Publications & Fact Sheets
Below are links to information sheets and literature on various environmental topics. If you are looking for information on a certain topic and cannot find it, please contact us with your request.
General
General
- Minimum Separation Distances and Riparian Zones
- Where to Find Your Property’s Parcel ID Number (PID)
- A Guide to Agricultural Best Management Practices Within Municipal Drinking Water Supplies in NS
- Environmental Regulations Handbook for NS Agriculture
- List of Consulting Engineers
- Reporting On-Farm Spills
Crop Production
Crop Production
Wells
Wells
Watercourses
Watercourses
Riparian Zones, Hedgerows, Shelterbelts & Biodiversity
Riparian Zones, Hedgerows, Shelterbelts & Biodiversity
Waste Management
Waste Management
Nutrient Management
Nutrient Management
- Nutrient Management Plans
- How to Calibrate a Manure Spreader
- Calibration of Fertilizer Application Equipment On-Farm
- Liming Pastures
- Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium for Pastures
- Pasture Fertility on a Budget
- Guidelines for Land Application and Storage of Municipal Biosolids in Nova Scotia (pdf)
- NSDA Animal and Plant Lab (soil, plant tissue, compost and manure testing)
Manure and Compost Management
Manure and Compost Management
- Manure Application in Wet Conditions
- Manure Management Guidelines
- Manure Management through Composting
- On-Farm Livestock Mortality Management
- On-Farm Bin Composting of Deadstock (OMAFRA)
- Natural Rendering: Composting Livestock Mortalities and Butcher Waste
- On-farm Composting of Mink Manure
- Earthen Manure Storage Systems
Pest Management
Pest Management
- Pesticide Storage and Handling
- On-Farm Pesticide Use
- Field Sprayer Calibration
- Tree-Row-Volume: concept, calculations and application
- Air-Blast Sprayer Calibration for Orchards and Vineyards
- Nozzle Selection for Blueberry Growers
- Pesticide Spill Kit Labels
- Choosing Drift-Reducing Nozzles
- Selecting the Correct Nozzle to Reduce Spray Drift
- Biological Pest Control
Soil
Soil
- Soil Conservation Practices
- Surface Drainage
- Subsurface Drainage
- Soil Conservation in Nova Scotia
- Farm Drainage in the Atlantic Provinces
- Shelterbelts: A Growing Investment
- No-till Alternative for Nova Scotia Producers
- Building Soils for Better Crops
- The Effect of Subsoiling and Drainage Treatments
- Dykeland Land Forming
Cover Crops
Cover Crops
Irrigation
Irrigation
Livestock Watering
Livestock Watering
Livestock Feeding
Livestock Feeding
Fly Management
Fly Management
Energy
Energy
- Farm Energy NS – Dairy – Refrigeration Heat Recovery factsheet
- Farm Energy NS – Dairy – Vacuum Pumps factsheet
- Using Less Energy on Dairy Farms (OMAFRA)
- Improving Energy Efficiency in Livestock Facilities (OMAFRA)
- Energy Efficiency, Conservation and Management (OMAFRA)
- Green Energy Generation (OMAFRA)
