Maryland Department of Agriculture

The Manure Transport Program helps poultry, dairy, beef and other animal producers cover the costs of transporting excess manure off their farms. Animal producers with high soil phosphorus levels or inadequate land to spread their manure can receive cost-share assistance of up to $20 per ton to transport excess manure to other farms or alternative use facilities that can use the product safely. To support Maryland’s goal of transporting 20 percent of the poultry litter produced on the Lower Eastern Shore to other regions, cost-share rates are 20 percent higher for farms located in Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico or Worcester counties.

MANURE TRANSPORT APPLICATIONS
* Please follow the instructions when completing your application. Instructions have been included with each application(s).
* The applications are available in two different formats, PDF and Excel.
*The PDF versions must be printed out and completed before submitting to the Maryland Department of Agriculture. Original signatures are required.
*The Excel versions include certain calculations. Download and save prior to completing. After completing save, print and submit to the Maryland Department of Agriculture. Original signatures are required.
* In order to be eligible for cost share, do not transport poultry litter or manure without prior approval from the Maryland Department of Agriculture.
* Prior to transporting manure it will be necessary to determine what documentation is required in order to receive the financial assistance. Manure transported greater than 25 miles requires each load to be weighed at a state certified scale.
* When submitting an application to the Department, a nutrient management plan for the receiving farm operation must also be included. A receiving operation may submit a nutrient management plan summary in lieu of a plan. (See Instructions)

Manure Transport Applications in PDF Format

Application for Poultry Litter (101)

Application for Other Animal Manure (103)

Maryland’s Manure Matching Service links farmers who have excess animal manure with nearby farmers or alternative use projects that can use the waste as a nutrient source. The goal of the service is to reduce the potential impact from animal waste runoff to Maryland’s streams, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay by establishing a marketplace where farmers can sell their excess manure to buyers who need the valuable nutrients it contains for crop production or alternative use business ventures. The service is free and available to both sending and receiving operations.

Authorized by the Water Quality Improvement Act of 1998, Maryland’s Manure Matching Service is also designed to foster new markets for manure suppliers by encouraging the development of alternative animal waste management technologies such as waste-to-energy, fertilizer manufacturing and composting.

List of Sending Operations
List of Receiving Operations

For more information, contact:

Norman Astle
410-841-5834