Indiana Grazing Bites - October 2023
Victor Shelton is a retired Agronomist/Grazing Specialist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). He continues to write Grazing Bites in his spare time from his property in southwest Indiana.
Victor Shelton is a retired Agronomist/Grazing Specialist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). He continues to write Grazing Bites in his spare time from his property in southwest Indiana.
Sycamore Land Trust owns or manages 56 properties totaling about 11,000 acres, mostly in southern Indiana and specifically in the Beanblossom Creek area.
Singletree Farm has added multiple months to their growing season and improved the quality of their flowers after working with Indiana NRCS to build a high tunnel through EQIP
Papa G’s Organic Hemp Farm worked with Indiana NRCS to add a needed high tunnel to their farm, improving the quality of their plants, extending their growing season and helping their farm to grow.
The newly updated Lab Data Mart website, also known as the National Cooperative Lab Characterization Database, brings valuable soil data in an interactive map.
Rich Hines has utilized EQIP and CSP to improve bird habitat and the overall health of his forest where he produces maple syrup
Floral Compass Flower Farm worked with Indiana NRCS to build a high tunnel in time for the 2020 through EQIP.
Teter Organic Farm, which is a mission of Noblesville United Methodist Church, has donated more than 100,000 servings of food since its inception in 2016 and worked with NRCS through EQIP and CSP to help expand its mission.
Amy Surburg has turned her dream of growing strawberries into a flourishing urban farm with help from Indiana NRCS
Gideon Nobbe worked with Indiana NRCS to build a high tunnel on his seven acre farm in Argos, Indiana