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Explore a Shivvers Performance System today for • Complete, Precise Control • High Efficiency • High Test Weights • and much more! www.shivvers.com Envirothon: Environment education The Indiana Envirothon promotes en- vironmental education to high school aged students. The goal is to raise aware- ness of the importance of achieving and maintaining a natural balance between the quality of life and of the environment. HOW DOES IT WORK? In-class curriculum is combined with hands-on field experiences to demon- strate the role people have in important environmental issues. Envirothon is an exciting, fun way for high school students to learn about the environment and the issues facing current and future gener- ations. Envirothon builds awareness. It helps show tomorrow's leaders the positive and negative effects individual actions have on the environment. Youth who take part understand differences between renew- able and nonrenewable resources, under- stand environmental interactions and in- terdependencies, and know who provides information that can be used in the future for their benefit. Students have fun while becoming en- vironmentally aware during the compe- tition! Teams of five students (grades 9 -12), representing a school or organization, compete at Indiana Envirothon contests by answering questions and by studying resource problems in each of the five en- vironmental areas which include: soils/ land use, aquatic ecology, wildlife, forest- ry, and a current environmental issue. Students begin training for Enviro- thon by studying the resource materi- als that cover each natural resource ar- ea and those objectives related to them. Natural resource professionals provide presentations to the students sharing job experiences and information on the re- source areas. Students will participate in a modified version of our Regional Contests to com- pete at the State level. Teams are tested in the five resource areas. This year, the top ten teams will be invited to provide an oral presentation covering their solution to the current environmental issue. The State competition combines the scores from both the written and oral compo- nent to declare a state winner. The top team from the Indiana State Envirothon Competition will repre- sent Indiana in the National Conserva- tion Foundation (NCF) Envirothon Con- test. The NCF-Envirothon is a multi-day event. Typically, over 50 participating teams from the U.S., Canada, and China merge the knowledge from their home state/provincial contests with hands-on teaching stations during a six day com- petition. Written tests and oral presenta- tions are again part of the contest. RECOGNITION 1. Participation certificates are provid- ed to all participants. These make good reference materials for your career port- folio and provides you with a item that can be proudly displayed as an accom- plishment in your high school career. 2. The top three placing teams at a re- gional event receive medals for each of the five students on the team. Top teams will receive a plaque for their school. 3. At the Indiana Envirothon State Con- test, medals will be given to the top three placing teams in each of the following cat- egories: written tests, oral presentation, and overall. Plaques will also be given out for the top three teams. A traveling tro- phy will be given to the top overall team in the Indiana State Contest. The team representing Indiana at the NCF-Envirothon competition will have registration fees paid for the 5 team mem- bers and 1 or 2 advisors, along with an additional undetermined monetary spon- sorship to help defray other expenses by the Indiana Envirothon Committee. Trav- el expenses are the responsibility of the winning team. A portion of the expens- es incurred MAY be reimbursed by Indi- ana Envirothon. UPCOMING CONTESTS Teams will select the contest sites of their first and second choice. First choice will be given if space is available based on date registration is received. Two teams per school/organization may register. If additional teams from the school/orga- nization would like to participate, per- mission must be requested from the re- gional coordinator and will be based on space availability. Regional Coordinators reserve the right to cancel contest if reg- istration numbers are inadequate. SOUTHWEST INDIANA Tuesday, March 15 Warrick County 4H Center 133 E Degonia Rd Boonville, IN 47601 Contact: Susan.King@in.nacdnet.net SOUTH CENTR AL INDIANA Wednesday, March 9 Lawrence County Fairgrounds 11265 US -50 Bedford, IN 47274 Contact: terry.ault@in.nacdnet.net WEST CENTR AL INDIANA Friday, March 11 Ivy Tech Community College Precision Ag Bldg 1700 E Industrial Dr. Terre Haute, IN 47802 Contact: jan.came@in.nacdnet.net NORTH CENTR AL INDIANA Tuesday, March 16 Camp Buffalo 9400 N Boy Scout Rd Monticello, IN 47960 Contact: darci.zolman@in.nacdnet.net CENTR AL INDIANA Tuesday, March 8 Conner Prairie 13400 Allisonville Rd. Fishers, IN 46038 Contact: nmessacar@laportecounty.org INDIANA STATE CONTEST Wednesday, April 27 Conner Prairie 13400 Allisonville Rd. Fishers, IN 46038 Contact: nmessacar@laportecounty.org NCF-ENVIROTHON CONTEST July 24—30 Miami University Oxford, OH NRCS NEWS New technology helps ranchers maximize grass production One out of every three acres in the U.S. is