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2008 Winner:

Steve Broady

 River Friendly Farmer is sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc., Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Indiana Office of the Commissioner of Agriculture, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service  and local Soil and Water Conservation District.

The goals of this program is:

  • to publicly recognize and reward farmers who do an excellent job of managing their farms. 
  • To publicize and promote farming practices. 
  • To inform the non-farm public of positive contributions farmers make to protect and improve our natural resources.

    • To further demonstrate to farmers and non-farmers alike, the commitment of the Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Inc., Indiana Office of the Commissioner of Agriculture, and Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc. to the conservation of Indiana's natural resources.

 

Envirothon  is a competitive learning event for high school-aged students. Testing their knowledge of environmental resources including soils, water, forestry, wildlife and current environmental issues. 

Envirothon builds awareness. It helps show tomorrow’s leaders the positive and negative effects that individual actions have on the environment. Youth who take part understand differences between renewable and nonrenewable resources, realize environmental interactions and interdependencies, and know who to turn to concerning environmental matters. Students have fun while becoming environ-mentally aware during the competition.

(For more information on the Canon Envirothon click on the image.) 

 
 
 

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