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Steuben County Soil and Water Conservation District

Angola, Indiana

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River Friendly Farmer

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, help keep Indiana’s rivers, lakes and streams clean.

Annually, the Steuben County Soil and Water Conservation District nominates up to two farmers who do an outstanding job of protecting Indiana’s rivers, lakes and streams through their every day conservation management practices on their farm.

The RFF program is a collaborative effort of government agencies, agricultural organizations, Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), and farmers whose goals are to improve soil and water quality and restore and sustain human and wildlife habitat in Indiana’s watersheds.

The program is sponsored by the:

Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (IASWCD)
Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc.
ISDA Division of Soil Conservation
Purdue Cooperative Extension Service
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

RFF winners are honored in an awards ceremony on Farmer’s Day during the Indiana State Fair. They are also honored by the Steuben County SWCD at our Annual Meeting in March.


A list of River Friendly Farmers in Steuben County:

  • 2024 Denver & Marjorie Booth/ Booth Farms
  • 2023 Tim Groosbeck
  • 2022 Ron & Ryan Waite
  • 2021 Chris Weaver & Jacob Willson
  • 2020 Dailey Farms
  • 2018 Jerold Perkins/KPS Farms Inc.
  • 2017 Dewey & Marcia Powers
  • 2016 Mark Lorntz
  • 2015 Travis Fifer
  • 2014 Scott Shultz
  • 2013 Tyson Franks

Office Updates

Please call the office before visiting to verify staff are in as we are frequently in the field.  Contact us at (260) 665-3211 ext. 3 or steubenswcd@gmail.com for assistance.

Upcoming Events

Jul 12
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Weed Wrangle

Jul 22
7:00 am - 1:30 pm

2025 Agronomy Field Day

Jul 29
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

2025 NE Indiana Conservation Camp

Aug 13
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Steuben County SWCD Board Meeting

Sep 1
All day

Labor Day – Out of Office

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