Government of Ontario: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs

Nutrient Management Farm Registration Form

1. General Information

According to Ontario Regulation 267/03, as amended, an agricultural operation is required to register with the Province of Ontario, if that operation generates 300 or more nutrient units and:

As of January 1, 2006 agricultural operations that need to register with the Province of Ontario must have a Nutrient Management Strategy and Plan on site. The Nutrient Management Strategy and Plan must be prepared by a certified individual.

The information required to complete this form will be used for the purposes of Ontario Regulation 267/03, as amended, to establish the size of your farm unit and identify the land included in this farm unit.

A farm unit as defined by the Nutrient Management Act, 2002, Ontario Regulation 267/03, as amended, is the basis for a Nutrient Management Strategy and Nutrient Management Plan. For each farm unit there is only one Nutrient Management Strategy and one Nutrient Management Plan. The farm unit must include all land on the property where the nutrients are generated. The farm unit may include other properties.

2. Contact Information







3. Certified Nutrient Management Planner


Table 1 Description of Generating Facilities that are Part of this Operation

Number of Livestock for Each Generating Facility included as Part of the Operation.
Complete the information below using the three (3) livestock categories listed in the Reference Table for Determining the Number of Nutrient Units per Livestock Type found on page 8.

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Table 2 Description of Storage Facilities that are Part of this Farm Unit

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Type of Storage(check one)            


Storage Covered (check one)    
Agricultural Source Material Type (check one)    
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Type of Storage(check one)            


Storage Covered (check one)    
Agricultural Source Material Type (check one)    
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Type of Storage(check one)            


Storage Covered (check one)    
Agricultural Source Material Type (check one)    
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Type of Storage(check one)            


Storage Covered (check one)    
Agricultural Source Material Type (check one)    
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Type of Storage(check one)            


Storage Covered (check one)    
Agricultural Source Material Type (check one)    
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Type of Storage(check one)            


Storage Covered (check one)    
Agricultural Source Material Type (check one)    
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Type of Storage(check one)            


Storage Covered (check one)    
Agricultural Source Material Type (check one)    

Does the operation have a minimum of 240 days of liquid prescribed material storage?      

Does the operation have a minimum of 240 days of solid prescribed material storage?       

Table 3 Location and Identification of Land that is Part of this Farm Unit

Give each farm or field a unique name that will also be used in the Nutrient Management Plan for this Farm Unit.

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Sensitive Features within the Farm or Field (check if present)        
Status (check one)        
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Sensitive Features within the Farm or Field (check if present)        
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Sensitive Features within the Farm or Field (check if present)        
Status (check one)        
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Sensitive Features within the Farm or Field (check if present)        
Status (check one)        
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Sensitive Features within the Farm or Field (check if present)        
Status (check one)        
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Sensitive Features within the Farm or Field (check if present)        
Status (check one)        
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Sensitive Features within the Farm or Field (check if present)        
Status (check one)        

Table 4 Location and Identification of Incoming Prescribed Material Transfers

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Table 5 Location and Identification of Outgoing Prescribed Material Transfers

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4. Declaration

As the farm unit operator I declare that the facilities and property referred to on this form comprise the entirety of this Farm Unit.
I acknowledge that:

I hereby warrant that the information contained on this form is true, and that I have authority to complete this document.



       

Indicate the type of operation that this Farm Unit is in: (check one only)









       



       

Attached with this form:

Notice of Collection

Personal information provided in this application is collected under the authority of the Nutrient Management Act, 2002 and Ontario Regulation 267/03, s.32. It will be used for the review, registration, enforcement and audit of the strategy or plan and research. The information may be made available to external experts contracted by OMAFRA for advice during review and registration, and to the Ministry of the Environment for advice during review and registration or for enforcement purposes. The following information will be used to create a public record:

  1. name of farm operator;
  2. owner of the farm unit and developer of each strategy or plan;
  3. properties covered by the declared farm unit of each strategy or plan;
  4. days of storage in each strategy; and
  5. the proportion of the nutrient applied to the declared farm unit of each strategy or plan, and the proportion moved to other properties.
Questions about the collection of information can be directed to the Manager, Approvals, Nutrient Management Branch, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 1 Stone Road West, Guelph ON N1G 4Y2, telephone: 519–826–6368.