rangeland. Two-thirds of these are pri- vately owned, mainly by ranchers who graze their livestock in the open coun- try of the American West. Our range- lands produce premium beef, wool, and dairy. But it's the plants that feed these livestock that are the foundation for prof- itable agriculture in the West. But ranch- ers haven't had a good way to measure how their grass is faring — until now. The Rangeland Analysis Platform (R AP), developed in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conser- vation Service, Bureau of Land Manage- ment, and the University of Montana, al- lows producers to track changes in the amount and types of plants growing on their property. R AP is a free online resource that pro- vides data on vegetation trends across the West from the mid-1980s to the present; and it calculates how produc- tive those plants are. A combination of long-term datasets shows landowners how their lands have changed over time, which translates directly into their oper- ation's profitability. Farmers in the central and eastern U.S. have been using technology to track changes in crop production for decades. As soon as they see that their plant pro- ductivity is declining — and revenues fol- lowing suit — they can take steps to ad- dress the limitations and boost produc- tivity again. R AP provides the same power to ranch- ers. R AP can show ranchers the gap be- tween their potential production and the actual production they realize in terms of pounds-per-acre of grass. It helps land- owners understand how much they can potentially gain by changing manage- ment practices to boost available forage and close the gap. Landowners can see how their plant production has changed in a single month or over the span of several years. The technology can be used to visualize plant productivity in an area as small as a baseball diamond or as large as several states. New technology like R AP helps us "help the land" in order to sustain wild- life, provide food and fiber, and support agricultural families long into the future. No-till leads to healthier soil, water In the minds of many, a freshly tilled field is picturesque – cleaned and ordered for the next planting. But we've learned from studying soil that heavy tillage isn't good. When soil is heavily tilled, the stalks and leaves remaining from the previous crop are chopped, disturb- ing the top several inches of soil. This "fluffing" action allows for better seed placement according to some, but soil scientists say not tilling leads to healthi- er, more drought-resistant soil. USDA's Natural Resources Conser- vation Service and other groups recom- mend producers to not till and leave the stalks and leaves, called residue, in place. By not tilling, soil organic matter is en- hanced, increasing water infiltration and reducing erosion. No-till is a conserva- tion practice that leaves the crop residue undisturbed from harvest. Any tillage causes a flush of organic matter decomposition, resulting in loss of soil carbon. Tillage also breaks up soil aggregates, which are important for wa- ter infiltration, providing oxygen to plant roots, and reducing erosion. Healthy soils cycle water and nutrients more efficiently. And they function bet- ter, enabling them to buffer against ex- treme drought and flooding. Plus, they reduce soil loss into waterways, which can cause problems for water quality. Good management of field residue can increase efficiency of irrigation and con- trol erosion. No-till can be used for many crops in almost any soil and can save pro- ducers labor costs and fuel. It's a sound investment for the environment and the farm. For more information, contact your Pike County USDA Service Center at 812-354-6120 or visit nrcs.usda.gov. Pike County SWCD SWCD BOARD MEMBERS Norman Dillon, Chairman Paul Lake, Vice Chairman Brad Smith, Supervisor Tom Rudolph, Supervisor Ryan Loos, Supervisor SWCD STAFF Kyla Estey, District Coordinator Lydia Spann, District Technician NRCS STAFF Ryan Scully, acting NRCS DC FSA Amy Barber, CED Amy Foust, Program Technician Brenda Nicholson, Program Technician Beth Coleman, Temporary Program Technician MEETING INFORMATION Pike County SWCD board meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month @ 5:30pm EST unless oth- erwise advertised. The public is invited to attend all meet- ings. **We are meeting at the USDA Service Center again; however, due to COVID we are unable to accommodate more than 10 due to capacity restrictions. For a member of the public to attend the meeting, you must call the of- fice prior to the meeting to determine whether we will have to meet at a different location or not. ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT OF PIKE COUNTY SWCD January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 File an Annual Financial Report with SBOA by March 1, 2022 (via Gateway) and send this form to your ISDA District Support Specialist by March 31, 2022. Balance Brought Forward ................................. $102,187.71 RECEIPTS ........................................................... State for District Operations ..............................$10,349.00 Clean Water Indiana Grant ................................ $24,000.00 County for District Operations............................. $7,700.00 Federal and State Funds (not CWI) ............... $166,028.27 Non Government Grants ..........................................