​​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)

 

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

Lamar Zimmerman

138 Hetzels Church Road

Pine Grove, PA 17963

 

Schuylkill

38.53

175.45 

CAO 

Layers

 

 

 

Renewal

8/7/26

Crist Esh

1810 Slutter Valley Rd

Dornsife, PA 17823

Northumberland

88

223.55

CAO 

Broilers

Renewal

8/7/26

Rushtown Poultry LLC

970 Rushtown Road, Danville, PA  17821

Northumberland

34.9

2388.11

CAO/CAFO

Layers

Renewal

8/14/2026

Mason Dixon Farms, Inc.

Aaron Waybright

1800 Mason Dixon Rd

Gettysburg, PA 17325 

Adams

3200.2

6.66

CAFO,CAO

Dairy

Renewal

8/24/2026

Granite Ridge Farms

Malcolm & Rosanna Rudolph

200 Ginzel Road

New Oxford, PA 17350

Adams

414.9

 1.22

CAFO, VAO

Swine & Beef

Renewal

8/24/2026

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

 

 

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

Just-A-Mere Farm

3746 Mahantango Creek Road

Dalmatia, PA 17017

Northumberland

314.6

86.24

VAO/CAFO

Ducks

Approval

 

8/27/2026

 Downs Racing, L.P. – DBA Mohegan Pennsylvania

1280 Highway 315

Wilkes-Barre, PA  18702

Luzerne

216

94.39

CAO

Horses

Approval

8/27/2026

 Denise & Dennis Staub

904 Germany Rd, East Berlin, PA 17316

Adams

 6.4

 356.99

CAFO, CAO

 Turkeys

Approval

8/27/2026