grazing, plants should be grazed when they
reach a height of six to nine inches. Cattle should be removed when plants are grazed to a
height of four inches. In fields where small grain, etc, is to be removed for hay or silage, care
should be exercised not to let small grain reach maturity, especially late in the season (i.e.
April or May). Shading may result if small grain gets too high and this will definitely interfere
with stand of bermudagrass. This loss of stand will result in reduced yields and less nitrogen
being utilized. Rather than cutting small grain for hay or silage just before heading as is
the normal situation, you are encouraged to cut the small grain earlier. You may want to
consider harvesting hay or silage two to three times during the season, depending on the
time small grain is planted in the fall.
The ideal time to interplant small grain, etc, is late September or early October. Drilling is
recommended over broadcasting. Bermudagrass should be grazed or cut to a height of
about two inches before drilling for best results.
CROP CODE LEGEND
Crop Code
Crop
Description -Harvested As
A
Barley
Grain Crop
B
Grazed Hybrid Bermudagrass
Pasture/Grazed
C
Hybrid Bermudagrass Hay
Hay
B/C
Comb. Hybrid Bermudagrass
Graze/Hay Combination
D
Corn - Grain
Grain Crop
E
Corn - Silage
Silage
F
Cotton
Cotton Lint
G
Grazed Fescue
Pasture/Grazed
H
Fescue Hay
Hay
I
Oats
Grain Crop
J
Rye
Grain Crop
K
Grazed Overseed
Pasture/Grazed (Seeded in Bermudagrass)
L
Overseed Hay
Hay (Seeded in Bermudagrass)
M
Grain Sorghum
Grain Crop
N
Wheat
Grain Crop
O
Soybean
Grain Crop
P
Pine Trees
Pine Trees
S
Small Grain
Grain Crop/ Hay (After Grain Crop)
CC
Cover Crop
Not Harvested; Burned/Disked In
SWG
Swithgrass
Biomass Crop
Acres shown in the preceding table are considered to be the usable acres excluding
required buffers, filter strips along ditches, odd areas unable to be irrigated, and perimeter areas
not receiving full application rates due to equipment limitations. Actual total acres in the fields
listed may, and most likely will be, more than the acres shown in the tables.
See attached map showing the fields to be used for the utilization of animal waste.
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SLUDGE APPLICATION:
The following table describes the annual nitrogen accumulation rate per animal
in the lagoon sludge
Farm Specifications PAN/yr/animal Farm Total/yr
Farrow to Wean
_
0.8
Farrow to Feeder
0.96
Farrow to Finish
3.9
Wean to Feeder
0.07
Wean to Finish
0.27
5760 Feeder to Finish
0.34 1958.4
Gilts
0.39
Boars
0.55
The waste utilization plan must contain provisions for periodic land application of sludge at
agronomic rates. The sludge will be nutrient rich and will require precautionary measures to
prevent over application of nutrients or other elements. Your production facility will produce
approximately 1958.4 pounds of plant available nitrogen per year and will accumulate in the lagoon
sludge based on the rates of accumulation listed above.
If you remove the sludge every 5 years, you will have approximately 9792 pounds of plant
available nitrogen to utilize. Assuming you apply this PAN to hybrid bermuda grass hayland at the
rate of 300 pounds of nitrogen per acre, you will need 32 acreas of land. if you apply the sludge
to corn at a rate of 125 pounds per acre, you will need 78.336 acres of land. Please note that these
are only estimates of the PAN produced and the land required to utilize that PAN. Actual values
may only be determined by sampling the sludge for plant available nitrogen content prior to application
Actual utilization rates will vary with soil type, crop, and realistic yield expectations for the specific
application fields designated for sludge application at time of removal.
APPLICATION OF WASTE BY IRRIGATION:
The irrigation application rate should not exceed the intake rate of the soil at the time of irrigation
such that runoff or ponding occurs. This rate is limited by initial soil moisture content, soil
structure, soil texture, water droplet size, and organic solids. The application amount should not
exceed the available water holding capacity of the soil at the time of irrigation nor should the
plant available nitrogen applied exceed the nitrogen needs of the crop.
If surface irrigation is the method of land application for this plan, it is the responsibility of the
producer and irrigation designer to ensure that an irrigation system is installed to properly
irrigate the acres shown in the preceding table. Failure to apply the recommended rates and
amounts of nitrogen shown in the tables may make this plan invalid.
*This is the maximum application amount allowed for the soil assuming the amount
of nitrogen allowed for the crop is not over applied. In many situations, the application
amount shown cannot be applied because of the nitrogen limitation. The maximum
application amount shown can be applied under optimum soil conditions.
Your facility is designed for >180 days of temporary storage and the temporary storage must
be removed on the average of once every 6 months. In no instance should the volume of the
waste stored in your structure be within the 25 year 24 hour storm storage or one foot of
freeboard except in the event of the 25 year 24 hour storm.
It is the responsibility of the producer and waste applicator to ensure that the spreader equipment
is operated properly to apply the correct rates to the acres shown in the tables. Failure to apply
the recommended rates and amounts of nitrogen shown in the tables may make this plan invalid.
