Nicholas Meat can weather a pandemic, but the actual weather is a different story.
The central Pennsylvania meat processing plant temporarily ceased operations at its Loganton plant Feb. 23 following a Department of Environmental Protection compliance order prohibiting the company from applying processing waste to snow-covered fields.
The plant processes about 600 dairy cull cows and bulls each day. Brian Miller, director of sustainability at Nicholas Meat, said DEP has permitted the facility to apply the residual waste, which is mostly wash water, on snowy fields for the last 10 years. But this weekâs order brought the practice to an abrupt halt.
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LAURA JAMESON ljameson@lockhaven.com
LOGANTON Nicholas Meat has temporarily closed its plant operations in Loganton due to a Department of Environmental Protection order.
On Feb. 9, DEP ordered the plant stop land application of food processing residual (FPR) to snow-covered fields.
“The Department’s action is driven by the increased potential for runoff due to the uncertain field conditions underneath the snow and the potential for increased runoff primarily due to melt,” DEP stated in a release on Tuesday.
In a statement released earlier this week Nicholas Meat said the order was issued with “little warning and no explanation.” It further says DEP “permitted this practice for more than a decade.”
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He was born Feb. 1, 1949.
He married Sharon M. Boyer on Feb. 21, 1970. They had two children, Jesse F. Boyer IV (Katrina) and Molly B. Cappawana (John).
A 1967 graduate of Susquenita High School, he was known for his dancing skills, playing football, driving fast, getting in scraps, and being the life of the party both in and out of class. There were few teachers who considered him a joy to have in class.
He was a member of IBEW LU 143, serving a four-year apprenticeship and retiring from the trade. He was looked to by many for his knowledge and leadership skills on the job.