(INDIANAPOLIS) - In a ceremony to coincide with Farmers' Day at the 2014 Indiana State Fair, fifty-nine River-Friendly Farmers will be recognized by the Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (IASWCD) for the work they do to protect Indiana's natural resources.
Farmers representing counties from around the state will be honored at 1 p.m. in the 4-H Exhibit Hall Auditorium at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Presenting the award will be Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Ted McKinney, President of Indiana Farm Bureau Don Villwock, and State Conservationist Jane Hardisty, and IASWCD President Jeff Meinders.
The River-Friendly Farmers were selected for this award by their local Soil and Water Conservation District based upon their management practices which help keep rivers, lakes and streams clean. The award is sponsored by the IASWCD, the ninety-two local Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc.
2014 River-Friendly Farmers
To read more about each recipient visit the IASWCD website.
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Nominating County
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Award Recipient
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Adams
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Dean Tonner
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Clay
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Alan and Jim Stevenson
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Clinton
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Charles and Alice Davis
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Crawford
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Bill and Darlene Breeding
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Daviess
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Herb Lottes
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Decatur
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Jim and Jeanie Coy
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DeKalb
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Greg Newcomer
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Dubois
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Patrick Eckerle
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Elkhart
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Dean Rink
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Elkhart
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Doug Beasy
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Fayette
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Patricia Wise and Bill Wise
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Fountain
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Phil Crowder
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Franklin
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James and Bonnie Merrell
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Fulton
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Arthur Gudas
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Gibson
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Joe Kissel
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Greene
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Paul (Bucky) Cullison
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Greene
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Richard (Dick) Clark
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Hamilton
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Neil Johnson
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Hancock
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Jim, Jerry, and Rick McFarland
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Hancock
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Mike Conner
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Hendricks
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David Hardin
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Howard
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John A Garr and John A. Garr II
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Huntington
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Adam Jones
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Huntington
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Gary Jones
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Jay
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Gary Whitenack
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Jay
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Phil Whitenack
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Knox
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Dale Dellinger
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Kosciusko
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Eaton Grain Farm, LLC
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LaGrange , IN
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Jerry Lehman
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Lawrence
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Tom Spreen
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Marion
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Joyce L. Moore
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Marion
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Maggie Goeglein Hanna
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Marshall
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Fred R. Jones
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Miami
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Kameron and Hayley Donaldson
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Newton
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Cody Styck
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Newton
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Robert Schlotman
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Parke
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Joe Seward and Dan Spurr
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Posey
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Jude and Larry Blankenberger
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Pulaski
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Howard Conner
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Putnam
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Jeff Cantonwine
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Ripley
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Dennis Belter
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Scott
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John Hardin
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St. Joseph
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Randy and Brett Ehninger
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St. Joseph, IN
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Jim Eller
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Starke
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Bob Koch
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Starke
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Ken Schultz
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Steuben
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Scott Shultz
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Sullivan
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Monte Watts
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Switzerland
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John Schroer
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Tippecanoe
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Vince Winkler
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Tipton
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TCB Farms/Lou Nash
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Vanderburgh
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Frederick J. Bumb
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Wabash
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Jim Payne
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Warrick
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Jeffrey Baker
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Washington
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Eric Lozier
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Washington
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Larry and Linda Terrel
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Wells
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Eric Wenger
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Whitley
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Bryan Ruckman
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Whitley
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Randall Studebaker
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