Dream Becomes Reality for Beginning/Military Veteran Farmers in Indiana
Jon and Caleb Richer worked with NRCS through the EQIP program to rebuild their family's 160-acre farm.
Jon and Caleb Richer worked with NRCS through the EQIP program to rebuild their family's 160-acre farm.
The goal of the Program Support Specialists agreement between NRCS and Bartholomew County SWCD was to provide better service to our common customers.
The goal of the Program Support Specialists agreement between NRCS and Ripley County SWCD was to provide better service to our common customers.
More Amish have adopted no-till and soil health practices among others in recent years, but, as a non-traditional customer, it can still be difficult for staff and partners to reach out to local Amish communities through typical avenues.
As a fifth-generation farmer, Joe Keusch knows a thing or two about his land. And, his 110-year-old farm located in the Ell Creek Watershed is a little different than most in Indiana.
During his first 20 years on the land, Tom farmed the only way he was taught – just like his father. He knew there was something different out there to make his farming methods better for Mother Earth, though.
For Roger Wenning, the key to sustaining his farming operation for the future lies in conservation practices.
Don Villwock has planted cover crops for more than 30 years, but is still looking to do more to help his farm's soil health.