soil & water, january 2016

The 69th Annual

Gibson County SWCD’s Annual Meeting

Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2016 • 6:00 p.m. Wirth Park New Shelter House, 1210 W Morton St., Oakland City

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2015 Gibson County SWCD Board of Supervisors, staff

Matt Michel was elected as a supervisor in 2010 after serving as an associate, and was then elected to a second term.

Matt is a graduate of Gibson Southern High School and Purdue University. He is the District Sales Manager for AgriGold Hybrids. Matt serves as board chairman and is unopposed this year.

Dave Greubel is a farmer and school bus driver. He resides in rural Haubstadt with his wife Brenda.

They are the parents of two grown children and have seven grand-children. Dave serves as the board vice-chairman.

Greg Obert has been an associate supervisor in the past.

He says he is semi-retired from

farming, living in rural Fort Branch with his wife, Rose. They have four grown children and nine grandchildren.

Kenny Page was elected as a super-visor in 2014 and has served as a supervisor in the past. Kenny farms and lives in Oakland City with his wife, Judy.

They have three grown children and two grandchildren.

Dave Weber is a new supervisor, appointed in 2014.

He farms and lives in Fran-cisco with his wife, Mary. They have four grown children and two grandchildren.

Jim Buck (not pictured) is a new associate supervisor, coming on the board in 2014. Jim lives in Oakland City.

Dave Gress (not pictured) is an associate supervisor and has been a supervisor in the past. He is a crop insurance agent and livestock/grain farmer. He and his wife Karen live in rural Princeton.

Ron Hudson (not pictured) has been an associate supervisor for the past several years and has been a supervisor in the past. He farms and lives in Patoka with his wife, Kathy. They have two grown daughters.

Cleoramae G Stunkel (not pic-tured) is currently an associate supervisor.

She lives in rural Haubstadt on her family farm and has served as a supervisor in the past.

She is a retired minister and has installed numerous conservation practices.

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servation District’s (SWCD) 69th annual meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, at the new Wirth Park Community Center, Oakland City. Speakers for the night will be Dr. John Foster, Wesselman Woods, and Heath Hamilton, Patoka River National Wildlife Reserve.

Pollination will be their topic.The SWCD will share 2015’s

accomplishments and plans for 2016. Award presentations for 2015 will include: River Friendly Farmer, Don Pflug Farms, Inc; Conservation Farmer, Winfrid Obert; Friend of Conservation; and Friends of Patoka National Wildlife Refuge.

Tickets cost $8. Call the SWCD at 385-5033, option 3, to reserve tickets or email [email protected]. Tickets are payable at the door.

Across Indiana, SWCD’s help Indi-ana residents conserve land, water, forests, wildlife and related natural resources that encompass the state’s 23 million acres.

Gibson County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors

Gibson County Soil and Water Con-servation Office staff, l-r, are Tabitha Anthis, office manager; Matt Robi-nette, technician and Ann Ice, educa-tion coordinator.

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Winfrid and Marian Obert have been married for 60 years. They have five children: Mike, Anita, Tom, Steve, and Ann. They have 12 grandchildren (one in heaven) and three great-grandchildren.

Winfrid has installed several conservation practices, including: WAS-COB’s (water and sediment control basins), concrete structures, buffer strips, and grassed waterways.

He used legumes for years to diversify crop

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Gibson County’s 2015 Friend of ConservationFriends of the Patoka

River National Wildlife Refuge is a non-profit orga-nization providing support and volunteer assistance to further the mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser-vice and their management objectives at Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Indiana.

The Friends group pro-vides environmental edu-cation and outreach (filling a demand the small Refuge staff can’t) to the commu-nity, maintains extensive wildlife-watching trails, assists in land acquisition for conservation, and coor-dinates the annual Refuge Appreciation Day.

Through monthly envi-ronmental education and outreach programs on the Refuge, the Friends

connect with an estimated 1,000 visitors annually, inspiring others to get involved in promoting, protecting, and conserving natural resources.

This year, the Friends created a “Monarch Way Station and Pollinator Garden” at the Boyd’s Trailhead on the Refuge. This aesthetically pleasing garden welcomes visitors while providing additional information on the impor-tance of native plants and pollinators, while also providing information on using native plants when gardening at home. An estimated 500 people view the garden yearly.

At the Friends programs and activities, which include wildlife-watching hikes and guided canoe

trips, they provide out-reach to at least 500 people a year and, through educa-tion, relay the importance of clean water, and the val-ue of conserving natural resources for wildlife and people to enjoy. Guided tours cover a variety of habitat types including wetlands, prairies, and forests, where participants gain an understanding and appreciation of conserving, preserving, and restoring

the natural resources of Southwest Indiana.

