117 West Harvest Road • Bluffton, IN 46714 • 260-824-0624 ext. 3
The District works to provide technical, financial, and educational services
to help Wells County land users conserve soil, water, and related natural resources.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
69th Annual Meeting of the Wells County SWCD, Rock Creek Conservancy District and Wells County Purdue Extension.
SWCD Poster Contest – “Home Is where the Habitat is”
4th Grade – First Place Braxleigh Sunderman – SWES4th Grade – Second Place Amelia Mills – SWES4th Grade – Third Place Marissa Schwartz – SWES
5th Grade – First Place Naomi Falk – Lancaster Elem.5th Grade – Second Place Eva Labelle – Lancaster Elem.5th Grade – Third Place Kaeson Teague – Lancaster Elem.
Top 4 Soil Judgers in 2024 Wells County Area Contest
Left to Right Keanu Wolford – 1st Place – Norwell H.S. Jonathan McMillan – 2nd Place – Southern Wells H.S. Reagan Needler – 3rd Place – Southern Wells H.S. Shyanna Morrow – 4th Place – Norwell H.S.
2024 River Friendly Farmer
River Friendly Farmer – Ted Martz Ted, is a farmer in Union Township in the Upper Wabash River Watershed. On his farm they produce corn and soybeans. Conservation cropping practices that Ted uses include waterways, buffer strips and Water and Sediment Control Basins. Ted has been no till all his life. He states “I care about the next generation. I think it is our duty to care for the land and hand it down better than we received it”. He also says that he uses less fuel and less labor, which in turn is less tillage and less soil loss. He also stated that “the women in his family have had a major contribution in making their farm successful”.
Ted was previously honored as the No-Till Farmer of the Year. Ted states that he tries to be positive in sharing with others how no-till has worked on his farm. I try to encourage others! Be committed, if the first time you try something it goes wrong, don’t jump ship, keep trying and hold fast to your beliefs & commitment.Election and swearing in of board members. L to R are Mike Schumm and Bob Mautz who are appointed to the Rock Creek Conservancy District and Eric Johnson, who was re-elected to a second term as a Wells County Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor. Giving the oath of office is Wells Co. Clerk Beth Davis.Teri Theisen, Urban Soil Health Specialist
The Wells Co. Soil & Water Conservation District meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 9:00 a.m. at the NRCS/SWCD office, 117. W. Harvest Road, Bluffton, IN.
The agenda is posted at the office location. The meetings are open to the public, and the public is encouraged to attend.