Reference Table for Determining the Number of Nutrient Units per Livestock Type
Type of Livestock
Type Subtype Sub–subtype Nutrient Units (animals/NU)
Beef Backgrounders (7–12.5 months) Confinement 3
Beef Backgrounders (7–12.5 months) Yard/Barn 3
Beef Cows (includes calves to weaning) Confinement 1
Beef Cows (includes calves to weaning) Deep Bedded 1
Beef Cows (includes calves to weaning) Yard/Barn 1
Beef Feeders (7–16 months) Confinement 3
Beef Feeders (7–16 months) Confinement Bedded Pack 3
Beef Feeders (7–16 months) Confinement Total Slats 3
Beef Feeders (7–16 months) Yard/Barn 3
Beef Short Keep (12.5–17.5 months) Confinement 2
Chickens Broiler Breeder Growers
(females + males transferred out)		 Floor System 300
Chickens Broiler Breeder Layer
(females + males transferred in)		 Cages 100
Chickens Broiler Breeder Layer
(females + males transferred in)		 Litter with Slats 100
Chickens Broilers 8–Week Cycle 351
Chickens Broilers 9–Week Cycle 300
Chickens Broilers 10–Week Cycle 250
Chickens Broilers 12–Week Cycle 199
Chickens Layer Pullets (day–olds) Cages 500
Chickens Layer Pullets (day–olds) Litter 500
Chickens Laying Hens Belt And Other Removal System (daily) 150
Chickens Laying Hens Belt With Air Drying (daily) 150
Chickens Laying Hens High Rise – Stored in Barn 150
Chickens Laying Hens Liquid – Stored in Barn 150
Chinchilla Breeding Females
(incl. males/rep/market animals)		   320
Dairy Calves Large–Frame   6
Dairy Calves Medium–Frame (Guernsey Size)   7
Dairy Calves Small–Frame (Jersey Size)   8.5
Dairy Heifers Large–Frame Deep Bedded 2
Dairy Heifers Large–Frame Free Stall 2
Dairy Heifers Large–Frame Manure Pack Outside Access 2
Dairy Heifers Large–Frame Pack Scrape 1 Side 2
Dairy Heifers Large–Frame Pack Scrape 2 Sides 2
Dairy Heifers Medium–Frame (Guernsey Size) Deep Bedded 2.4
Dairy Heifers Medium–Frame (Guernsey Size) Free–Stall 2.4
Dairy Heifers Medium–Frame (Guernsey Size) Pack Scrape 2.4
Dairy Heifers Small–Frame (Jersey Size) Deep Bedded 2.9
Dairy Heifers Small–Frame (Jersey Size) Free–Stall 2.9
Dairy Heifers Small–Frame (Jersey Size) Pack Scrape 2.9
Dairy Milking Age Cows Large–Frame 4–Row Free Stall Head–To–Head 0.7
Dairy Milking Age Cows Large–Frame 4–Row Free Stall Tail–To–Tail 0.7
Dairy Milking Age Cows Large–Frame 6–Row Free–Stall 0.7
Dairy Milking Age Cows Large–Frame Bedded Pack 0.7
Dairy Milking Age Cows Large–Frame 3–Row Free–Stall 0.7
Dairy Milking Age Cows Large–Frame Sand 0.7
Dairy Milking Age Cows Large–Frame Tie–Stall 0.7
Dairy Milking Age Cows Medium–Frame
(Guernsey Size)		 Bedded Pack 0.85
Dairy Milking Age Cows Medium–Frame
(Guernsey Size)		 Free–Stall 0.85
Dairy Milking Age Cows Medium–Frame
(Guernsey Size)		 Tie–Stall 0.85
Dairy Milking Age Cows Small–Frame
(Jersey Size)		 Bedded Pack 1
Dairy Milking Age Cows Small–Frame
(Jersey Size)		 Free–Stall 1
Dairy Milking Age Cows Small–Frame
(Jersey Size)		 Tie–Stall 1
Deer/Elk Elk Adults (>24 months)
(includes unweaned offspring)		   2