The Friends group maintains relationships with both state and federal representatives, keeping representatives abreast on the ongoing events of the Refuge.

They also work with the local county tourism board to promote the Patoka NWR to provide informa-tion to the public about visiting the refuge.


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Gibson County’s 2015 River-Friendly FarmerDon Pflug Farms, Inc. of Oakland

City has been selected as the 2015 River Friendly Farmer by the Gibson County SWCD Board of Supervisors.

Don and Craig Pflug farm in the Patoka watershed. They conserve soil through no-till, minimum-till, grassed waterways, nutrient and pest management practices, WASCOBs (water and sediment control basins), grade stabilization structures, and stream crossings. They raise corn, soybeans, and wheat.

When asked how conservation practices have improved the quality of water that leaves their farm, Craig responded, “It reduces nutrient and pest runoff, and keeps the soil in place on the farm instead of going down the ditch.”

Their children are involved in 4-H, Craig is on the county council, and involved in county government. Given an opportunity, Don and Craig speak to landowners and neighbors

about conservation.The River-Friendly Farmer award

was initiated in 1999 as a statewide initiative recognizing farmers who, through good production manage-ment, help keep Indiana’s rivers, lakes and streams clean. This award is made possible by the Indiana

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Weed management workshopBy Ann Ice

Gibson County SWCD Education Coordinator

Southwest Soil and Water Con-servation Districts partnered with the local Indiana State Department Resource Specialist to hold a weed management workshop in April.

The day-long informational work-shop was sponsored by F&M Hard-ware of Princeton, and The Nature Conservancy, Indiana Chapter.

Speakers for the morning were Ron Rathfon, Extension Forester for the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at the Southern Indiana Purdue Agricultural Center, and Patrick Whitson from Aquatic Control, Evansville. They focused on invasive weeds in forest and waters.

Ray Chattin, representing South-ern Indiana Cooperative Invasive Management, spoke on the impor-tance of managing invasive plants in

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Pike County SWCD, in partnership with Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh and Warrick County SWCD’s, secured funding through a Clean Water Indiana grant to hire a relatively new type of technician to the conservation world – an agronomic tech.

After a thorough inter-view process, the SWCD’s selected Emily Kelly for this new position.

Emily is a December 2014 graduate of Vincennes Uni-versity and graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science

degree and an Associate’s degree in Ag-Business. Her past work experience includes work as an intern with the Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center, Vin-cennes, a field tech intern

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Emily feels that her background in the agricul-tural industry and her col-lege courses at Vincennes University will allow her to easily pick up the lingo and aspects of her job.

The grant was written by Erica Fischer, Pike County, with intentions that this position will work closely with NRCS District Conservationists in the five counties and assist with enrollments/contract management for NRCS/SWCD programs.

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training to become a certi-fied Conservation Planner; this will allow Emily to help producers address resource concerns and design a plan to imple-ment to improve their soil health.

Once Kelly gets accli-mated, she will then split her time equally between the five counties.

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She is excited about the new position and the five SWCD’s are thrilled that she took on the new job duties. Please welcome Emily as you see her out and about!


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Preventive planting workshop hostedBy Ann Ice,

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Conservation Districts held a preven-tative planting meeting at the Red Wagon in Poseyville. This breakfast meeting, sponsored by Byron Seeds, LLC, had speakers to provide infor-mation on preventative planting, Indiana State Department of Agri-culture updates, and strategic farm marketing.

Dewayne Colvin, Byron Seeds, started the morning telling the audience how to improve soil per-formance using cover crops and building microbiology in the soil. He encouraged farmers to shift their thinking in managing cover crops and to consider crop rotation to include more than corn and beans. He discussed the different cover crop

root systems and the different variet-ies of rye grasses.

Linda Powell Voglund gave an ISDA update. The crowd was informed about CWI cover crop cost share for Posey, Vanderburgh and Pike counties. There was also a reminder about Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) opportunities in southwest watersheds. Linda also covered the Infield Advantage Guided Stalk sam-pling program that measures corn stalk nitrates; staff will be out sam-pling the fields soon. There are more than 80 fields in southwestern Indi-ana this year representing more than 40 growers. There are also five repli-cated strip trials to be completed.

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Women in Agriculture evening at Azalea PathBy Ann Ice

Education Coordinator

Southwest Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts hosted Wom-en in Agriculture evening sponsored by First Financial Bank of Princeton, at the Azalea Path Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Inc. The fall accommodations on the deck of the country garden were made possible by Beverly Knight.

