HISTORY:
HISTORY of the River-Friendly Farmer Award
Since 1999, key conservation and agricultural organizations have sponsored the River Friendly Farmer (RFF) Program. The statewide initiative recognizes farmers, who through good production management practices helps keep Indiana’s rivers, lakes and streams clean.
Annually, each county Soil and Water Conservation District may nominate up to two farmers who do an outstanding job of protecting their rivers, lakes and streams through their every day conservation management practices on the farm. Watershed organizations also may nominate farmers for the award by submitting an application to a county SWCD.
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The 2019 River Friendly Farmer Award Ceremony will take place
at the Indiana State Fairgrounds,
4-H Exhibition Hall, 2nd floor
on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 1:00 pm
(Check-in begins for the recipients at 11 am)
2019 Indiana River Friendly Farmer Award Recipients
There are 47 award recipients this year representing 37 counties
in Indiana.
| 2019 River Friendly Farmer Award Recipients | County |
| Gary Ross | Adams |
| Michael R. Werling | Adams |
| Nathan Boone | Boone |
| Chad Glunt | Boone |
| Steve Stoelting | Clay |
| Matthew Kelley | Clinton |
| Kendall Cattle | Daviess |
| Dick Froehling & Dave Riedeman | Decatur |
| Bill Metz | Decatur |
| Mike and Bryan Lammers | Dubois |
| Alan Weyer | Dubois |
| Roger & Joe Hibschman | Elkhart |
| Eric Bryson | Fayette |
| Barbara Vining | Gibson |
| Harold Turner | Grant |
| Amy Jo Farmer | Hamilton |
| Bruce Beeker | Hancock |
| Gary Sparks | Hancock |
| Merlin Martin | Hendricks |
| Justin Coleman | Hendricks |
| Roger Greeson | Howard |
| Ray Swingley | Jay |
| Ben Singleton | Knox |
| Sherm Bryant | Kosciusko |
| Jon and Scott Gochenaur; Scott Beecher | LaGrange |
| St. Alban’s Peace Garden | Marion |
| Jerry & Amy Eckrote | Miami |
| Tracy and Christina Hunter | Morgan |
| Terry and Marlene Maxwell | Morgan |
| Ross Mallatt | Newton |
| Mark Mallatt | Newton |
| Adam Dobson | Putnam |
| Justin Daube | St Joseph |
| Matt Oberlies | Scott |
| Chris Burroughs | Spencer |
| Lee Nagai | Starke |
| Larry Jernas | Starke |
| Dan and Shawna Andrew | Switzerland |
| Ken Briggs | Switzerland |
| Bryan Shelby | Tippecanoe |
| George Fehrenbacher | Vanderburgh |
| Denny Bell | Vigo |
| Runkel Farms | Wabash |
| Todd Armstrong | Washington |
| David Williamson | Wayne |
| Dale Thomas | Wells |
| Brent Emerick | Whitley |
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2017 Indiana River Friendly Farmer Award Recipients
Download a complete list of past River Friendly Farmer Award recipients (2000-2016)
