STOLLER FARMS RECOGNIZED AS 2010 ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AWARD WINNER
Pictured from left to right:
Ohio Poultry Association Executive Vice President Jim Chakeres,
Gary Stoller, Tom Stoller and
Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Robert Boggs.
COLUMBUS -- Stoller Farms, of Van Wert, recently received the 2010 Ohio Poultry Association's Environmental Stewardship Award at the Ohio Livestock Coalition's (OLC) 13th Annual Meeting. The annual award recognizes the many accomplishments made by family farmers to protect Ohio's land, air and water quality and conserve the state's natural resources.
"Stoller Farms has raised poultry for many decades and has consistently demonstrated that their commitment to quality extends not only to the animals they raises, but also to the environmental practices they implement daily on the farm," said David White, OLC executive director. "The farm is an exemplary representation of the goals that the Coalition has for all livestock farmers."
Stoller Farms was the first egg farmer in the state to receive a Permit to Install and a Permit to Operate a new layer facility under the Ohio Department of Agriculture environmental protection authority of 2003. Additionally, Stoller Farms has made several improvements on the farm, including installation of drainage systems designed to achieve zero discharge from the layer facilities and installation of systems to filter run-off waters from building eaves, drives, and grounds, using ponds, grass lots and hay fields.