The 60th Annual Ripley County SWCD meeting was held on January 28, 2010 at the South Ripley Elementary School in Versailles, IN.  The night was succesfull with approximatly 80 producers and partners in attendance.  Breakout sessions started the night with a meal to follow.  The main speaker for the evening was Comedian, Jay Hendren.  Awards were given to the following farmers in Ripley County

 

2009 Conservation Farmer of the Year - Jack Schuerman

2009 Master Farmer - Paul Luke

2009 Indiana Conservation Farmer of the Year - Bob Brewington

 

An election was held and the new supervisors for the Ripley County SWCD are, Brian Evans - Chairman, Danny Geisler - Vice Chair, Jeff Meinders, Ryan Busch, and Brad Hicks. 

 

The Board of Supervisors and Staff would like to extend thanks to those businesses that donated items for our door prizes.  Also thank you goes to our partners who help make this event successful each year. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Ripley County SWCD Annual Meeting was held on February 5 at the South Ripley Elementary School in Versailles, IN.  Despite the postponement of the meeting and continued cold weather approximately 90 people attended.  Awards were presented to Arthur Thomas for the 2008 Conservation Farmer of the Year and William Nuhring for 2008 Ripley County River Friendly Farmer.  One award was presented for Special Recognition and Appreciation to Robert Zupancic for all his help with the district.

 

Topics for the breakout sessions were Fertilizer Inputs and Cost, Forestry, and Grazing.  Jane Hardisty, Indiana NRCS State Conservationist was the main speaker of the evening. Both received positive feedback from many of the attendees. 

 

To conclude the meeting election results were read with the Board of Supervisors being Jeff Meinders – Chairman, Ryan Busch – Vice Chairman, Clay Nuhring, Brian Evans, and Danny Geisler.  Finally we would like to extend a huge thank you to all the businesses and organizations that donated door prizes for the event. 

 

 

 

 

The 16 Annual No-till Breakfast was held on Thursday February 26at the Hopewell Baptist Church in Holton. 

The event is a partnership effort between the Ripley County SWCD, Purdue Extension, and the Historic Hoosier Hills RC&D No-till Committee.  The committee would like to give a special thanks to the South Ripley FFA for their assistance in the day’s events. 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

In 2008 The Ripley County Soil and Water Conservation District received funds from a Clean Water Indiana (CWI) grant to promote the use of cover crops in Ripley County.  The SWCD Board of Supervisors and staff pulled together conservation partners to come up with the idea of a cover crop plot and field day.  Finally, in September of 2008 the Ripley County SWCD’s plan came to life.  A Cover Crop Plot was planted on the farm of Bob Brewington, a lifetime supporter of the SWCD.  The Conservation Team came up with ten different blends to be planted in his 2 acre field.  The plot was planted by Bob Brewington using the Ripley County SWCD’s Truax Drill.  It is the goal of the partnership to show the different types, process, and benefits of cover crops on the land.