Priscilla Magee of First Financial Bank, Princeton, provided informa-tion to consider when passing the farming operation down to the next generation, saying the most over-looked detail is waiting too long to plan. Other details mentioned were: how many generations work on the farm; children who work on and off

the farm; operation size; children who may be disabled; and sibling rivalry.

Amy Sims, Indiana State Depart-ment of Agriculture, provided details on her responsibilities as a Resource Specialist. Her job takes her out in farmers’ fields designing conserva-tion practices, assisting with tran-sect data, and in-office at SWCDs reporting her accomplishments.

Betsy Wilkinson, Natural Resourc-es Conservation Service, shared information on Earth Team Volun-teering and ways the public can help. Volunteers can help from working outside doing conservation projects such as planting trees, to assisting in an office. As Regional Earth Team Volunteer Coordinator, she provided information on how to become a

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In October, Lower Patoka water-shed coordinator Julie Loehr hosted a pasture walk with Victor Shel-ton, State Agronomist and Grazing Specialist.

Eight producers attended the workshop at the cattle ranch of Zach Rogers. It was a very informative evening.

While walking the pasture and discussing forage, stockpiling, and intensive grazing with rotational paddocks, those in attendance were able to share their personal live-stock situations and issues and get their questions answered.

In addition, an unidentified plant was found in the pasture.

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Conservation BreakfastThe Southwest Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts held the annual Conservation Breakfast at the Vanderburgh 4-H Center. The guest speak-er was Dr. James Hoorman, Assistant Professor of Ohio State University Extension. Mr. Hoorman spoke to the farmers on the economics of cover crops, planting recom-mendations, and he discussed the experimental growing sea-sons due to the potential cli-mate change.


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29th annual Fourth Grade Farm FairBy Ann Ice

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Gibson County SWCD held their 29th annual Fourth Grade Farm Fair at the Gibson County Fairgrounds Pavilion. There were 22 sessions of various topics for students to visit. All Gibson County Fourth Grade students are invited to attend the presentations given by tri-state vol-unteers. Over 400 students, teachers and school assistants visited the sta-tions. The event was coordinated by Ann Ice.

Farm Fair sponsors were Farm Bureau Inc, Princeton; Superior Ag Resources of Gibson County; Ger-man American Bank, Gibson County and Farm Credit Services of Mid-America. Door prizes for presenters were donated by Taco Tierra, F&M

Hardware, Dick Clark’s Family Res-taurant, Patoka Valley Honey/Matt Collins, First Place Trophies and Gibson County SWCD.

New presenters for this Farm Fair were Andrew Ice talking to the students about his hogs; Ethan Ice assisting with horse-drawn wagon rides, and the Fravel Family. Kyle, Justin, Dalton and Jeanette Fravel brought their Boar goats.

Volunteers gave the students les-sons on many topics. Hans Schmitz, Purdue Extension, talked about soils; Darlene Cromer, laundry and house-keeping in the past; Kanda Walden, recycling; Megan Hoffherr, dairy products; Matt Robinette, water pollution; Pat Sauer, quilting; Bill Tuley, Gibson County Health Depart-ment and Brad Willis, food safety; Stan Madison and Krista Hadley from Lyles Station School; Chuck Froehle, conserving currents; Continued on page 14


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Members from the Gibson County Master Gardeners assisting were: Mary Better Arburn, Doris Glover, June Neyhouse, Joe Padgett, Karen Knapp and Chris MacKay.

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Ag in the ClassroomSoil and Water Conservation District employees that attended the Ag in the Classroom update sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau were, front: Carla Allen, Ann Ice (Gibson County), & Carrie Parmenter. Back row: Judy Dut-tlinger, Jan Came, Rose Morgan, Jennifer Creager, Becky Steele, and Ryan Hendricks.


Soil and Water Conservation District employees that are also Ag in the Class-room volunteers attended the National Ag in the classroom Convention in Lou-isville KY. Left to right: Whitney Sauer-heber, Harrison County; Martha Miller, Monroe; Carrie Parmenter, Posey, and Ann Ice, Gibson.

Boy Scout Merit BadgeThe Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Southwest Indiana (Gibson, Pike, Posey, Vanderbugh, & Warrick counties) sponsored a Soil and Water Conservation Merit Badge for Boy Scouts at Thresherman Park in Boonville.

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Gibson Homeschool team state Envirothon champsThe Indiana State Envirothon Competition was hosted

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best from high schools across the state competed for top honors and a chance to represent Indiana at the National Envirothon later this summer.

Thirteen teams, each with five students per team, gave oral presentations in front of a panel of judges, completed five written tests on environmental issues, and finished a hands -on walking tour test throughout the camp, with scores tallied up at the end to determine who the champi-ons would be.

