FORT RECOVERY — Paul and Nathan’s Fortkamp Poultry Farm, applied for a renewal of its Permit to Operate, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Livestock Environmental Permitting office.
The farm houses 457,944 laying hens at 1191 Wendel Road, Fort Recovery, across three-layer houses and annually produces about 5,330 tons of solid poultry manure and 67 tons of compost. The draft PTO includes stringent plans for pest control, mortality management, and emergency response, and the facility undergoes regular inspections to maintain standards.
If the final permit is issued, it will last for five years.
Comments can be mailed to Ohio Department of Agriculture, Division of Livestock Environmental Permitting, 8995 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068 or emailed to [email protected].
Reach Cade Higgins at 567-242-0351
