River Friendly Farmer: Jeffrey Baker
River Friendly Farmers: Jeffrey McGuire & Dana Hart
Conservation Farmer of the Year: Dean Henke
River Friendly Farmer: Chuck Scales
River Friendly Farmer: Chuck Scales
River Friendly Farmer: Ben Lloyd
Lifetime Conservation Award: Don Phillips
River Friendly Farmer: Brad Stahl
River Friendly Farmer: Brad Stahl
Business Partner of the Year: Lynnville National Bank
Young Farmer of the Year: Wes Miller
Conservation Partner of the Year: Amanda Mosiman, Purdue Extension
Conservation Farmer of the Year: Dan Wolfe
Volunteer Family of the Year: Audrey, Abigail and Stephanie Stallings
Urban Conservation Partner of the Year: Joe Schitter, Warrick County, Parks Department
Young Farmer of the Year: Wes Miller
Conservation Partner of the Year: Amanda Mosiman, Purdue Extension
Conservation Farmer of the Year: Dan Wolfe
Volunteer Family of the Year: Audrey, Abigail and Stephanie Stallings
Urban Conservation Partner of the Year: Joe Schitter, Warrick County, Parks Department
River Friendly Farmer: Clayton Barchet
Awarded in 2022
Conservation Farmer of the Year:
Phil Springstun |
Young Farmer of the Year:
Jacob Duncan |
Conservation Partner of the Year:
Campbell Township Conservation Club |
River Friendly Farmer:
Jerry Durcholz |
Urban Conservation Partner of the Year:
Roger & Mary Winstead |
not photographed award winnersBusiness Partner of the Year:
B-Hive Printing Volunteer of the Year: Adriana Chaves |
*Awarded in 2023
Partner of the Year:
Warrick Invasive Species Partnership (WISP) |
Business Partner of the Year:
Farm Bureau, Inc |
Young Farmer of the Year:
Caleb Heilman |
River Friendly Farmer:
Gary David Plassmeier |
Specialty Farmer of the Year:
Windy Meadow Farms, Melissa and Shane Minton |
River Friendly farmer
Since 1999, key conservation and agricultural organizations have sponsored the River Friendly Farmer (RFF) Program. The statewide initiative recognizes farmers, who through good production management practices helps keep Indiana’s rivers, lakes and streams clean.
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 every day conservation management practices on the farm. Watershed organizations also may nominate farmers for the award by submitting an application to a county SWCD.
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 every day conservation management practices on the farm. Watershed organizations also may nominate farmers for the award by submitting an application to a county SWCD.
2022 River Friendly farmer
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David Plassmeier is Warrick County's nominated River Friendly Farmer. David has been using conservation practices such as no-till, turbo till, and terracing. He also maintains several filter strips to slow and prevent runoff from entering the waterways by where he farms.
Plassmeier Farms has been in his family for over 100 years. The family farm has been strip mined and David is working hard to re-establish the farm's potential after the disturbance of the soil that left little organic matter. It is very important to him to keep the topsoil he creates out of the ditches and streams. Plassmeier Farms operates 1,000 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat, and hay. |