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Alcorn and Gough receive Conservation Honors for Putnam County


Hoosier Farmers Receive Conservation Honors at Indiana State Fair Ceremony

Posted on 17 August 2012 by Gary Truitt
 
Lt. Governor Skillman and Farm Bureau President Don Villwock presented awards at the Indiana State Fair on Farmer’s day
Fifty-five farmers were honored Wednesday for the work they do to promote soil health and water quality on their Indiana farms. These special Hoosier producers received the prestigious River Friendly Farmer conservation award during ceremonies at the Indiana State Fair. The award is sponsored by the Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (IASWCD) and Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc. ”We have an impressive group of recipients this year” says Ray McCormick, IASWCD president. “The conservation practices these farmers use improve soil health on their farms not just for themselves but for future generations. ”Our River Friendly Farmer winners know soil is a complex living ecosystem and we all have an obligation to sustain and improve it. That’s what they are doing to conserve our natural resources every day,” adds McCormick.
The 2012 River Friendly Farmer recipients represent grain, livestock and poultry producers from watersheds in 40 Indiana counties. They join an elite group of 600 winners since the award was first given in 2000 to Hoosier farmers who use exceptional conservation practices to improve soil health and protect water quality. Additional sponsors of the award include the Indiana State Department of Agriculture Division of Soil Conservation and the the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Recipients were honored by Lt. Governor Becky Skillman and Indiana Farm Bureau President Don Villwock. Also on hand for yesterday’s ceremony was USDA NRCS State Conservationist Jane Hardisty and President Abraham Lincoln (played by Wilbur Tague of Brownsburg, IN) who helped celebrate the USDA’s 150th anniversary.
This year’s River Friendly Farmers are:
  1. Adams County
    Michael G. Werling
  2. Clay County
    Joe Edwards
  3. Clay County
    Tim Stearley
  4. Clinton County
    Clint Orr
  5. Daviess County
    Randall Byrer
  6. Dearborn County
    John Seubert
  7. Decatur County
    Fred Fry
  8. DeKalb County
    Douglas and Corinne Houser
  9. Dubois County
    Norbert Begle
  10. Dubois County
    Stan Leinenbach
  11. Elkhart County
    Keith E. Miller
  12. Elkhart County
    Mike Neff
  13. Fayette County
    Steve Wollyung
  14. Franklin County
    Lance Cox
  15. Franklin County
    Calvin Finch
  16. Gibson County
    Jeff, Joe, Mark, Rick, and Stan Ziliak
  17. Hendricks County
    Charles Brown
  18. Hendricks County
    Jack Maloney
  19. Howard County
    Richard Byrum
  20. Howard County
    Stephen Byrum
  21. Huntington County
    Tom Reed
  22. Jay County
    Barry Fennig
  23. Jay County
    Stephen Fennig
  24. Knox County
    Scott Hagemeier
  25. Kosciusko County
    Randy Beer
  26. Kosciusko County
    Darrel Byrer
  27. LaGrange County
    Andy Green
  28. Miami County
    Ronnie, Maxine, Clint, Beth, Ethan, and Brady Manning
  29. Newton County
    Sigmund Boezeman
  30. Newton County
    Douglas Gerbracht
  31. Noble County
    Steve Phares
  32. Owen County
    Steve Worland
  33. Pike County
    Kevin and Kenny Mundy
  34. Posey County
    Robert Fehrenbacher
  35. Pulaski County
    Dale Gudeman
  36. Putnam County
    Ron Alcorn
  37. Putnam County
    Byron Gough
  38. Scott County
    Marvin Rode
  39. Spencer County
    Chad Goldman
  40. St. Joseph County
    Bill Lappin
  41. St. Joseph County
    Dale and Dorothy Stoner
  42. Starke County
    Bob Coffin
  43. Starke County
    Wayne Emigh
  44. Tippecanoe County
    Brian Buck
  45. Vanderburgh County
    Steve Jackson
  46. Vermillion County
    Robert Ellis
  47. Wabash County
    Clif and Randy Airgood, Airgood Farms
  48. Warren County
    Mark and Carolyn Straw
  49. Washington County
    David Hoar
  50. Washington County
    Jerry Trueblood
  51. Wells County
    Alan Schwartz
  52. Wells County
    Alan Stout (deceased)
  53. White County
    Steve Carlson
  54. Whitley County
    Gary Hoffman
  55. Whitley County
    Peter Rouch

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