61st Wells County Soil and Water Conservation District, 50th Rock Creek Conservancy District, and Wells County Purdue Extension’s Combined Annual Meeting
Our Annual Meeting took place on February 23, 2017 at the Wells County Community Center in Bluffton, IN. This is the first year we have combined with Purdue Extension. A wonderful meal was provided by B.U.M. Catering from Boehmer United Methodist Church Liberty Center, IN. Wells County SWCD held Supervisor elections. Kevin Brickley was elected to a 3rd term.
Awards were given to the following:
4th Grade Poster Contest
1st Place went to McKenzie Paxson, Southern Wells Elementary, Mrs. Allison’s class.
2nd Place went to Marly Drayer, Bluffton Elementary, Mrs. Grau’s class.
3rd place went to Sierra Graham, Bluffton Elementary, Mrs. Grau’s class.
Top 4 Soil Judgers from Wells County in 2016
Top 4 Soil Judgers in Wells County in 2016 all from Southern Wells High School are pictured left to right, Jackson Sills (1st), Alisha Watters (2nd), Jacob Tonner (3rd), Sam Jones (4th). Also pictured is their Advisor, Steve Stauffer.
2016 River Friendly Farmer of Indiana.
John Maddox (R) pictured with his Son, Mike Maddox receiving the River Friendly Farmer of Indiana award.
Annually, each county Soil and Water Conservation District may nominate up to two farmers who do an outstanding job of protecting their rivers, lakes and streams through their everyday conservation management practices on the farm. The statewide initiative recognizes farmers, who through good production management practices helps keep Indiana’s rivers, lakes and streams clean. John Maddox of Maddox Family Limited Partnership farms in the Salamonie River watershed.
The following conservation cropping systems or practices are used on Maddox’s Farm. No till – Conventional Till, Variable Rate Corn & Cover Crops. John also utilizes Waterways, Rock Chutes, Terraces, 2-stage Ditch, CRP, soil testing & nutrient management. With these practices, John has seen that sedimentation leaving the farm has been decreased greatly due to the use of these practices. He believes that these conservation practices have greatly reduced erosion which in turn increases soil health.
John is a current member of Farm Bureau since 1961. His family is involved in community 4-H, greatly involved in local high school where his family has been personally the recipient (twice) of the Monsanto Growers award.
We congratulate John Maddox of Maddox Family Limited Partnership as our 2016 River Friendly Farmer of Indiana.
Our speaker for the evening was Cindy Sheets from Sweet Life Honey Farm
Cindy Sheets
Cindy Sheets
60th Wells Co. Soil and Water Conservation District and 49th Rock Creek Conservancy District Annual Meeting.
2 of the top 4 Soil Judgers from Wells County. L to R Ben Shaffer, Letty Stauffer, Damian Watters
Top 3 Poster Contest Winners – 4th Grade L to R Matthew Watson; 3rd place, Faith White; 2nd place, Ella Wheeler, 1st place
Wells County Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisors with Purdue’s Holy Cowgirls at the 60th Annual Meeting.
Chad Fiecther, Wells County Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor takes the Oath of Office.
Dave Ramseyer, Wells County Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor takes the Oath of Office.
Jody Nusbaumer being awarded Wells County Soil and Water Conservation District’s River Friendly Farmer.
2016 Poster Contest – 1st place
2016 Poster Contest – 2nd Place
2016 Poster Contest – 3rd place
59th Wells Co. Soil andWater Conservation District and 48th Rock Creek Conservancy District Annual Meeting.
It was held on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 at Bluffton High School.
