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CONSERVATION
NEWS NRCS~ Helping People, Help The Land.
Volume LIII Summer 2016
MRBI pads and
flowmeter installed on
Yancey Farms .
Outlet protection around
an overfall pipe in
Eudora.
EQIP drop inlet pipe
being installed on Abbay
Ag.
March storm damage
approved for EWP
assistance from
NRCS.
Newly constructed
seasonal high tunnel on
Leslie Riley’s farm.
Fish population check by
NRCS Area Biologist,
John DeFazio on Mr. Ken
Thompson’s property.
EQIP rock chute installed
on Mac and Serita
Johnson’s farm, in the
Love community.
EQIP grade stabilization
structure being installed
while farmer plants peas
in the same field.
DeSoto County SWCD Annual Meeting & Awards Banquet
The DeSoto County SWCD Annual Meeting was held on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016 at the Gale Center in
Hernando. Those attending enjoyed the music of Lucas Leigh as he served as our entertainment this year.
The DeSoto County Environmental Services Department was awarded the SWCD’s Special Appreciation
award for outstanding dedication & commitment to the Information & Education Programs. Deb Waz from the
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in Jackson, MS was awarded our Information & Education Award of
Excellence for her dedication and commitment to the information and education programs. John Defazio,
NRCS Area Biologist was awarded the 2015 Outstanding Conservationist of the Year Award for commitment
to managing the natural resources of Mississippi and providing assistance to landowners in DeSoto County.
Lake Cormorant resident, Daniel Klein was awarded the 2015 Young Conservationist Farmer of the Year
Award for commitment to managing natural resources by applying conservation practices through the EQIP
program. Glenn & Kirby Floyd were awarded the 2015 Outstanding Wildlife Conservationist of the Year
Award for commitment to managing wildlife habitat on their farm near Eudora. Rob & Will Abbay with Abbay
Ag Services were presented the 2015 Cropland Conservationist of the Year Award for commitment to man-
aging the natural resources on their row crop farm near Walls, Ms. The City of Hernando received the 2015
Desoto County Soil & Water Conservation District President’s Award for their commitment and dedication to
the DeSoto County Soil & Water Conservation District. We also wanted to send a special thank you to our
sponsors: Cedar Hill Farm, Clifton Farms, Cooke Insurance, DeSoto County Farm Bureau, E-Plex EBOX,
Glen Meadow Ranch, Hunter Taylor with Mississippi Land Bank, Mathew W. Lipscomb III, Northcentral EPA
Complex, Professional Engineer, John S Wilson, LLC, T.E. Swindoll & Company, and The City of Hernando.
We couldn’t have held such a wonderful event without your help! Thank you to everyone who came out. We
had a wonderful Annual Banquet and look forward to next years event!
Pictured above L to R: Mayor Chip Johnson, Rob Abbay, John Defazio, Deb Waz, David Wright, Danny Klein, Kirby & Glenn Floyd
Annual Public Tree Giveaway
On Thursday, February 11, the District hosted its Annual Public Tree Giveaway at
Snowden Grove Park, where we gave away 17,000 seedlings by 10:30a.m.. We had
13 different species for citizens to choose from including, bald cypress, black walnut,
eastern redbud, flowering dogwood, green ash, loblolly pine, pecan, red maple, river
birch, cherry bark oak, sawtooth oak, shumard oak, and tulip poplar. We also provided
1000 pawpaw seedlings the following week due to their late arrival. We couldn’t have
had such a successful event without the help of the volunteers. Volunteers came from
all over the county and they included, NRCS, Southaven VIP’s, DeSoto County Green-
ways, DeSoto County EMS, DeSoto County Environmental Services DeSoto County
Road Department, City of Hernando, City of Olive Branch, Hernando Civic Garden
Club, DeSoto County Master Gardeners, and the Community Foundation. We look for-
ward to next year’s event, which will be held during the month of February. Please
watch our Facebook page for posts regarding next years event.
Kim Kretz with daughter Grace picking up
trees for their Southaven residence.
Commissioners David Sullivan and Bowdre Emerson stopped by to
help give some trees away.
The District is pleased to announce that we received over
1000 essays and over 20 posters for the “We All Need
Trees” essay and poster contest for DeSoto County stu-
dents. We appreciate the enthusiasm and support we re-
ceived from the students, parents, teachers, and especially
the Board of Education. We also sincerely appreciate Susie
Burns, Deputy Commissioner with the District. For close
to 40 years she has read and judged the essays. Thank you
Susie, we couldn’t do it without you!! Pictured below are
the 2016 Awards Winners.
MACD North Area Summer Meeting
Congratulations!!
These winners won in the
North Area and advanced to
the state competition!!
Pictured on left: Faye Burrell, North Area MACD VP,
Adam Eben, DeSoto Central High School
Pictured on right: Faye Burrell, North Area MACD VP,
Andrew McKenzie, Lewisburg Middle School
EARTH DAY We want to thank the students from Hernando High School along with Mrs. Kristina Acker-
man for volunteering with us during this awesome family friendly event. There was approxi-
mately 4000 in attendance to this annual event. We enjoy being part of this event each year!
