Agrifoods

These guidelines describe management systems and practices that will reduce the risk of pollution and minimize the odour experienced by neighbours. They establish acceptable farming practices for livestock producers in Newfoundland.
The following documents are in Adobe PDF format.

	Introduction (pdf - 15 kb)
	Legistation/Regulations (pdf - 10 kb )
	Site Selection (pdf - 22 kb )
	Manure Handling and Storage (pdf - 59 kb)
	Land Application of Manure (pdf - 64 kb)
	Outdoor Area for Dairy and Beef (pdf - 21 kb)
	Composing Manure (pdf - 10 kb)
	Farm Residental Sewage Disposal Systems (pdf - 5 kb)
	Disposal of Dead Animals and Other Farm Wastes (pdf - 40 kb)
	On-Farm Slaughter House and Meat Inspection (pdf - 9 kb)
	Sources of Information (pdf - 10 kb)
	Appendix A: Odour Treatment Techniques (pdf - 9 kb)
	Appendix B: Conversion Tables (pdf - 10 kb)
	Appendix C: Recommended Minimum Land Area for Livestock Manure Utilization (pdf - 35 kb)
	Appendix D: Calculating Minimum Separation Distance (MSD) (pdf - 17 kb)
	Appendix E: Annual Livestock Manure Production (pdf - 13 kb)
	Appendix F: Nitrogen Loss Summary (pdf - 10 kb)
	Appendix G: Safety (pdf - 12 kb)
	Appendix H: Soil and Manure Sampling (pdf - 16 kb)
	Appendix I: A Method to Determine Manure Application Rates (pdf - 38 kb)
	Appendix J: Guidelines for Pesticide Use (pdf - 27 kb)
	Appendix K: References (pdf - 7 kb)
	Appendix L: Glossary of Terms (pdf - 8 kb)