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Upcoming Payment Updates to Online AFO Application (EMMP)

• 6/6/2023 11:34:00 AM
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The State of Iowa is transitioning to a new electronic payment system that will impact the online Animal Feeding Operation application (EMMP) later this summer.

Have you submitted your MMP Annual Update using eMMP?

• 9/17/2020 9:54:00 AM
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If you haven’t been using the online manure management plan application, eMMP, then why not give it a try! The eMMP is easy to use--streamlining the annual short form update submittal and payment process.

Come visit DNR, take MAC training at Pork Congress

• 1/17/2020 11:10:00 AM
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Producers and consultants, come visit with DNR’s technical experts at Pork Congress Jan. 22 and 23 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.

Make MMP submittal easy in 2020

• 1/4/2020 7:51:00 PM
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For confinement site owners: If you haven’t been using the online manure management plan application, eMMP, check your mail now.

Celebrating Success with the eMMP

• 5/30/2019 6:34:00 AM
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It’s been roughly a year since the online manure management plan or eMMP rolled out. Producers and consultants have embraced the new technology submitting nearly 60 percent of annual plans electronically.

eMMP Update – Come visit us at Pork Congress

• 1/11/2019 3:12:00 PM
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DNR specialists will be on hand at Pork Congress to answer questions and guide you through the eMMP application – an online system to file your annual manure management plan updates. Look for us Jan. 23 and 24, near the food court at the Iowa Events Center, 730 Third St., in Des Moines.

eMMP —a fast way to handle manure management plans

• 11/29/2018 8:30:00 AM
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The electronic Manure Management Plan -- eMMPs -- is no longer new, but it is a success.

Switching to eMMP saves Mom’s sanity (well, lots of time and effort)

• 9/14/2018 10:17:00 AM
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Everyone values personal time. No one wants to drive extra miles. So, Londa Witte, DNR administrative assistant in Spencer, was excited to share a phone call she received.

eMMP proving popular with producers

• 9/14/2018 10:15:00 AM
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Fall is almost here. That means harvest is coming and manure application season is around the corner. Late September marks six months since the online manure management plan (eMMP) application rolled out. In the first four months, producers submitted about 30 percent of annual MMP updates using the new system.

DNR eMMP wins national award for improving experiences with state government

• 9/13/2018 2:04:00 PM
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DES MOINES -- The Iowa DNR learned Wednesday that a project to allow farmers to submit manure management plans online won an award in the 2018 national Government Experience Awards.

eMMP rolled out and questions roll in

• 4/16/2018 8:47:00 AM
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The new electronic manure management plan application or eMMP rolled out March 23 when personal identification number (PIN) letters were mailed to one owner of each confinement facility needing an MMP.

Online MMP submittal now live

• 3/26/2018 9:59:00 AM
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Letters went out from DNR March 22 regarding the new electronic manure management plan (eMMP) application. DNR sent only one letter per facility site providing a Personal Identification Number (PIN) to owners of confinement facilities who must file manure management plans. If you are a co-owner who did not receive a letter, please work with your ownership group.

Learn how to file manure management plans online

• 2/22/2018 11:31:00 AM
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Some 7,000 poultry and livestock producers who must file a manure management plan can now file their MMP electronically three years out of four.

eMMP rolling out in March

• 2/9/2018 3:55:00 PM
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Poultry and livestock producers who must file a manure management plan can now file their MMP electronically--three years out of four. 

Visit us at Pork Congress - learn how the eMMP saves time and money

• 1/23/2018 8:39:00 AM
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Coming in March, DNR will have an option for livestock and poultry farmers to submit their annual Manure Management Plan (MMP) updates and pay compliance fees online. The electronic (eMMP) option provides a simplified process for producers, their consultants, counties and the DNR.

Iowa DNR rolls out the eMMP at Pork Congress -- a new way to file manure management plans online

• 1/18/2018 1:26:00 PM
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DES MOINES—It’s been more than a year since DNR partnered with groups to develop a better way for farmers to file annual manure management plan updates.

eMMP update - a better way to handle manure management plans

• 10/20/2017 12:01:00 PM
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Work is proceeding on the new electronic Manure Management Plan (eMMP) which will make it possible to submit short forms for manure management plans and pay fees online. The goal is to simplify filing an annual MMP for 7,000-plus producers, their consultants, and the 99 counties that receive the plans.

Manure Applicators - keep producers happy with better recordkeeping

• 10/20/2017 11:59:00 AM
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Although producers are ultimately responsible for manure application records, commercial manure applicators can help their customers by providing the records producers must keep.

eMMP – A Better Way to Handle Manure Management Plans

• 2/17/2017 10:48:00 AM
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Check out the new eMMP AFO webpage for ongoing progress reports on efforts to make online submittal of the manure management plan short forms possible.

New eMMP webpage

• 12/22/2016 1:44:00 PM
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Check out the new AFO webpage for ongoing progress reports on an effort to make online submittal of manure management plans (eMMPs) possible.

Check DNR website for manure management plan renewal deadlines

• 10/20/2016 8:45:00 AM
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It’s easy to check the DNR website for the next time your manure management plan (MMP) is due.

Owners – Sign that MMP

• 10/20/2016 8:41:00 AM
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Some facilities have been submitting manure management plans (MMPs) signed by the MMP writer rather than the owner. Just a reminder that the plans, including annual updates, must be signed by the facility owner. If the owner is a corporation, the person authorized by law to sign on behalf of the corporation must sign the MMP. The same applies to open feedlots and truck washes that require a nutrient management plan or NMP.

Take soil samples now – crop and animal producers

• 10/20/2016 8:40:00 AM
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Here’s a reminder for confinement feeding operation producers who must have a manure management plan (MMP): soil tests are required once every four years. The best times to sample soils are in the fall after harvest and before fertilizer or manure is applied, or in the spring before fertilization.