$ 300.00 Other Grants (List) ....................................................... $ 0.00 Total Intergovernmental Receipts .................. $208,377.27 Equipment Rental & Farm Income ...................... $1,874.66 Donations & Memberships .......................................... $ 0.00 Other Charges for Services (Example, Rule 5 inspections) ............................ $ 3,800.00 Other Charges for Services ......................................... $ 0.00 Other Charges for Services ......................................... $ 0.00 Total Charges for Services ....................................$5,674.66 Advertising ..................................................................... $ 0.00 Annual Meeting Income............................................... $ 0.00 Interest from Checking, CDs, Savings, Etc. ...........$ 33.36 Reimbursements & Refunds ................................ $ 6,933.91 Sale of Used Equipment ............................................... $ 0.00 Sales Income ........................................................... $1,522.75 Workshop/Field Day Income ...................................... $ 0.00 Other Miscellaneous Revenue ............................... Other Miscellaneous Revenue .................................... $ 0.00 Other Miscellaneous Revenue .................................... $ 0.00 Total Miscellaneous Revenue ................ $8,490.02 Sub-Total (before investment activity) .............. $222,541.95 Sale of Investments (CDs, saving accounts, transfers) .............................. $ 0.00 TOTAL (balance forward + receipts + investments) .....................$324,729.66 .................................................................................................... DISBURSEMENTS ............................................... Capital Outlays (Equipment) ...............................$1,441.86 Annual Meeting Expenses .......................................$200.00 Audit Expense ................................................................ $ 0.00 Bonding and Liability Insurance ........................ $2,090.00 Clean Water Indiana Projects or other State grant funded projects ...................... $17,009.01 Conservation Education Programs .....................$1,894.52 Contractual Services ............................................. $4,172.00 Cost-Share Projects/Federally-Funded .......... $147,533.51 Cost-Share Projects/SWCD-Funded ................. $2,000.00 CWI Payments to other SWCDs ................................. $ 0.00 Dues & Subscriptions ........................................... $ 3,065.00 Employee Salaries Paid by District ............................ $ 0.00 Office Supplies ......................................................$10,293.85 Other Services & Charges ........................................... $ 0.00 Postage & Delivery Expenses ..................................... $ 0.00 Printing/Copying Expense ..................................... $714.76 Rent ................................................................................. $ 0.00 Repair Expenses ............................................................ $ 0.00 Sales Tax Paid to IN Dept. of Revenue ................... $126.14 Supervisor Per Diem ............................................. $1,750.00 Supplies for Resale ................................................. $2,467.74 Telephone or Other Utilities ........................................ $ 0.00 Travel/Lodging/Mileage/ Registration/Meals ............................................... $2,640.00 Workshop/Field Day Expense ................................$586.00 Other Disbursements (Ex. Contribution Agreement) .................................... $ 0.00 Other Disbursements (Ex. Vehicle maint) ............... $ 0.00 Other Disbursements (State & Federal Payroll Taxes) ....................... $21,868.88 Other Disbursements (Describe) .............................. $ 0.00 Total General Government Disbursements .................................$219,853.27 SUB-TOTAL (before investment activity) ...............$219,853.27 Purchase of Investments (CDs saving accounts, transfers) ............................... $ 0.00 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS (disbursements + investments) ..........$219,853.27 BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31 ..........$104,876.39 CLAIMS PAID BY COUNTY ................................. Salaries ................................................................. $29,338.40 Fringe .............................................................................. $ 0.00 Other ............................................................................... $ 0.00 INVESTMENT INVENTORY .............................................. Beginning Investments ................................................ $ 0.00 Ending Investments ...................................................... $ 0.00 Change (+/-) .................................................................. $ 0.00 CASH BOXES .......................................................................... Petty Cash ...................................................................... $ 0.00 Cash Change .................................................................. $ 0.00 The Press-Dispatch Pike County Planter ■ Winter 2022 D-7