Animal Feeding Operations (AFO) and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) are required to submit an annual manure management plan (MMP). Annually, 7,000 MMPs were submitted on paper, delivered to each county where manure was applied, then submitted to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for review and approval. What worked well in 2006 for 2,200 farmers and 6 DNR staff was totally inadequate to address the increasing number of plan submittals and public requests for better access to data.