After lunch, the top five teams were called back to re-present their oral presentations on the state’s current topic, the Emerald Ash Borer beetle and its effects on the state’s Ash tree population. Those five teams were: Washington High School, Mitchell High School, Gibson Homeschool, Bedford North Lawrence High School, and Kankakee High School. Once presentations were com-pleted for a second round, scores were tallied with Gib-son Homeschool taking top overall honors. Finishing a close second was the Mitchell Bluejacket team, and third place was the Kankakee Valley FFA.

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You may have already seen or heard from her, but we are excited to announce that the newest employee to the Gib-son Coun-ty FSA Office is Anna Ellerman. Anna is originally from northern Gibson County, but currently resides in Vincennes with her husband, Ryan, and her son, Chase, on the family farm. Be sure to introduce yourself the next time you are in the office.

Gibson County SWCD says thanks!

Thank you to Richard Ritter and the Gibson Southern High School Ag Mechanic class for renovating Gibson County SWCD’s education trailer. The trailer is displayed at the Gibson County Fair during fair week to spotlight award winners,

events, district accom-plishments, and cost share opportunities. The trailer has Plexiglas-front cover crop seed boxes mounted on the back which show root growth of different cover crops (photo below).

We also extend thanks to the Gibson County Fair

Board for the opportunity to display our trailer and to Joe Ziliak for housing the trailer.

Thank you to every one of our sponsors through-out the year. Whether the donation be money, time, or kindness, it is very much appreciated.

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2015 SWCD poster contest winnersby Tabitha Anthis

Gibson County SWCD Office Manager

Gibson County SWCD held the annual poster contest for all Gibson County 5th grade students. Posters were judged on conservation message, visual effectiveness, originality, and universal appeal by super-visors, staff, and conservation partnership employees.

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Stream cleanup makes progressBy Julie Loehr

Lower Patoka Watershed Coordinator, 319 grant

In March, several volunteers helped clean up illegal dump sites along the Patoka River in northeast Gibson County. By April 5th, the recently cleaned site had more trash items that had been illegally dumped. This prompt-ed an additional Stream Clean-up to be held on May 21.

Watershed Coordinator Julie Loehr, is asking for help in preventing further trash and illegal dumping along the Patoka River.

If you see illegal dumping, please report it. “A vehicle description with a license plate number can be turned into the sheriff’s department,” Loehr states.

These bags of household trash thrown by the roadside could be dropped off free of charge at Gibson County Solid Waste sites.

Since Gibson County has approximately 500 square miles (320,000 acres), there are a lot backroads and remote areas that make it hard to protect our water-ways. “It’s important to take action when you see illegal dumping,” Loehr stated, “it’s your drinking water that is becoming contaminated.”

If you would like to learn more about soil health and/

or water quality, the 319 Grant cost-share program, or how to get involved in making positive changes to the environment and our water supply, please contact Julie Loehr at the Gibson SWCD office. Loehr’s office hours are irregular, so call or email before stopping by. She is available to make an appointment to speak to anyone in the watershed. Email her at [email protected] or call 812-385-5033 ext. 116.

Farm Service Agency recap for 2015By Janet Ault

County Executive Director, Gibson County Farm Service Agency

What a year 2015 was!! The Gibson County Farm Ser-vice Agency started the year implementing a brand new 2014 Farm Bill. This implementation had many steps resulting in producers visiting the FSA Office multiple times. This was all completed just in time for produc-ers to begin signing contracts for the 2016 ARC/PLC

program that began on December 6, 2015. As a reminder, if a producer hasn’t signed contracts for the 2016 crop year, they may want to contact the FSA office for an appointment to get the process started. The deadline to sign up for 2016 ARC/PLC Program is August 1, 2016.

The 2014 Farm Bill authorized several changes to dif-ferent programs, including the Margin Protection Pro-gram for dairy producers. The new, voluntary risk man-agement program replaced the Milk Income Loss Con-tract program. The MPP-Dairy offers protection to dairy producers when the difference (the margin) between the all-milk price and national average feed cost falls below a certain producer selected amount.

The Noninsured Crop Disaster Program underwent some positive changes under the new Farm Bill. The new options provided greater coverage for losses when natural disasters affected specialty crops such as fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, floriculture, ornamental nurs-ery, aquaculture, turf grass, ginseng, honey, syrup, and energy crops. Similar to commodity crop insurance, spe-cialty crop growers were able to purchase similar levels of protection ensuring these farmers could adequately protect themselves from factors beyond their control and is also critical for consumers who enjoy these products.

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