Outstanding Conservation Farm Family
The North Carolina Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Outstanding Conservation Farm Family Award recognizes individual farmers who
are taking the initiative to implement sound, innovative, and cost-effective
conservation techniques, and are actively involved in conservation education.
Award Category:
Outstanding Conservation Farm Family
Participant Eligibility:
Each Soil & Water Conservation District is eligible to nominate one individual or group of
individuals involved in a single farming operation. This program is open to all farmers,
including Conservation District Supervisors. Nominees must derive a substantial portion
of their income from their farm business.
Procedures:
Entries for this award recognition will be judged on a district, area, regional, and state
level.
Judging Criteria:
The program emphasizes new and innovative conservation techniques as well as the
application of sound traditional conservation practices. Another important focus of the
program is conservation education. Selection is based upon:
 Conservation Techniques
(30 points)
 Comprehensive Conservation Treatments
(30 points)
 Conservation Education
(20 points)
 Individual Initiative
(20 points)
Factual evidence of effective conservation techniques must be available fro review and
fall within the following categories – soil resource management, water resource
management, pollution impact management.
The entire operation, including livestock and property that is owned, rented or operated
by the contestant must be considered in the application.
State winners must agree to allow their farm to be used for demonstrational purposes to
inform others of their outstanding conservation achievements.
Conservation Farm Family Award
Nomination Form
Mr.
First
MI
Last
Mrs.
First
MI
Last
Street, R.R. & Box
City
County
Address:
State____________________________
Zip__________
Phone(
)_________
Names to appear on award certificate:________________________________________
Affiliations, Offices Held, and Honors Received:
Commodity Information:
Livestock Information:
#Head
Acres
Type
Major Crop(s)_______
_____
Dairy
_______
__________________
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Hogs
_______
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Beef Cattle
_______
__________________
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Cow/Calf
_______
Range/Pasture
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Sheep
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Woodland/Forest
______
Other___________
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Other____________
______
Total
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List the major Soil & Water Conservation techniques/systems
used on the farm:
Conservation Techniques (30 points)
Identify the soil & water resource management problems found on your farm. Describe
the innovative as well as traditional conservation techniques you have used to address
these problems.
Comprehensive Conservation Systems (30 points)
Describe the ways in which you have combined multiple conservation treatments into a
comprehensive resource management strategy for all of the agricultural and forestry
activities on your farm.
Conservation Education (20 points)
Tell how your farm has been used in order to demonstrate to others in the community
problems and solutions in the agricultural resource conservation. Explain other ways
that you help publicize your conservation techniques and concepts.
Individual Initiative (20 points)
Explain to what extent your own labor, initiative and equipment are used in developing
and implementing your conservation techniques. Indicate other ways in which you have
made your conservation systems cost effective. Tell how you got started in resource
conservation.
Describe why you practice Conservation:
May be used for new/press releases
Mail all entries to:
Mecklenburg Soil & Water Conservation District
700 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
E-mail entries to:
Leslie.VandenHerik@MecklenburgCountync.gov