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What is MARC 2005?
The Manure Application Rate
Calculator (MARC) 2005 is manure management planning software for
Manitoba and Saskatchewan. MARC 2005 is a more advanced version of
MARC98, which was adapted from NMan97 software for Ontario. MARC
2005 has been created in Visual Basic 6.0 with data stored in
Microsoft Access. It is designed to:
- provide improved record
keeping for crop and livestock producers who use manure as a
fertilizer;
- give users more
flexibility in the types of manure they apply and the methods of
application they can use;
- automatically fill out
and print manure management plan reports; and
- assist producers in
fulfilling regulatory requirements.
MARC 2005 uses the programming
features of Visual Basic to make it user-friendly and the Microsoft
Access database features to improve record keeping capabilities.
MARC 2005 will automatically generate reports and provides the
possibility of electronic submission of manure management plans to
regulatory agencies.
MARC 2005 can contain land, crop, and
manure information specific to Manitoba or Saskatchewan. This
provides the capability of developing manure management plans in
both Prairie Provinces.
What's
in it?
MARC 2005 integrates all of the extension recommendations developed
by Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives to help
producers and consultants determine sustainable manure application
rates.
Through a series of 13 screens, the user enters information on:
- the farm location,
- livestock inventory,
- fields available for manure application,
- manure volumes and nutrient content,
- soil test levels,
- crop nutrient requirements and realistic target yields, and
- timing and method of manure and/or fertilizer application.
Manure application rates can then be calculated for each field to
meet the crop’s nutrient requirements for N or P2O5.
If a manure analysis is not available, MARC 2005 contains a
database of manure nutrient analyses for a variety of livestock
species. Individual farm manure databases can also be created.
Reports
MARC 2005 automatically fills in and prints reports for the farm
location and contact information, animal inventory, manure
information and the crop and nutrient application summary for each
field that received manure. The field application summary should be
used by the manure applicator to ensure that the appropriate rate of
manure is applied to each field.
MARC 2005 also prints out the manure storage location form and the
certification form for operations that are 300 AU in size or greater
and that must submit land application plans to Manitoba
Conservation.
Where is it Available?
MARC 2005 is available on the Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural
Initiatives home page (www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture). Anybody with high
speed Internet access can download the software and the user manual,
free of charge from this site. Alternatively, a hard copy of the
user manual and a CD containing the software can be ordered from the
address below.
Computer Requirements
MARC 2005 can be run on NT 4.0 or later
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Contact Information
For information on MARC 2005 or to send in comments, please contact:
Petra Loro
Livestock Environment Specialist
Animal Industry Branch
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
545 University Cr.
Winnipeg, MB
R3T 5S6
Tel: 204-945-3869
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