PUBLIC NOTICE

Date of Notice:

February 19, 2026

Name & address of facility:

Heartland Dairy

3101 Tama Road

Rockford, Ohio 45882

Name & address of applicants:

GreenTop Acres, LLC

8789 State Route 114

Haviland, Ohio 45851

Trent Stoller

8789 State Route 114

Haviland, Ohio 45851

Thomas Willemsen

6615 W. 500 N.

Frankton, IN 46044

Heartland Dairy Holdings, LLC

8789 State Route 114

Haviland, Ohio 45851

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 Operate (PTO) renewal for the facility known as "Heartland Dairy" which is located at 3101 Tama Road, Rockford, OH 45882 in Mercer County, Hopewell Township, and in the St. Marys Watershed. If the final permit is issued, the PTO would be valid for five years. 

A copy of the draft permit can be obtained by completing 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 permit. 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 March 23, 2026. Comments can either be mailed to: Ohio Department of Agriculture, Division of Livestock Environmental Permitting, 8995 East Main Street, Reynoldsburg, OH 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 of these lists, please send a request to lepp@agri.ohio.gov or call 614-387-0470.

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