​​PA Nutrient Management Program Public Notices

​​PA Nutrient Management Program Public Notices (Plans Under Review)

Nutrient Management Plans Currently Under Review by the State Conservation


The agricultural operations listed in the below chart have submitted nutrient management plans (NMPs) for approval under the act of July 6, 2005 (Act 38 of 2005, 3 Pa.C.S. §§ 501-522) (hereinafter referred to as Act 38).

Based upon preliminary reviews, the State Conservation Commission (SCC) has completed an administrative review of the NMPs described below. These NMPs are currently under review by the SCC and are available to the public through the submission of a formal Right-To-Know request to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

Persons wishing to comment on an NMP are invited to submit a written statement outlining their comments on the plan to the SCC's Nutrient Management Program office within 30 days of the notice date outlined in the below chart for the given plan. Persons with a question relating to the submission of comments on a plan under review may contact the SCC Nutrient Management Program office by phone to discuss the process for the submission of comments. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer, and a concise statement to inform the SCC of the exact basis of the comments and the relevant facts upon which they are based.

Persons with a disability who wish to provide comments and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

The address for the SCC's Nutrient Management Program office is the Pennsylvania Agriculture Building, State Conservation Commission, 2301 N. Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-94081. The phone number for the SCC's Nutrient Management Program Coordinator (Frank X. Schneider) is 717.705.3895.

Current Notices:

 

NMP PUBLIC NOTICE SPREADSHEET – APPLICATIONS (Submission)

 

Agricultural Operation (Name and Address)

County

Total Acres

Animal Equivalent Units (AEUs)

Operation Type (CAO, CAFO, VAO)

Animal Type

New or Renewal

Date Noticed

Jairus L. Musser

Meadowbrook Country Farm

95 Ferebees Rd. Pine Grove, PA 17963

Schuylkill

115.9

345.98

CAO, CAFO

Poultry

Broilers

Renewal

7/25/25

Dale Stoltzfus

160 Farm View Road

Schuylkill Haven, PA 17922

Schuylkill

331.7

280.81

VAO, CAFO

Ducks & Cattle

Renewal

7/25/25

Jesse Fisher

1218 Ridge Rd

Klingerstown PA 17941

Schuylkill

47.6

281.65

CAO

Layers

New

7/25/25

Hillandale Gettysburg, LLC

3910 Oxford Road

Gettysburg, PA 17325

Adams

1176.1

16014

CAO/CAFO

Layers

Renewal

7/25/25

Winter Springs Farms, LLC

Dale & Sharon Hess

768 Oxford Road

New Oxford, PA 17350

Adams

37

241.31

CAO

Layers

Renewal

7/25/25

 

 

PA Nutrient Management Program Public Notices (Plans Acted Upon)

Nutrient Management Plan Actions by the State Conservation

The agricultural operations listed in the below chart have had action taken on their submitted nutrient management plans (NMPs) under the act of July 6, 2005 (Act 38 of 2005, 3 Pa.C.S. §§ 501-522) (hereinafter referred to as Act 38).

Based upon review, the State Conservation Commission (SCC) has taken the following actions on the NMPs described below. These NMPs are available to the public through the submission of a formal Right-To-Know request to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

Persons wishing to comment on a NMP action are invited to submit a written statement outlining their comments on the plan to the SCC's Nutrient Management Program office within 30 days of the notice date outlined in the below chart for the given plan. Persons with a question relating to the submission of comments on a plan under review may contact the SCC Nutrient Management Program office by phone to discuss the process for the submission of comments. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer, and a concise statement to inform the SCC of the exact basis of the comments and the relevant facts upon which they are based.

Persons with a disability who wish to provide comments and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

The address for the SCC's Nutrient Management Program office is the Pennsylvania Agriculture Building, State Conservation Commission, 2301 N. Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-94081. The phone number for the SCC's Nutrient Management Program Coordinator (Frank X. Schneider) is 717.705.3895.

 

Current Notices:

NMP PUBLIC NOTICE SPREADSHEET – ACTIONS
(Approval / Disapproval)

 

Agricultural Operation (Name and Address)

County

Total Acres

Animal Equivalent Units (AEUs)

Operation Type (CAO, CAFO, VAO)

Animal Type

Approval or Disapproval

Date Approved

W&M Farms LLC-

Bradlyn Martin

972 Friedline Road

Danville, PA 17821

Northumberland

9.8

159.63

CAO

Layers

Approved

4/3/2025

Brendon Burkholder

370 Crawford Rd

Watsontown, PA 17777

Northumberland

112

159.31

CAO

Broilers

Approved

4/11/2025