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Please see DNR factsheets DNR 113 Separation Distances and Land Application, DNR 116 Confinement Site Manure Applicator Certification, and DNR 115 Commercial Manure Applicator Certification to help you study.
Other resources include...
At this point in time you have four choices to start your next 3-cycle of certification.
- Attend a two-hour training course offered January through February annually at most ...
Stockpiling regulations depend on the source of the manure. You can learn about stockpiling requirements from the following DNR publications. Commercial manure applicators hauling manure and dumping or stockpiling manure for farmers should...
Separation distances for land application of manure are found in the fact sheet DNR 113.
A farmer or farmer’s hired hand (confinement site applicator), not under a driver’s license sanction, may operate within 2 miles of a farm with no driver’s license.
A person who has a sanctioned license may not drive any vehicle on a public...
The manager or owner of a confinement of a commercial manure service must notify the DNR within 30 days of whenever an employee is hired or terminated. The owner or manager will need to provide the status of the employee (terminated, hired/...
The education fee applies both when an exam is taken and when training sessions are attended. However, the education fee does not apply when a confinement site applicator is required to take the “make-up” exam to be eligible to re-certify...
Once the training session has been attended or exam passed and applicable fees have been mailed with the application form to DNR, you are considered certified. Once the certification card is received, you should carry it with you at all...
As owner/manager, you will need to notify the DNR within 30 days of the name and driver’s license or social security number of any employee who has been terminated or newly hired. The DNR will provide you with several copies of form ...
To calculate animal unit (a.u.) capacity, multiply the greatest number of animals you maintain in your operation (confinement) at one time from Column 1 times the equivalency factor in Column 2. Sum the numbers in Column 3. If...
Yes. Confinement site applicators that missed a two-hour training workshop during their 3-year certification cycle will receive a letter from DNR stating they need to take the exam to be eligible to re-certify. The exam is a 50 question, true-...
There are several options. First, if you are either a confinement site applicator or a commercial manure service representative or manager and you have not been certified, you can contact your ...
In 2000 the Legislature passed a law that allows family members to be certified under one paid manure applicator certificate of a certified family member. This means that if you are a “spouse, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild or sibling”...
You can call one of the DNR Field Offices listed below or visit the DNR Field Office website.
Field Office 1, Manchester, (563) 927-2640
Field Office 2, Mason City, (641) 424-4073...
If you are a Confinement Site Manure Applicator you will receive a certification card that is valid through December 31st of the third calendar year of your certification cycle. It will take approximately 30 days to receive the card after...
In the commercial applicator program, the license is a one-year certificate. Currently, all Commercial Manure Applicator Certifications will expire on March 1, regardless of when you become certified. The certification period for commercial...
Yes. A person attending a Commercial Manure certification workshop will be considered to have met the training requirements for being certified as a Confinement Site Applicator. Due to the difference in hours of training required, the...
A part time employee or family member of a confinement site applicator may apply manure without certification, if they are under direct supervision by a certified confinement site manure applicator. The certified applicator must be...
New employees of a commercial manure service who are not yet certified can apply manure for the first 30 days of employment after they are hired, if they are supervised by a certified commercial manure applicator. The law requires a certified...
The law states that commercial applicators must pass an annual exam OR attend three hours of continuing education each year. Commercial manure applicator certification is accomplished in one of three ways:
- Attend the 3-hour...
As for confinement site applicators, you must be certified to apply manure if you are hauling manure from a confinement operation and the size of the operation is greater than 500 animal units. This applies to situations where you are...
If you are a commercial manure business you will need to become certified to handle either liquid or dry manure from all types of manure storage structures (liquid or dry) and from any size and type of operation (SAFO, confinement feeding...
A confinement site manure applicator is “a person, other than a commercial manure service or a commercial manure service representative who applies manure on land if the manure originates from a manure storage structure. Confinement site...
