The Air Management Practices Assessment Tool (AMPAT) provides an objective overview of mitigation practices best suited to address odor, emissions and dust at your livestock operation, so livestock and poultry producers may compare and narrow their options of mitigation techniques.

Understanding the principles behind effective livestock odor control strategies can help producers decide what to do.

Odor measurement is complicated. Find out about dilution-to-threshold methods, which currently are the most widely accepted.

More than 75 odorous compounds have been identified in livestock manures. Knowing odor chemistry is helpful to design and manage manure systems and avoid nuisance complaints.

Hydrogen sulfide safety hazards and essential precautions for manure handling and agitation operations.

Manure has characteristics that make nutrient management different and sometimes more complicated than fertilizer. Find out about manure nutrient availability for crops, manure nutrient supply, manure nutrient application recommendations, adjusting for manure nitrogen volatilization, and more.

A manure sample analysis that indicates manure nutrient concentrations can help define application rates and increase the potential as a crop nutrient source. Learn how frequently to sample, what testing to request and how to use analysis results in a manure nutrient management plan.

Adopting best management practices throughout an operation must take into consideration both manure application and tillage management.

Safety guidelines and treatment options for manure foam including ventilation requirements, feed management, and chemical treatments.

Certification requirements, training options, and renewal information for producers applying manure from their own confinement operations.

Certification requirements, training options, and licensing information for commercial manure application businesses and their employees.

Dr. Dan Andersen, Iowa State University, discusses the science of manure, including management, options for treatment, use as fertilizer, environmental impacts and new technologies.

IMMAG was created in 1997 by commodity and public sector groups to help producers maximize the value of manure as well as protect the environment. It links to many scientific and regulatory resources.

This publication provides best practices for composting swine carcasses.

Learn how on-farm composting of dead livestock can save producers money and help protect the environment.

Support organization offering Iowa farmers regulatory assistance, community relations guidance, and recognition programs for good neighbor practices.

Comprehensive regulatory information, permits, forms, and compliance guidance for Iowa confinement and open feedlot operations.

This worksheet provides guidelines for using the computer program RUSLE2 (Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation 2) and for calculating the Iowa Phosphorous Index. These are needed in nutrient management and conservation planning.

State regulations, separation distance requirements, and certification pathways for land applying manure in Iowa.

Sustainability in the swine industry can be calculated using a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Swine production LCAs can inform producers and consumers how certain production practices impact the environment.

This fact sheet is a companion piece for the Wean-Finish Pork Sustainability Calculator and helps explain how the information from calculator inputs can be used by producers.

This calculator allows producers to understand how improvements in finishing, such as mortality and feed efficiency, can influence the environmental footprint of the barn.