BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES PROGRAM
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An award-winning series of innovative publications
- presenting affordable options for protecting soil and
water resources on the farm,
- supporting individual farm planning and decision-making
in the short and long term,
- harmonizing productivity, business objectives and the
environment.
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What is a Best Management Practice?
- a practical, affordable approach to conserving a farm's soil
and water resources without sacrificing productivity
Who decides what qualifies as a best management practice?
- a team of farmers, researchers, extension staff and agribusiness
professionals
What is the Best Management Practices Series?
- innovative, full-colour booklets from 36 to 150 pages
- some titles may have related videos, CD-ROMs and/or slide sets
- each booklet presents a range of circumstances and options to
address a particular environmental concern - use the information
to assess what's appropriate for your property
- the titles are:
- Farm Forestry and Habitat Management
- Field Crop Production
- Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management
- Horticultural Crops
- Integrated Pest Management
- Irrigation Management
- Livestock and Poultry Waste Management
- No-Till: Making It Work*
- Nutrient Management
- Pesticide Storage, Handling and Application*
- Soil Management
- Water Management
- Water Wells*
All booklets available in English and French.
* available January 1997
How do I obtain a booklet?
- if you're an Ontario farmer single copies of each title are
available at no cost at your local office of the Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Farm Forestry and Habitat
Management, Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management and Water Management
are also available at select Conservation Authorities and some district
offices of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources)
- otherwise, for single copies, bulk orders, and complete sets
of BMP booklets and related materials,
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Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Attn: Manager, BMP
40 Eglinton Ave. E., 5th flr.
Toronto, Ontario, M4P 3B1
Phone: (416) 485-3333
Fax: (416) 485-9027 |
Prices vary per title and with quantity
ordered.
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Farmers who manage their woodlands have long realized
the benefits: reliable returns, products for on-farm use,
and resource and habitat protection. This 40-page booklet
will help you choose suitable best management practices
- both traditional and new - from the following:
- planting windbreaks, shelterbelts and natural fencerows
- reforesting marginal and fragile land
- planting buffer strips around water bodies and woodlots
- managing wildlife habitat to benefit your property
and wildlife
- intercropping field crops and tree crops
- planting trees and allowing livestock access
- intercropping field crops and tree crops
- managing woodlands for profit and the environment
- producing quality timber, firewood, posts and poles.
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- 2ND REVISED PRINTING (rev.)
- ISBN 0-7778-1246-0
- PRICE: $10.00
- ALSO AVAILABLE: a 45-minute introductory video ($20.00).
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If you're considering changes to the way you grow grains,
oilseeds or forages, then Field Crop Production is for you.
Effective change takes careful planning and know-how - one
change may require several adjustments to your cropping
system.
Doing it right requires an understanding of the basics,
so this 133-page booklet starts off with a review of management
principles for soils, water, nutrients, crop residues and
pests.
The next three sections focus on management options for
tillage systems:
- conventional
- mulch
- no-till/ridge.
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Non-tillage options are also explored: conservation practices and
erosion control structures for cropland, streams and ditches. A case
study concludes the comprehensive booklet.
- ISBN 0-7778-1250-9
- PRICE: $25.00
If you have rural property, and you're interested in providing habitat
for fish and wildlife, this booklet can get you started. There are many
long-term benefits of managing habitats on your property environmental
and economic not to mention the sheer pleasure that seeing wildlife
can invoke.
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This 92-page (approx.) booklet explains how to restore
or improve habitats in ways that are compatible with farming,
good for soil and water, often profitable and always practical.
It also provides tips on ways to help you prevent wildlife
from becoming a problem, and practical advice on what to
do when wildlife becomes a nuisance.
With the help of many colour illustrations and photos,
it describes potential habitat sites on:
- farmlands
- woodlands
- transitional areas (e.g., wetlands)
- aquatic areas.
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Practices for each habitat type are presented, ranging from simply
maintaining existing habitats to planting buffers to improving in-water
habitat. You choose which ones suit your property, your time, and your
goals.
- ISBN 0-7778-4906-2
- PRICE: $20.00
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Healthy soil and water will make your operation more
competitive. This 77-page booklet opens by reviewing conservation
management of soil, water, nutrients and pest control of
high-value crops.
Each of these aspects is then focussed on specific crops:
- vegetables
- fruits
- greenhouse production
- tobacco
- nursery crops
- sod.
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Filled with practical tips and many options, Horticultural Crops
will help you assess, develop and adjust your operation.
- 2ND REVISED PRINTING (rev.)
- ISBN 0-7778-1248-7
- PRICE: $20.00
- ISBN 0-7778-1244-4
IPM is an increasingly popular way to control disease and insects.
Applying a mix of cultural, biological and chemical control methods,
growers can save money on inputs and use fewer pesticide applications.
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This primer begins with the IPM basics: pest monitoring,
pest identification and pest thresholds. Control options
are then presented, including:
- site and cultivar selection
- crop rotation
- sanitation
- biological control
- nutrition and water needs
- removal
- planting and harvesting dates
- trap crops
- pesticide timing and application.
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Case studies for crops found across Canada conclude the 38-page booklet.
- ISBN 0-7778-4495-8
- PRICE: $10.00
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Crops such as fruits, vegetables, tobacco, sod and nursery
stock must be of top quality to win acceptance in the marketplace.
