Training Opportunities

Facilitated Nutrient Management Planning and Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning (CNMP) Training Sessions

Feb 12, 2008 - Nutrient Management Planning
Feb 13 and 14, 2008 - Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning (CNMP)
Bozeman, Montana

The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) Montana Chapter is sponsoring a facilitated Nutrient Management Planning and Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning (CNMP) training session February 12 to 14, 2008, at the Wingate Motel in Bozeman, Montana. Participants who complete the training and subsequently submit an approved Nutrient Management and/or CNMP plan will then be certified as a planner in the respective category. The workshop is available to the public and NRCS employees who wish to be certified as planners in these specialties. Non-NRCS participants will also be eligible for registration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as a Technical Service Provider (TSP) in this discipline.

Cost is $40 for the one-day, February 12 Nutrient Management Planning session and $80 for the two-day CNMP session; or $100 for both sessions. The Nutrient Management course is a pre-requisite for the CNMP course and will feature components of Precision Agriculture. The instructor cadre is drawn from NRCS, Montana State University, Extension Service, and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. The agenda and registration form will be posted on the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) Montana Chapter’s website. Co-sponsors for the sessions are Montana State University and the Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) WY/MT Advisory Board. Continuing Education Credit hours for CCAs will be provided. Registration deadline is February 1, 2008.

NRCS provides technical and financial assistance to livestock operators for the development of alternative uses of manure, waste utilization, nutrient management, application methods and timing, storage facilities, and improved feed management technologies. Assistance is provided through the development of a CNMP. Through the CNMP process, livestock producers and NRCS (or a TSP) evaluate waste and nutrient considerations and prepare alternatives that meet producer objectives while protecting surface and groundwater resources. For animal feeding operations that must also be permitted under state and federal water quality regulations, the CNMP can also be developed to serve as the required Nutrient Management Plan.

For more information please contact:

Tom Pick
NRCS Water Quality Specialist
406-587 6947
E-mail: Thomas.Pick

Richard Fasching
NRCS State Agronomist
406-587-6837
E-mail: Richard.Fasching

Tommy Bass
Extension Livestock Environment Associate Specialist
406-994-5733
E-mail: Tommy Bass

Last Modified: 12/21/2007