The Kansas Department of Agriculture's nutrient management program was created with the passage of HB 2950 during the 1998 Legislature. The law requires facilities with 1,000 or more animal units of swine to prepare a plan for the utilization of the generated waste. These facilities also must monitor land application of this material to protect the quality of the ground and surface waters of Kansas and to ensure applications are not more than the holding capacities of the soil or the abilities of the crops to utilize the nutrients.

A number of forms must be completed before such facilities are permitted as Confined Animal Feeding Operations by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE).

The Kansas Department of Agriculture, Kansas Pork Association, Kansas State University and others cooperatively developed a computerized nutrient utilization plan -- "INPUT" -- to help swine producers and consultants complete one of the worksheets which must be submitted to KDHE district offices as a part of the permitting process.

See KDA's website for more information - Kansas Department of Agriculture Nutrient Management.

To download the latest version of the KDA Nutrient Utilization Plan, click on NUP.