Posted: September 28, 2021
Version 12.0 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 2021.
Also, available on the Pennsylvania Nutrient Management Program website is the Tech Manual Update Bulletin - October 2021. The bulletin highlights the most important changes and revisions made in the updated manual.
The Technical Manual Version 12.0 (October 2021) supports Version 8.x of the Nutrient Management Plan Standard Format, Version 6.x of the Nutrient Balance Sheet Standard Format, and Version 2.x of the Pennsylvania Phosphorus Index. The guidance in Technical Manual Version 12.0 is required for all nutrient management plan submissions for Crop Year 2023 and beyond.
The Technical Manual is available on the Pennsylvania Nutrient Management Program website as a single PDF. The Update Bulletin identifies each section and supplement where revisions have been incorporated into the Technical Manual Version 12.0. Each section of the manual includes a release date in the footer. In addition, the Table of Contents includes the current date of each section.
It is recommended that users download Version 12.0 of the Technical Manual and discard all previous versions. Paper copies of the manual can be updated by printing the complete manual, or printing only those sections of the manual that have been updated and replacing the appropriate out-of-date sections of the manual.
