Conservation INsight
December 7, 2022
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2023 Annual Conference of Indiana Soil & Water Conservation Districts
January 9-10
The Westin Indianapolis
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Visit the Conference Registration site for all the latest news
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Special Thanks to the
2023 Conference Sponsors
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Break Sponsors
Friends of IASWCD
Indiana Conservation Awards
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2023 Conference Exhibitors |
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USDA-NASS Great Lakes Region | Spence Restoration Nursery | Wenning Farms Inc and Concept Agri-Tek | AgriEnergy Solutions | State of Indiana Cooperative Invasives Management | Indiana State Department of Agriculture | Aquatic Control, Inc. | Applegate's Seed House, LLC | Hoosier Chapter Soil and Water Conservation Society | Fratco | Urban Soil Health Program | Alliance of Indiana Rural Water | Indiana Envirothon |
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The Districts listed below have registered Delegates
for the January 10, 2023 IASWCD Annual Business Meeting
(Deadline to register is December 30.)
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Adams
Boone
Carroll
Clark
Clay
Crawford
Daviess
Dearborn
Elkhart
Floyd
Greene
Hamilton
Hancock
Harrison
Hendricks
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Howard
Huntington
Jasper
Jay
Jennings
Johnson
Knox
Kosciusko
La Porte
Lake
Marion
Miami
Morgan
Newton
Orange
Parke
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Perry
Porter
Posey
Pulaski
Putnam
Randolph
Shelby
Starke
Steuben
Tipton
Vermillion
Vigo
Wabash
Warrick
Washington
Wells
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NACD 2023 Annual Meeting
Registration for The National Association of Conservation Districts' (NACD) 77th Annual Meeting is ongoing! Hosted in partnership with the Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts, the 2023 Annual Meeting will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana from February 11-15 at the New Orleans Marriott. Early bird registration for the discounted price of $575 will be open through December 23, 2022.
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December 7 Training for SWCDs: AFR, $2k District Capacity Payment, Training Reimbursements, and GMS
12 pm (EST)
On December 7, ISDA staff will host a virtual training for SWCDs on the AFR, $2k District Capacity Payment, Training Reimbursements, and GMS. The session will be recorded. See flyer for agenda and details.
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Cover Crop Premium Discount Program
available in White River Region counties
This program, which mirrors efforts in Iowa and Illinois, will reward farmers who plant cover crops by providing a reduced premium on their crop insurance. The discount program was designed to promote planting additional acres of cover crops that are not covered by other state or federal incentives. This program is eligible for counties in central and southern Indiana’s White River region.
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Op-Ed: Healthy Soil is Required to Feed the World
by Dan Hovland, Acting State Conservationist
Monday, December 5, 2022
Soil is a vital natural resource that the entire world depends on for food, fuel and fiber. Without a fully functioning soil health system on farms here in Indiana and throughout the world, we cannot hope to produce the materials the world’s growing population needs to survive.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 95% of the food the world consumes is grown directly in the soil by the world’s farmers.
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Indiana NRCS: Hoosier Headlines |
Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production News
Welcome to the first issue of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production News, a quarterly newsletter brought to you by USDA’s office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP). Whether you are an urban farmer, community organizer, Government official, innovative producer, student or simply interested in urban agriculture and innovative production, we hope this newsletter provides helpful information and resources. OUAIP works to help urban and suburban communities grow fresh food, address food loss and waste, and ensure USDA partners with farms of all sizes and in all locations.
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2022 Census of Agriculture
The 2022 Census of Agriculture is here!
Did you get your invitation? Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mailed survey codes to all known agriculture producers across the 50 states with an invitation to respond online to the 2022 Census of Agriculture at agcounts.usda.gov. If you missed it or prefer paper, the paper questionnaires will follow in December.
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Fridays on the Farm: Restoring the Grand Kankakee Marsh
By Brandon O’Connor,
NRCS, Indiana·Nov 25, 2022
This Friday we visit the Grand Kankakee Marsh in northwestern Indiana, once the largest inland wetland in the United States. In 2002, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service partnered with the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians, a federally recognized tribe with a long history on the lands of southwest Michigan and northern Indiana, to restore 1,147 acres of this area back to functioning wetlands through the former Wetlands Reserve Program.
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USDA Announces Programs Supporting Hispanic Representation in U.S. Agriculture
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces two initiatives to increase access to USDA programs and services among Hispanic communities. The Department is renewing the USDA-HACU Leadership Group, a partnership with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). USDA is also accepting applications for the 2023 E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship Program, which brings faculty and staff from Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Hispanic-Serving School Districts around the nation to USDA headquarters in Washington, D.C. to learn more about USDA programs and resources. The E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship Program was established in 1998 by a previous USDA-HACU Leadership Group.
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2023 Soils Planner is Now Available!
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is pleased to announce that the 2023 Soils Planner is now available. This educational, calendar-style planner is provided free to the public while supplies last. Copies can be ordered from the NRCS Distribution Center website at https://nrcspad.sc.egov.usda.gov/DistributionCenter/. Enter the keyword “Planner” and click “Search.”
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2023 SWCS International Conference
Call for Presentations
The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) is seeking oral presentations, posters, symposia, professional development sessions, and workshops for the 78th SWCS International Annual Conference, taking place in Des Moines, Iowa, August 6-9, 2023.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 15, 2023
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Click on photo above for more information
about Indiana Envirothon
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Featured Pledge: Volunteer Service
Give back to your community through volunteer service. Every community has a variety of needs and ways that you can contribute. We've got several ideas below for you, but a simple option is to adopt a stormdrain. When you adopt a stormdrain, you commit to keeping that stormdrain clear of debris and trash so that only water goes down the drain. Another reason to keep an eye on stormdrains is to keep them from getting clogged and creating mini floods on streets and in neighborhoods. Take the action pledge below to give back to your community!
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Job Postings :
Current list of Conservation Job Opportunities now posted on the IASWCD website.
Note: Job Postings can be submitted to Amy Work at: amy-work@iaswcd.org . Please include job description and deadline to apply in a single PDF file or with a link.
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Upcoming Conservation Events :
Dec 7 - Training for SWCDs (ISDA)
Dec 30 - deadline to register Voting Delegates for IASWCD Annual Meeting
Jan 9-10, 2023 - Annual Conf of Indiana SWCDs
*This is just a brief list of some of the events IASWCD is aware of happening throughout the state. IASWCD Conservation Events Calendar can be viewed here. As events sometimes have to pivot from in-person to virtual, we encourage you to please check the individual hosting organization's website and/or Facebook page for the latest information on locations, guidelines and details.
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