Deer/Elk Elk Feeders   6
Deer/Elk Elk/Red Deer Hybrid Adults
(includes unweaned offspring)		   4
Deer/Elk Elk/Red Deer Hybrid Feeders   10
Deer/Elk Fallow Deer Adults (>24 months)
(includes unweaned offspring)		   13
Deer/Elk Fallow Deer Feeders   23
Deer/Elk Red Deer Adults (>24 months)
(includes unweaned offspring)		   7
Deer/Elk Red Deer Feeders   14
Deer/Elk White Tailed Deer Adults (>24 months)
(includes unweaned offspring)		   11
Deer/Elk White Tailed Deer Feeders   21
Ducks Peking Breeders 105
Ducks Peking Growers 105
Emu Adults
(includes offspring to market size)		   12
Fox Breeding Females
(includes rep/market animals/males)		   25
Goats Dairy Does
(including unweaned offspring)		 Confinement 8
Goats Dairy Kids Confinement  
Goats Feeder Kids (>20kg) Confinement  
Goats Mature Meat Goat
(including unweaned offspring)		   8
Horses Large–Frame
(including unweaned offspring)		 Box Stalls 0.7
Horses Medium–Frame
(including unweaned offspring)		 Box Stalls 1
Horses Small–Frame
(including unweaned offspring)		 Box Stalls 2
Mink Breeding Females
(includes rep/market animals/males)		   90
Ostrich Adults
(includes offspring to market size)		   4
Rabbits Breeding Does
(includes bucks/rep/fryers)		 1–Tier Cages 40
Rabbits Breeding Does
(includes bucks/rep/fryers)		 2–Tier Cages 40
Rabbits Breeding Does
(includes bucks/rep/fryers)		 3–Tier Cages 40
Sheep Dairy and Feeder Lambs Confinement 20
Sheep Dairy and Feeder Lambs Outside Access 20
Sheep Dairy Ewes and Rams
(including unweaned offspring and replacements)		 Confinement 6
Sheep Meat Ewes and Rams
(including unweaned offspring and replacements)		 Confinement 8
Sheep Meat Ewes and Rams
(including unweaned offspring and replacements)		 Outside Access 0
Swine Feeders Full Slats 6
Swine Feeders Full Slats (wet/dry feeders) 6
Swine Feeders Deep Bedded 6
Swine Feeders Partial Slats 6
Swine Feeders Partial Slats (wet/dry feeders) 6
Swine Feeders Solid Scrape 6
Swine Gilts–Breeders   5
Swine Sows (dry) (AI) non–SEW 3.64
Swine Sows (dry) and Boars non–SEW 3.5
Swine Sows (dry) and Boars SEW 3.33
Swine Sows with Litters non–SEW 3.5
Swine Sows with Litters SEW 3.33
Swine Sows, Boars, and Litters SEW 3.5
Swine Weaners non–SEW 20
Swine Weaners non–SEW (wet/dry) 20
Swine Weaners SEW 20
Swine Weaners SEW (wet/dry) 20
Turkeys Breeder Toms    
Turkeys Broilers <6.2 kg   133
Turkeys Hens 6.2 – 10.8 kg   107
Turkeys Toms >10.8 kg   76
Turkeys Turkey Breeder Layers    
Turkeys Turkey Pullet (0–6 weeks)   267
Veal Grain Fed Veal   6
Veal Milk–Fed Veal   6

NOTE:
For animals not listed in the table above the number of animals per nutrient unit can be calculated by determining the number of animals that will produce the amount of nutrients that give the fertilizer replacement value of the lower of 43 kilograms of nitrogen or 55 kilograms of phosphate as nutrient. Consult with Ministry staff if assistance is required to complete this calculation.

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