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 |
Northwestern Stables, INC 120 W. Northwestern Ave Philadelphia, PA 19118 | Philadelphia | 6.3 | 33.0 | CAO | Equine | Renewal | 8/29/25 |
Jake Kahler 2375 Line Mountain Rd, Dornsife, PA 17823 | Northumberland | 4.95 | 269.62 | CAFO, CAO | Layers | Renewal | 8/29/25 |
Amos Zimmerman 43 Molino Road Orwigsburg, PA 17961 | Schuylkill | 11.6 | 92.05 | CAO | Pullets | Renewal | 8/29/25 |
Burnell and Sharon Nolt 197 Hunters Junction Rd Dornsife, PA 17823 | Northumberland | 15.6 | 227.98 | CAO | Layers | Renewal | 8/29/25 |
Jay Stoltzfus 865 Schwaben Creek Rd Dornsife, PA 17823 | Northumberland | 53.8 | 164.39 | CAO | Swine | Renewal | 8/29/25 |
Tim Heckenluber & Laura Ann Kuhn 413 Heckenluber Rd Biglerville, PA 17307 | Adams | 24.8 | 136.35 | CAO | Turkey | Renewal | 8/29/25 |
David P. King 713 Smeltz Rd Dornsife, PA 17823 | Northumberland | 76.5 | 253.21 | CAO | Broiler | Renewal | 8/29/25 |
Samuel Schmidt 810 Elliot Road Sligo, PA 16255 | Clarion | 19.98 | 78.4 | CAO | Cattle | Renewal | 8/29/25 |
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 |
Embrovac, LLC- 616 Dairy Road Tamaqua, PA 18252
| Schuylkill | 20.4 | 347.49 | CAO, CAFO | Layers |
Approved
| 7/23/25 |
Ronald Martin 867 Deep Creek rd. Ashland, PA 17921 | Schuylkill | 60.9 | 259.90 | CAO | Layers |
Approved
| 7/24/25 |
Ag Ventures, LLC Berwick Farm 137 Bomboy Lane, Berwick, PA 18603 | Luzerne | 102.4 | 726.9 | CAO/CAFO | Swine | Approval | 8/5/25 |
Jairus L. Musser Meadowbrook Country Farm 95 Ferebees Rd. Pine Grove, PA 17963 | Schuylkill | 115.9 | 345.98 | CAO, CAFO | Broilers | Approved | 8/22/25 |