Nutrient Management Planning Software and Support

This page provides links to national resources that facilitate writing a nutrient management plan. The listed resources contribute to a unified system for writing a nutrient management plan that meets national standards for NRCS and USEPA.

Nutrient Management Data Download: Use the Nutrient Management Data Finder to obtain data needed by nutrient management software to complete a plan.

Spatial Nutrient Management Planner (SNMP): Use the SNMP to collect and analyze spatial information and create maps needed for completing a nutrient management plan. NEW – SNMP-2.0 for ArcMAP.

Purdue’s Manure Management Planner (MMP): Use MMP to determine fertilizer and manure application rates and generate the nutrient management plan. Current version: 0.26.

Manure Management Planner (MMP) Tutorials:  Tutorials on how to use MMP to develop a swine, poultry or fertilizer only plan.

National Setbacks Database: Access a database on the web that reports setback requirements for the 34 states supported by SNMP and MMP. Last updated 5-2008.