Record Keeping
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• Manure Used For Non-Land Application*
Specific use and amount of manure used for a non
land application purpose.
• Manure Transfer Records* Under PNMP,
CAOs are required to maintain completed ‘Manure
Transfer Sheets’ while volunteers must record the des
tination, date and amount of exported manure.
• Equipment Calibration Records Manure
spreaders and injection equipment need to be cali
brated when initially developing a nutrient manage
ment plan. Recalibration should be done periodically
or when manure-handling practices change.
While there may be other items of nutrient informa
tion that producers may want to record, the items
listed above are sufficient for most dairy farms. The
most difficult step in the whole process is getting
started.
Don’t wait until regulations force you to keep nu
trient management records. Rather, be proactive and
begin to document your nutrient information, man
agement activities and cropping history.
Keeping these records should become standard
practice for all dairy producers. Your records are the
only way you have to document the practices you have
followed and implemented on your farm. In addition.
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these records provide the most reliable basis for sound
management decisions in the future both for agro
nomic and environmental stewardship decisions.
PDQA Program In Place
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) The Pennsylvania
Dairy Quality Assurance Program (PDQA) is an integrated
management program that identifies best management
practices (BMPs) influencing the quality of milk, meat, and
biosecurity.
PDQA includes three modules for quality assurance: milk
quality, meat quality, and biosecurity. Objectives of the pro
gram are to help producers:
• Produce consistent, safe, high quality products through
increased animal health, productivity, and profitability.
• Meet consumer and regulatory expectations regarding
onfarm food safety and quality using a systems-based ap
proach.
• Promote environmental stewardship.
To enroll in PDQA, producers must complete an applica
tion, then work with an implementer and Penn State per
sonnel to identify objectives of that particular farm.
For more information, contact Penn State Veterinary Ex
tension, 111 Henning Building, University Park, PA 16802,
phone (814) 863-2160, or call Dr. Brenda Coe at (814) 863-
7738 or Dr. Larry Hutchinson at (814) 863-5938.
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