Water plays a key role in determining quality. Properly
done, irrigation provides crops with the right amount of
water, when crops need it, at the lowest cost and with the
least impact on the environment.
This detailed 106-page booklet helps you assess whether
irrigation is appropriate for your operations. It describes
scheduling techniques, i.e., how to determine when and how
much to irrigate. Systems - sprinkler, trickle and sub-irrigation
- are also described and compared in detail. Tips for irrigating
a range of horticultural crops, sod and tobacco are provided
in handy charts. The booklet also explains environmental
concerns to bear in mind when considering irrigation.
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Cost-benefit worksheets conclude the publication.
- ISBN 0-7778-4497-4
- PRICE: $25.00
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Developing a comprehensive system for managing waste
is an important part of any livestock and poultry operation.
In 49 pages, an array of management and facility options
is presented for:
- storage and handling of solid and liquid manure
- runoff reduction, water protection, legislation and
affordability
- manure application - principles, nutrient value,
amounts, timing and troubleshooting
- milking centre disposal and treatment - adding milkhouse
wastes to manure storage, storing milkhouse wastes in
an exclusive storage, adding washwater to solid manure
storage, and using a treatment trench and tank system.
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The experiences of Ontario dairy, pork, poultry and beef farmers
who've changed - how they manage wastes - are presented throughout the
booklet.
- 2ND REVISED PRINTING (rev.)
- ISBN 0-7778-1244-4
- PRICE: $15.00
No-Till: Making It Work*
No-till has been adapted to a range of enterprises, crops, soils
and climates across Ontario. This manual is for farmers interested in
implementing no-till in their operation those who've already adopted
no-till practices, and those who are curious but undecided.
Beginning with a review of no-till basics, the booklet will provide
a step-by-step account of managing no-till system components, such as
soil, manure and other nutrients, residues, pests and hardware. Plenty
of troubleshooting tips are included throughout.
The 60-page (approx.) booklet uses case studies to help you understand
potential problems and how to overcome them to make no-till work for
you.
- *AVAILABLE SPRING 1997
A well-planned and executed nutrient management program can reap
many benefits: higher yields, lower input costs, more efficient use
of available resources and improved environmental quality.
Nutrient Management will help you focus on key components and put
them all together in a program, whether nutrients originate from commercial,
organic, manure, crop residue, or off-farm wastes (including sewage
sludge) sources.
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In 68 pages, it explains:
- what nutrients do for crops and how they behave
in soil to help you better predict crop needs
- nutrient cycles - an understanding of these helps
prevent losses
- the content, advantages and disadvantages of organic
and inorganic sources
- to help you choose the right combination for your
operation
- application - how to apply, calibrate, avoid fertilizer
burn, reduce nutrient loss, and protect environmental
quality.
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- 2ND PRINTING (rev.)
- ISBN 0-7778-2684-4
- PRICE: $15.00
Pesticide Storage, Handling and Application*
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Crop protection chemicals are an important part of many
cropping systems in Ontario. If mishandled or misused, they
can be toxic to the pesticide handler, and put water supplies
(and the people and animals who use them), at risk.
Designed for use in the driveshed office or the field,
this 48-page (approx.) manual will help growers establish
or refine a safe and effective system for:
- storage - options (constructed, prefabricated or
modified), and alternatives to storage, such as custom
work
- handling - transportation, spills, mixing-loading
practices and structures
- application - effective spraying techniques, maintenance
and calibration.
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- *AVAILABLE SPRING 1997
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If you're experiencing problems with soil erosion, surface
water runoff, compaction or loss of organic matter, it's
time to try some different approaches to managing your soils.
By reducing tillage, adding organic matter either through
crops or other sources, and maintaining good soil structure
(tilth), you can maintain proper conditions for high yields,
good returns, and minimal environmental impact.
This comprehensive 68-page booklet begins with the basics
of soil management.
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It then provides many practical tips and trouble shooting tactics
to help you assess and improve soil quality in the short and long term.
- 2ND REVISED PRINTING
- ISBN 0-7778-2686-0
- PRICE: $15.00
Water is precious. But too often, we take it for granted. Protecting
your water supplies will safeguard your family's health, the well-being
of your farm operation and downstream users.
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Water Management explains the water cycle. It follows
the pathways of water as it moves into and around major
features of your property the house, farm buildings, fields
and natural areas. Potential sources of contamination for
ground and surface water are uncovered.
Filled with practical management options, this 68-page
booklet will help you reduce impacts of farm operations
on water quality and quantity.
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- ISBN 0-7778-2361-6
- PRICE: $20.00
- ALSO AVAILABLE: a set of 200 slides (text and graphics) for
$XX.XX.
Water Wells*
If your drinking water comes from a well, you should have this manual
handy. While most wells may adequately supply ground water to homes
and farm buildings, some wells - old and new - may act as pathways for
contamination.
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The 48-page (approx.) booklet begins with the water cycle,
the time and pathway for ground water contamination, and
the effects on human and livestock health. Read on to learn
how to implement best management practices for the construction,
maintenance, monitoring and abandonment of the three major
well types:
- drilled
- dug/bored
- sand-point.
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Practical case studies, complete with records of costs and savings,
conclude Water Wells.
- * AVAILABLE SPRING 1997
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