Call your technical specialist after you receive the waste analysis report for assistance in
determining the amount of waste per acre and the proper application prior to applying the waste.
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Application Rate Guide
The following is provided as a guide for establishing application rates and amounts.
Soil
Application Rate
Application Amount
Tract
Hydrant_
Type
Crop in/hr
* inches
352
1
UxC2
C 0.3
1
352
2
UxC2
C 0.3
1
352
3
UxC2
C 0.3
1
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Additional Comments:
plan updated to plant Bermuda from corn in fields 1 and 2
Refer to memo for bermuda winter overseed for 100 pound rate.
Plan was updated in 2009 to grow corn in 352 fields 1 and 2.
Tract 976 was added to broadcast with a honey wagon as needed.
This will stay in the plan to allow flexibility to broadcast on corn as neeed.
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-_- NUTRIENT (UTILIZATION PLAN CERTIFICATION
Name of Farm: Mountain View Farm
Owner: Neal Grant
Manager:
Owner/Manager Agreement:
I/we understand and willfollow and implementthe specifications and the operation and
maintenance procedures established in the approved animal waste nutrient management
plan forthe farm named above. I/we know that any expansion to the existing design capacity
of the waste treatment and/or storage system, or construction of new facilities, will require a
new nutrient management plan and anew certification to be submitted to DW R before the new
animals are stocked.
i/we understand that 1 must own or have access to equipment, primarily irrigation equipment,
to land apply the animal waste described in this nutrient management plan. This equipment
must be available at the appropriate pumping time such that no discharge occurs from the lagoon
in the event of a 25 year24 hourstorm. I also certify that the waste will be applied on the land
according to this plan at the appropriate times and at rates which produce no runoff.
This plan will be filed on site atthe farm office and atthe office of the local Soil and Water
Conservation District and will be available for review by NCDW R upon request.
Name of Facility Owner: Neal Grant
Signature:
ate
Name of Manager (if different from owner):
Signature:
Date
Name of Technical Specialist:__ Becky Spearman
Affiliation: NC Cooperative Extension - Bladen County Center
Address: PO Box 249
Elizabehtown, NC 28337
Telephone: [phone] _
Signature:
In/oWo
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NUTRIENT UTILIZATION PLAN
REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS
1 Animal waste shall not reach surface waters of the state by runoff, drift,
manmade conveyances, direct application, or direct discharge during
operation or land application. Any discharge of waste which reaches
surface water is prohibited.
2 There must be documentation in the design folder that the producer
either owns or has an agreement for use of adequate land on which to
properly apply the waste. If the producer does not own adequate land to
properly dispose of the waste, he/she shall provide evidence of an
agreement with a landowner, who is within a reasonable proximity,
allowing him/her the use of the land for waste application. It is the
responsibility of the owner of the waste production facility to secure an
update of the Nutrient Utilization Plan when there is a change in the
operation, increase in the number of animals, method of application,
recieving crop type, or available land.
3 Animal waste shall be applied to meet, but not exceed, the nitrogen
needs for realistic crop yields based upon soil type, available moisture,
historical data, climatic conditions, and level of management, unless
there are regulations that restrict the rate of applications. for other
nutrients.
4 Animal waste shall be applied to land eroding less than 5 tons per acre
per year. Waste may be applied to land eroding at more than 5 tons per
acre per year but less than 10 tons per acre per year provided grass
filter strips are installed where runoff leaves the field (See USDA, NRCS
Field Office Technical Guide Standard 393 - Filter Strips).
5 Odors can be reduced by injecting the waste or disking after waste
application. Waste should not be applied when there is danger of drift
from the land application field.
6 When animal waste is to be applied on acres subject to flooding, waste
will be soil incorporated on conventionally tilled cropland. When waste is
applied to conservation tilled crops or grassland, the waste may be
broadcast provided the application does not occur during a season
prone to flooding (See "Weather and Climate in North Carolina" for
guidance).
7 Liquid waste shall be applied at rates not to exceed the soil infiltration
rate such that runoff does not occur offsite or to surface waters and in a
method which does not cause drift from the site during application. No
ponding should occur in order to control odor and flies.
Animal waste shall not be applied to saturated soils, during rainfall
events, or when the surface is frozen.
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NUTRIENT UTILIZATION PLAN
REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS
Animal waste shall be applied on actively growing crops in such a manner that
the crop is not covered with waste to a depth that would inhibit growth. The
potential for salt damage from animal waste should also be considered.
10 Nutrients from waste shall not be applied in fall or winter for spring planted
crops on soils with a high potential for leaching. Waste/nutrient loading rates
on these soils should be held to a minimum and a suitable winter cover crop
planted to take up released nutrients. Waste shall not be applied more than
30 days prior to planting of the crop or forages breaking dormancy.
11 Any new swine facility sited on or after October 1, 1995 shall comply with the
following: The outer perimeter of the land area onto which waste is applied
from a lagoon that is a component of a swine farm shall be at least 50 feet
from any residential property boundary and canal. Animal waste, other than
swine waste from facilities sited on or after October 1, 1995, shall not be
applied closer than 25 feet to perennial waters.
