(from left) office of Senator Richard Lugar Mark Doud; Lugar Farm Manager Ed McCabe; Director, ISDA Andy Miller; Chair, NACD Stewardship & Education Committee Gene Schmidt; Indiana NRCS State Conservationist Jane Hardisty; Chair, State Soil Conservation Board Robert Eddleman; Vice President, Indiana Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts Paula Baldwin; and Assistant Director, ISDA Division of Soil Conservation Jerod Chew (NRCS photo -- click to enlarge)

Indiana Stewardship Week

Hoosier conservation leaders recently gathered to celebrate the local, State, and Federal partnership in Indiana that brings important stewardship practices to Hoosier landowners.  With Senator Richard Lugar’s farm in Marion County, Indiana, as a backdrop, State Agriculture Director Andy Miller presented a proclamation from Governor Mitch Daniels to the Indiana Conservation Partnership.  Miller also thanked the public/private partnership for the technical, financial, and educational assistance they provide to landowners.

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On hand to accept the proclamation that declared Indiana Stewardship Week were Indiana NRCS State Conservationist Jane Hardisty; Assistant Director, Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA), Division of Soil Conservation Jerod Chew; and other Federal and State partners.  “The Indiana Conservation Partnership helps Indiana residents conserve soil, water, forests, wildlife, and related natural resources that encompass our State’s 23 million acres,” said Miller.  “Both from a business and an ethical standpoint, farmers have every motivation to conserve and protect the natural resources they rely upon.  Indiana farmers understand that clean air, soil, and water are crucial to the long-term success of the State’s livestock and agriculture industry and embrace the modern technology that is available today that better protects the environment.”
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