PUBLIC NOTICE Date of Notice: April 1, 2026 Name

PUBLIC NOTICE Date of Notice: April 1, 2026 Name and address of facility: Knapke Swine Farms, LLC 12054 Bey Road Versailles, Ohio 45380 Name and address of applicants: The James I Knapke & Katherine M Knapke Revocable Living Trust 8453 Bulcher Road Versailles, Ohio 45380 Knapke Swine Farms, LLC 8453 Bulcher Road Versailles, Ohio 45380 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 "Knapke Swine Farms, LLC" which is located at 12054 Bey Road, Versailles, Ohio 45380 in Darke County, Wayne and York Townships, and in the Upper Great Miami 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 May 1, 2026. 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 of these lists, please send a request to lepp@agri.ohio.gov or call 614-387-0470. 90219947 April 1 gda