Greensburg —
Conservation honors were presented in six categories to local conservationists last week in Indianapolis during the 2012 Annual Conference of Indiana SWCDs (Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs).
The Power of Conservation: Local Actions with Global Impacts attracted over 400 people from across the state to the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. The conference, a program of the Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (IASWCD), was designed for SWCD supervisors and staff, watershed organization staffs and other resource technicians and representatives from the Indiana Conservation Partnership.
Five Conservation Farmer of the Year Award winners were recognized last week for going beyond the norm to incorporate conservation practices into the routine management of their farming operations.
The award is sponsored by the Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc.
Farmers who were honored are (by county):
Decatur County SWCD: Roger Wenning,
Kosciusko County SWCD: Tom Price,
Putnam County SWCD: Mark and Phyllis Legan,
Sullivan County SWCD: Mike Kelly, and
Tippecanoe County: Dean Craig. Craig also will receive the Career Conservation Farmer designation for his consistently high regard for conservation measures over the course off his agricultural career spanning at least 25 years.
The IASWCD's Supervisor of the Year Award honors Soil and Water Conservation District leaders (supervisors) for their outstanding and exemplary achievements and leadership in the protection and enhancement of Indiana's soil and water resources. Ten nominees were recognized. The award is sponsored by Indiana Prairie Farmer Magazine. The nominees were:
Dana Coots, Clark County SWCD,
Tim Stearley, Clay County SWCD,
Brad Dawson, Dearborn County SWCD,
Roger Wenning, Decatur County SWCD,
Brenda Sermersheim, Dubois County SWCD,
Marguriette Sharr, Greene County SWCD,
Rodney Rulon, Hamilton County SWCD,
Priscilla Kelly, Posey County SWCD,
Carole Riewe, St. Joseph County SWCD, and
Charley Hendricks, Vigo County SWCD.
Roger Wenning, Decatur County SWCD, received the overall statewide Supervisor of the Year honor. Wenning, a member of the Decatur County SWCD Board of Supervisors, is known as a goodwill ambassador for cover crops and no-till farming in the county. He has hosted numerous field days for both the SWCD and NRCS on his farm including six field days and workshops last year.
Agriculture
Related Photos
-
Decatur County resident Roger Wenning (front row, left) was recognized as overall statewide Supervisor the Year by the SWCD.
Wenning wins conservation award
- Agriculture
-
-
Woodhull: Extension news, recipes
The primary election is history for now. Now, it's time for all the candidates to pick up their signs. Even if they won, it's too early to have them out for this fall.
-
Growers have options for freeze-damaged wheat
A late-April freeze damaged some of northern Indiana's early progressing winter wheat crop, leaving growers to decide whether to let the crop yield or tear it up altogether.
-
Black cutworm flocks to Indiana
Record numbers of black cutworm moths have descended upon Indiana fields, and after a week of warm temperatures and rainfall now is a critical time to scout, a Purdue Extension entomologist says.
-
Sanders, Tomson join Beef Board
Layne Sanders, a sophomore at Greensburg Community High School, and Morgan Tomson, a junior at South Decatur High School, were recently elected to the Indiana Beef Cattle Junior Executives Board.
-
Local students awarded scholarships
Ashley Hawkins, a 2012 graduate of South Decatur High School FFA, and Scott Denton, a 2012 graduate of Greensburg FFA, have been awarded a $1,000 scholarship by Don Meyer Ford and Ford Motor Company.
-
Livestock and Dairy Judging results
Greensburg FFA participated at the Area 1 Livestock and Dairy Judging Contest April 12.
Dairy Judging team members included Aaron Bruns, Stephanie Bruns, Abbey Denton and Scott Denton. -
Earth Day is every day for Hoosier farmers
Dear Editor:
It has been estimated that one billion people around the globe, in some way, observed Earth Day April 22, 2012. -
Farmland prices expected to keep rising
A survey indicating that farmland values are expected to continue increasing is more good news for landowners but could also signal caution for buyers, an agricultural economist says.
-
Farm conservation practices
Farm conservation practices not only preserve soil and water, but they also can save growers money, says a Purdue Extension agronomist.
-
Report: U.S. farmers say they'll plant most corn acres since 1937
U.S. grain farmers this spring intend to plant the nation's highest corn acreage since 1937, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released March 30.
- More Agriculture Headlines
-
Woodhull: Extension news, recipes
Defense Rests in John Edwards Trial
GM Says It Will Stop Paying for Ads on Facebook
911 Call: Confusion at Home Where Mom Shot Kids
Jury Convicts Steve Powell of Voyeurism Charges
Skechers to Pay $40 Million for Bogus Claims
Coffee May Be Key to Living Longer
Police to Groom of Slain Bride: Turn Yourself In
Laurie Fine: My Life Has Been Destroyed
FTC: Skechers Deceived Consumers With Shoe Ads
FBI Confirms Leak Probe on Al-Qaida Plot
Romney Calls Obama a 'Disappointment'
Honda Unveils New Robotics-powered Scooter
NJ Gov., Mayor Channel Seinfeld in Video Parody
Blood Drive for Woman With Flesh-Eating Disease
AG Race Tops Oregon Primary Interest
Obama Welcomes Beckham, Galaxy to White House
Raw Video: Mladic's Genocide Trial Under Way
Court Records Detail Zimmerman Injuries
Local Community Prepares for G8 Summit
New Guidelines for US Nuclear Plants
