PA Odor Management Program Public Notices

Odor Management Plans Currently Under Review by the State Conservation

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New, Amended, Transferred, Withdrawn or Rescinded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

Anthony Newswanger – Broiler Farm

340 California Road

Morgantown, PA 19534

Lancaster/ Caernarvon Twp

147.55

Broilers & Duck

18.4

New

5/16/25

Gideon F. Stoltzfus – Dairy Barn

5862 Mast Road

Narvon, PA 17555

Lancaster/ Salisbury Twp

35.5

Cattle

51.3

New

5/16/25

Steve Hykes – Home Farm

1239 Hykes Road

Greencastle, PA 17225

Franklin/ Antrim Twp

40.65

Cattle

28.0

New

5/16/25

Dana M. Weaver – layer Farm

452 Wildwod Road

Mifflinburg, PA 17844

Union/ Limestone Twp

154.0

Layer

69.0

New

5/16/25

Ag Ventures, LLC – Springhouse Road Farm

7861 Springhouse Road

New Tripoli, PA 18066

Lehigh/ Lynn Twp

2,004.86

Swine & Layers

54.4

New

5/16/25

Matthew Shearer – Werner Farm

96 Werner Road

Fredericksburg, PA 17026

Lebanon/ Swatara Twp

134.5

Pullets

34.7

Withdrawn

5/16/25

Scattered Acres Reinholds, Inc – Reinholds Farm

900 Galen Hall Road

Reinholds, PA 17569

Lancaster/ West Cocalico Twp

362.5

Cattle

49.3

New

5/9/25

Noah W. Kreider & Sons, LLP – Esbenshade Farm

486 South Colebrook Road

Manheim, PA 17545

Lancaster/ Rapho Twp

0

Cattle

23.1

New

5/1/25

Bender Farms, LLC – Kauffmaqn Road Farm

17 Kauffman Road

Cochranville, PA 19330

Chester/ Highland Twp

263.9

Cattle

28.6

New

5/1/25