PUBLIC NOTICE

Date of Notice:

May 12, 2025

Name & address of facility:

Paul and Nathan Fortkamp Poultry Farm

1191 Wendel Road

Fort Recovery, OH 45846

Name & address of applicants: 

PGF Operating, LLC

2524 Wabash Road

Fort Recovery, OH 45846

NJF Farms, LLC

1191 Wendel Road

Fort Recovery, OH 45846

PGF Land LLC

1191 Wendel Road

Fort Recovery, OH 45846

NF Eggs, LLC

1191 Wendel Road

Fort Recovery, OH 45846

PUBLIC NOTICE

In accordance with OAC rule 901:10-6-01, public notice is hereby given that the Ohio Department of  Agriculture (ODA) is accepting comments on a draft Permit to Install (PTI) and a draft Permit to Operate (PTO) for a facility known as "Paul and Nathan Fortkamp Poultry Farm" which is located at 1191 Wendel Road, Fort Recovery, Ohio 45846 in Mercer  County, Recovery Township and in the Upper Wabash Watershed. If the final permits are issued, the PTI would be valid for two years and the PTO would be valid for five years.

A copy of the draft permits can be obtained by submitting a public records request using the following link: https://agri.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/oda/divisions/legal-office/public-records-site-area. Any person may submit written comments and/or request a public meeting on the draft permits. A request for a public meeting must be in writing and shall state the nature of the issues to be raised at the public meeting. Comments and/or public meeting requests must be received by the DLEP office no later than 5 p.m. on June 12, 2025. Comments can either be mailed to Ohio Department of Agriculture, Division of Livestock Environmental Permitting, 8995 East Main Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068 or emailed to lepp@agri.ohio.gov. Comments received after this date will not be considered. A public meeting will be held when required by OAC 901:10-6-04(C) and may be held where authorized by OAC 901:10-6-01(D). Persons have a right to provide a written or oral statement for the record at the public meeting, if a meeting is scheduled.  

The Division of Livestock Environmental Permitting maintains an "interested parties" list for each Ohio county as well as    a statewide list for notification of all draft permits.  If you would like to be added to either or both lists, please send a  request to lepp@agri.ohio.gov or call 614-387-0470

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Date of Notice:

April 25, 2025

Name & address of facility:

Thunder Poultry

3185 Philothea Road

Coldwater, Ohio 45828

Name & address of applicants: 

Thunder Poultry LLC

2885 State Route 118

Saint Henry, Ohio 45883

James L and Janice M.

Broering Trust

2885 State Route 118

Saint Henry, Ohio 45883

PUBLIC NOTICE

In accordance with OAC rule 901:10-6-01, public notice is hereby given that the Ohio Department of  Agriculture (ODA) is accepting comments on a draft Permit to Install (PTI) and a draft Permit to Operate (PTO) for a facility to be called "Thunder Poultry" which would be located at 3185 Philothea Road, Coldwater, Ohio 45828 in Mercer County, Butler-7 South Township in the Upper Wabash Watershed. If the final permits are issued, the PTI would be valid for two years and the PTO would be valid for five years.

A copy of the draft permits can be obtained by submitting a public records request using the following link:   https://agri.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/oda/divisions/legal-office/public-records-site-area. Any person may submit written comments and/or request a public meeting on the draft permits. A request for a public meeting must be in writing and shall state the nature of the issues to be raised at the public meeting. Comments and/or public meeting requests must be received by the DLEP office no later than 5 p.m. on May 27, 2025. Comments can either be mailed to Ohio Department of Agriculture, Division of Livestock Environmental Permitting, 8995 East Main Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068 or emailed to lepp@agri.ohio.gov. Comments received after this date will not be considered. A public meeting will be held when required by OAC 901:10-6-04(C) and may be held where authorized by OAC 901:10-6-01(D). Persons have a right to provide a written or oral statement for the record at the public meeting, if a meeting is scheduled.  

The Division of Livestock Environmental Permitting maintains an "interested parties" list for each Ohio county as well as a statewide list for notification of all draft permits. If you would like to be added to either or both lists, please send a request to lepp@agri.ohio.gov or call 614-387-0470.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Date of Notice:

April 23, 2025

Name & address of facility:

Albers Farm

5967 Depweg Road

Celina, Ohio 45822

Name & address of applicants: 

Roger Albers

5967 Depweg Road

Celina, Ohio 45822

Derek E. Albers

5967 Depweg Road

Celina, Ohio 45822

Brenda Albers

5967 Depweg Road

Celina, Ohio 45822

PUBLIC NOTICE

In accordance with OAC rule 901:10-6-01, public notice is hereby given that the Ohio Department of Agriculture has issued a final Permit to Operate renewal for Albers Farm.

The final Permit may be appealed. The notice of Appeal and the filing fee as may be required must be sent to: The Environmental Review Appeals Commission (ERAC), 30 East Broad Street 4th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215, (614-466-8950) by 5:00 p.m. on May 23, 2025. Questions regarding the appeal process may be directed to ERAC. A copy of the appeal must be served on the director of agriculture within three days after filing the appeal with ERAC

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