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Commercial Manure Applicator

Duration/Start: Various dates, Nov-June

Credential: Workshop/Seminar

This program prepares students to write the examinations required for licensing as Commercial Manure Applicator or Off-farm Manure Applicator. Licensing is through Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD).

Manure applicator licensing is required under the Manure Amendment to the Pesticides and Fertilizers Control Act. There are two classes of licenses:

Commercial Manure Applicator - a person who transports and/or applies manure for payment 

Off-farm Manure Applicator - a person or group whose livestock operations must file a Manure Management Plan under the Environmental Act (300 or more animals) and who applies at least a portion of the manure to land not owned or leased by their operation. 

To register, please complete and submit the 2016 CMA Registration Form.

 

Fast Facts

Duration/Start Various dates, Nov-June

Credential Workshop/Seminar

Credits 0.00

Optional Exit No

Co-op Work Placement No

Distance Delivery Yes

International Students No

Locations
Victoria Avenue East Campus

Study Options
Distance Education

More info about Commercial Manure Applicator

Livestock operations that use a licensed commercial manure applicator to transport and apply all their manure, as well as small-scale operations (under 300 animals) do not require a license. 

To qualify for a license, a commercial or off-farm applicator must successfully complete a manure applicator course and provide proof of liability insurance.

These courses provide the knowledge to apply manure safely and effectively to enhance the farm operation. They help applicators address the concerns of the public, governments and farmers who are demanding proof that manure is applied in a manner that is safe to the environment, safe to beneficial organisms and safe to the applicators, and that ensures the safety of food and people.

A candidate who has passed the appropriate exam will receive notification and a license application form to be completed and sent, with the license fee, to Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD). Assiniboine Community College will forward exam results directly to MAFRD. Licenses are valid from date of issue to December 31st of that year. Applicators must renew their licenses annually using the license renewal form provided by MAFRD. 

Commercial Manure Applicator (CMA)

A workshop and exam will be held on March 25, 2015 in Winnipeg, MB.

Registration Form

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