Saginaw Bay Agricultural Conservation Veteran Award Nomination
Conservation Veteran Award
Conservation Veteran Award
Please note, information submitted will be used for award/event purposes only and will not be shared. You may nominate yourself or someone else. If you would like to make more than one nomination, please complete each nomination separately. All nominations must be received by January 10, 2018. For questions or assistance, please contact Ben Wickerham at 517-316-2286.
·Intent: To show appreciation for farmers who have demonstrated a long term commitment to conservation and to help build trust and deepen relationships with area farmers. Ideally, by recognizing this farmer with the Conservation Veteran Award, we would encourage other farmers (who may be beginning to experiment with conservation) to continue implementing conservation practices well after cost share funding has ceased.
·Possible Recipients: Saginaw Bay Area farmers (row crop and vegetable farmers)
·Guidelines: Farmer must be farming land within the Saginaw Bay Watershed. Conservation can be either voluntary implementation or funded via a conservation program.
·Description: The Conservation Veteran Award is intended to recognize an established cash crop or vegetable farmer that has demonstrated a longtime commitment to agricultural conservation on their farm. An appropriate awardee may be Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP)-verified and would have extensive experience implementing important nutrient management or in-field management practices for a long period of time (likely more than 7-10 yrs). Well qualified candidates would be farming more than 500 acres, would be a strong advocate for conservation among their peers, and would likely be “influential” within the agricultural community.