October 22, 2019
The Nutrient Management Program has updated the Nutrient Balance Sheet (NBS) Excel Standard Format planning tool to Version 5.2. Several updates were added to resolve identified issues and provide additional information.
October 21, 2019
The Nutrient Management Program has updated the Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) Standard Format planning tool to Version 7.1. Several updates were added to resolve identified issues and provide additional information.
October 18, 2019
The State Conservation Commission (SCC or Commission) is pleased to announce the hiring of Brady Seeley as the new Conservation Program Specialist in the Harrisburg SCC office.
October 7, 2019
The Nutrient Management Program has updated the Nutrient Balance Sheet (NBS) Excel Standard Format planning tool to Version 5.1. Several updates were added to resolve identified issues and provide additional information.
September 30, 2019
NBS Excel Version 5.0 – October 2019 and NBS Word Version 5.0 – October 2019 have been released by the Act 38 Pennsylvania Nutrient Management Program. Version 5.0 includes several significant updates which are reflected in a version change from 4.0 to 5.0.
September 26, 2019
NMP Excel Version 7.0 – October 2019 and NMP Word Version 7.0 – October 2019 have been released by the Act 38 Pennsylvania Nutrient Management Program. Version 7.0 includes several significant updates which are reflected in a version change from 6.0 to 7.0.
September 24, 2019
Version 11 of the Pennsylvania Act 38 Nutrient Management Program Technical Manual has been approved by the State Conservation Commission and has been made available on the Pennsylvania Nutrient Management Program website. The official release date is October 2019.
September 3, 2019
Some swine farms are now asking that non-essential personnel such as plan writers, reviewers and conservation district personnel have up to 7 days of downtime between visitations of swine farms. The purpose of this article is to increase understanding on why biosecurity practices in the swine industry are becoming more stringent and to provide some basic biosecurity reminders.
