​​PA Nutrient Management Program Public Notices

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)

 

PA Nutrient Management Program Public Notices (Plans Acted Upon)

Nutrient Management Plan Actions by the State Conservation

Agricultural Operation (Name and Address)

County

Total Acres

Animal Equivalent Units (AEUs)

Operation Type (CAO, CAFO, VAO)

Animal Type

New or Renewal

 

Date Noticed

Wendy Staub

810 Dicks Dam Rd

New Oxford, PA 17350

Adams

9.6

13.20

CAO

Horses

 

Renewal

9/4/2026

Doug Wetzel-

Wetzel Poultry Farm

2450 Mummasburg Road

Gettysburg, PA 17325

Adams

115

405.71

CAFO, CAO

Turkeys

 

Renewal

9/4/2026

Hanover Shoe Farms, Inc.

2310 Hanover Pike

Hanover, PA 17331 

 

Adams

2725

824.48

CAFO, CAO

Equine

Renewal

9/18/2026

John Marhelko

J & R Poultry

108 Cherry Lane

Zion Grove, PA 17985

Schuylkill

249.5

370.37

CAFO, VAO

Broilers

New

9/25/2026

Mendy Stewart

6720 Route 58 

Emlenton, PA 16373

 

Venango County

39 

55.50

VAO 

Beef

 

New

 

10/02/2026

 Fred Schisler

110 St. Johns Road

Littlestown, PA 17340

Adams County

 48

 

 33.69

 

         CAO

 

Sheep

Deer

Cattle

 

Renewal

 

10/02/2026

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

Cedar Lane Farm, LLC

214 Cedar Road,

Paxinos, PA  17860

Northumberland

17.9

1865.40

CAO/CAFO

Swine

Approval

 

9/2/2026

Daniel Stoltzfus

300 Old Stone House Road

Herndon, PA  17830

Northumberland

62.15

147.15

CAO

Turkey

Approval

9/2/2026

Joe Jurgielewicz & Son Ltd. – Sunbury Farm,

1016 Plum Creek Road, Sunbury, PA  17801

Northumberland

86.07

109.10

CAO, CAFO

Ducks

Approval

9/2/2026

Rushtown Poultry LLC, Hegins

842 Church Rd Hegins, PA 17938

Schuylkill

23

2941.87

CAO, CAFO

Layers

Approval

9/2/2026