12 Animal waste shall not be applied closer than 100 feet to wells.
13 Animal waste shall not be applied closer than 200 feet of dwellings other than
those owned by the landowner.
14 Waste shall be applied in a manner not to reach other property and public
right-of-ways.
15 Animal waste shall not be discharged into surface waters, drainageways, or
wetlands by discharge or by over -spraying. Animal waste may be applied to
prior converted cropland provided the fields have been approved as a land
application site by a "technical specialist". Animal waste shall not be applied
on grassed waterways that discharge directly into water courses, and on other
grassed waterways, waste shall be applied at agronomic rates in a manner that
causes no runoff or drift from the site.
16 Domestic and industrial waste from washdown facilities, showers, toilets,
sinks, etc., shall not be discharged into the animal waste management system.
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NUTRIENT UTILIZATION PLAN
REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS
17 A protective cover of appropriate vegetation will be established on all
disturbed areas (lagoon embankments, berms, pipe runs, etc.). Areas shall be
fenced, as necessary, to protect the vegetation. Vegetation such as trees,
shrubs, and other woody species, etc., are limited to areas where considered
appropriate. Lagoon areas should be kept mowed and accessible. Berms and
structures should be inspected regularly for evidence of erosion, leakage, or
discharge.
18 If animal production at the facility is to be suspended or terminated, the
owner is responsible for obtaining and implementing a "closure plan" which
will eliminate the possibility of an illegal discharge, pollution and erosion.
19 Waste handling structures, piping, pumps, reels, etc., should be inspected on a
regular basis to prevent breakdowns, leaks and spills. A regular maintenance
checklist should be kept on site.
20 Animal waste can be used in a rotation that includes vegetables and other
crops for direct human consumption. However, if animal waste is used on
crops for direct human consumption, it should only be applied pre -plant with
no further applications of animal waste during the crop season.
21 Highly visible markers shall be installed to mark the top and bottom elevations
of the temporary storage (pumping volume) of all waste treatment lagoons.
Pumping shall be managed to maintain the liquid level between the markers.
A marker will be required to mark the maximum storage volume for waste
storage ponds.
22 Waste shall be tested within 60 days of utilization and soil shall be tested at
least annually at crop sites where waste products are applied. Nitrogen shall
be the rate -determining nutrient, unless other restrictions require waste to be
applied based on other nutrients, resulting in a lower application rate than a
nitrogen based rate. Zinc and copper levels in the soil shall be monitored and
alternative crop sites shall be used when these metals approach excessive
levels. pH shall be adjusted and maintained for optimum crop production. Soil
and waste analysis records shall be kept for a minimum of five years. Poultry
dry waste application records shall be maintained for a minimum of three
years. Waste application records for all other waste shall be maintained for a
23 Dead animals will be disposed of in a manner that meets North Carolina
regulations.
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DepartmentRichmond County, North Carolina
Agriculture1turs
Farm 1523
Tract 352
2020 Program Year
CLU Acres HEL Crop
2 0.6 1 NHEL
4 25.76 UHEL
7 9,27 UHEL
12 87.65 UHEL Noncropland
13 0.51 UHEL Noncropland
1417.73 1 UHEL
Page Cropland Total: 43.36 acres
Map Created October 15, 2019
Base Image Layer flown in 2018
Wetland Determination identifiers
0 Restricted Use
0 Limited Restrictions
r, Exempt from Conservation
Compliance Provisions
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Updated Crop Management Practices for Bermuda Winter Overseed
This document, as approved by the Interagency Nutrient Management Committee on
October 10, 2017, hereby modified the July 13, 1993 Memorandum "Crop Management
Practices for Select Forages Used in Waste Management". This modification updates
the application window protocol for the 100 lb Nitrogen PAN rate for both Cereal Rye
and Annual Ryegrass, as well as winter small grains.
Farms utilizing the 100 lbs./ac PAN rate for the overseed are allowed to apply no
more than 50 Ibs./ac PAN from October 1 through December 31 and no more than
50 lbs./ac PAN from January 1 through March 31.
o Applications made during the months of December and January cannot exceed the
combined total of 25 Ibs./ac PAN for the two -month period.
The last application of animal waste is to be applied to the bermuda crop prior to
September 30.
o The PAN rate for grazed systems must be reduced by 25%.
All other requirements of the July 13, 1993 Memorandum continue to apply. Those
requirements include but are not limited to:
o Cereal rye and annual ryegrass should be planted by October 15 to provide the best
opportunity to get winter growth.
® A harvest is required prior to heading or April 7, whichever comes first, for both
cereal rye and annual ryegrass. This is necessary to minimize the potential for
shading of emerging bermuda and reducing its yield. ' To favor the production of
bermuda, additional harvest of annual ryegrass will be required when the ryegrass
canopy reaches 12-15 inches height.
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These management requirements shall also apply to overseeded winter small grain.
Nov 16, 2017