The agricultural operations listed in the below chart have submitted odor management plans (OMPs) for approval under the act of July 6, 2005 (Act 38 of 2005, 3 Pa.C.S. §§ 501-522) (hereinafter referred to as Act 38)
Based upon preliminary reviews, the State Conservation Commission (SCC) has completed an administrative review of the OMPs described below. These OMPs are currently under review by the SCC and are available to the public through the submission of a formal Right-To-Know request to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
Persons wishing to comment on an OMP are invited to submit a written statement outlining their comments on the plan to the SCC’s Odor Management Program office within 21 days of the notice date outlined in the below chart for the given plan. Persons with a question relating to the submission of comments on a plan under review may contact the SCC Odor Management Program office by phone to discuss the process for the submission of comments. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer, and a concise statement to inform the SCC of the exact basis of the comments and the relevant facts upon which they are based.
Persons with a disability who wish to provide comments and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The address for the SCC’s Odor Management Program office is the Pennsylvania Agriculture Building, State Conservation Commission, 2301 N. Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-94081. The phone number for the SCC’s Odor Management Program Coordinator (Karl Dymond) is 215-287-4564.
Current Notices
Ag Operation Name and Address | County/Municipality | Animal Equivalent Units | Animal Type | Odor Site Index Score | New, Amended, Transferred, Withdrawn or Rescinded | Date Plan Noticed |
Hope Valley Dairy, LLC – Home Farm 40 Mount Hope Road Quarryville, PA 17566 | Lancaster/ East Drumore Twp | 0 | Cattle | 17.1 | New | 2/20/26 |
Kevin Garman – Poultry Farm 635 Curryville Road Martinsburg, PA 16662 | Bedford/ Woodbury Twp | 251.2 | Layers | 43.0 | New | 2/20/26 |
Russell L. Martin – Swine Farm 5280 Ridge Road Beaver Springs, PA 17812 | Snyder/ Spring Twp | 180.9 | Swine | 61.7 | Amended | 2/13/26 |
Henry M. Hoover – Cattle & Poultry Farm 202 Spook Lane East Earl, PA 17519 | Lancaster/ Brecknock Twp | 280.0 | Broilers | 61.2 | New | 2/13/26 |
David Zimmerman – Sawmill Road Poultry 767 Sawmill Road Beavertown, PA 17813 | Snyder/ Adams Twp | 93.81 | Broilers, Cattle | 31.1 | Amended | 2/13/26 |
Levi Esh – Turkey Farm 221 Big Oak Lane Spring Mills, PA 16875 | Centre/ Penn Twp | 79.36 | Turkey | 36.9 | New | 2/13/26 |
Tyler Snider – Mountain Foot Farm 22357 Mountain Foot Road Neelyton, PA 17239 | Huntingdon/ Dublin Twp | 1811.75 | Swine & Cattle | 22.6 | Amended | 2/13/26 |
Brubaker Farms, LLC – Dairy Farm 1 493 Musser Road Mount Joy, PA 17552 | Lancaster/ E Donegal Twp | 2190.05 | Cattle | 87.2 | Amended | 2/13/26 |
Aaron O. Hoover – Snapper Drive Farm 551 Snapper Drive Ephrata, PA 17255 | Lancaster/W Earl Twp | 187.8 | Layers | 112.6 | New | 2/6/26 |
Henry M. Hoover – Cattle & Poultry Farm 202 Spook Lane East Earl, PA 17519 | Lancaster/ Brecknock Twp | 280.0 | Broilers | 61.2 | New | 2/6/26 |
Matthew L. Shirk – Shirk Farms 2596 Scholl Road Middleburg, PA 17842 | Snyder/ Centre Twp | 82.27 | Broilers | 43.5 | Amended | 2/6/26 |
Jim Mapes – SR 304 Farm 8080 State Route 304 Mifflinburg, PA 17844 | Union/ Limestone Twp | 334.53 | Layers | 22.9 | New | 2/6/26 |