Pictured above L to R: Kevin Kennedy, NRCS Area
Conservationist with Scott Griffith
Mint Chip Ice Cream Pie
INGREDIENTS 8 ounces chopped semisweet chocolate, melted 4 cups crisped rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies) 2 pints mint chocolate-chip ice cream, slightly sof-tened
DIRECTIONS 1. n a large bowl, combine the chocolate and cere-al until the cereal is completely coated. Transfer to a 9-inch spring form pan. Press the mixture into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of the pan. Freeze just until firm, 5 to 10 minutes. 2. Spread the ice cream in the prepared crust and freeze, covered, until firm, for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.
Serves 8
So God Made A Farmer
And on the 8th day God looked down on his planned paradise and said,
“I need a caretaker!” So, God made a farmer!
God said I need somebody to get up before dawn and milk cows and
work all day in the fields, milk cows again, eat supper and then go to
town and stay past midnight at a meeting of the school board. So, God
made a farmer!
I need somebody with strong arms. Strong enough to rustle a calf, yet
gentle enough to deliver his own grandchild. Somebody to call hogs,
tame cantankerous machinery, come home hungry and have to wait for
lunch until his wife is done feeding and visiting with the ladies and telling
them to be sure to come back real soon…and mean it. So, God made a
farmer!
God said “I need somebody that can shape an ax handle, shoe a horse
with a hunk of car tire make a harness out of hay wire, feed sacks and
shoe scraps. And…who, at planting time and harvest season, will finish
his forty hour week by Tuesday noon. Then, pain’n from “tractor back”,
put in another seventy two hours. So, God made a farmer!
God had to have somebody willing to ride the ruts at double speed to get
the hay in ahead of the rain clouds and yet stop on mid-field and race to
help when he sees the first smoke from a neighbor’s place. So, God
made a farmer!
God said, “I need somebody strong enough to clear trees, heave bails
and yet gentle enough to tame lambs and wean pigs and tend the pink
combed pullets…and who will stop his mower for an hour to mend the
broken leg of a meadow lark. So, God made a farmer!
It had to be somebody who’d plow deep and straight…and not cut cor-
ners. Somebody to seed and weed, feed and breed…and rake and disc
and plow and plant and tie the fleece and strain the milk. Somebody to
replenish the self-feeder and then finish a hard day’s work with a five mile
drive to church. Somebody who’d bale a family together with the soft
strong bonds of sharing, who’d laugh and then sigh…and then respond
with smiling eyes, when his son says he wants to spend his life “doing
what dad does”. So, God made a farmer!
-The author is unknown, but USA Today reports that this Paul Harvey monologue was
originally given to the Future Farmers of America (now FFA) convention in 1978.
Every opportunity you get please, thank a farmer!!
Conservation Kids Camp For three years now the District has partnered with
DeSoto County Greenways to co-host the week long,
Conservation Kids Camp. This year Environmental
STEM lessons were introduced into the camp schedule.
Using STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering &
Math), at camp provided an opportunity for a more
hands on type of learning that challenged the kids to
really think, problem solve and experiment by using
natural surroundings. This type of learning allows them
to become interested in these fields at an early age.
STEM topics varied from weather, wildlife, water, soil,
and even learned about agriculture in DeSoto County.
The response using this type of activities was very well
received from the kids and the session leaders.
Speaking of session leaders, we had an outstanding number of talented volunteers assist with this year’s camp. Because of
their dedication, enthusiasm and time, CAMP WAS A HIT! We would like to also thank our corporate sponsor, Northcentral
EPA and Volunteer Northwest for securing lunches to feed the camp volunteers during the week.
BUY RAFFLE TICKETS TODAY
for a chance to win a $200 BASS PRO GIFT CARD
$1 per ticket
Stop by our office to purchase your tickets by January 19, 2016
Winners will be selected at the MACD Annual Meeting and you don’t have to present to win.
2016 DeSoto Co. SWCD Summer Workshop
This year DeSoto Central High School had the pleasure of working with a
new teacher sponsor, Mrs. Tania Studer. Mrs. Studer previously worked the
Envirothon program when she and her family lived in Florida. We were excit-
ed to have her lead, train, and mentor the two teams from DCHS. She along
with other subject expert trainers
helped the teams prepare for the
North Area Competition. In
March both teams competed
at the North Area competition
and did a phenomenal job.
DCHS Team A won Third
Place and advanced to the
State Competition. The State Competition was held in Raymond, Mississippi
in May where they won 4th Place in the state! Congratulations to both teams
on a job well done!
Envirothon DeSoto Central High School
Team A
DeSoto Central High School
Team B
When: Thursday, August 4, 2016
Where: Gale Center, Hernando, MS
Time: 6pm-8:15pm
More details to follow!
SAVE THE DATE
During the week of February 1-5, volunteers joined the District to educate over 2400 third grade students from the 13 elementary schools and also the 2 private schools in the county. Time spent at each school was to teach the students about the importance of trees to our community and everyday lives. Students also learned about the state tree and the history of the magnolia becoming our state tree. This year we made a slight change to the program. In years past, each third grader re-ceived a tree; however, after poll-ing the schools we learned that giving each student a product made from trees would be more sufficient. We also planted Southern Magnolias at most of the schools in honor of this year’s third grade class and we placed dedication plaques with each tree.
Third Grade Tree Program
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324 West CommerceHernando, MS 38632
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Office: 901.850.9996Fax: 901.850.7877Cell: 901.581.5977
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D E S O T O C O U N T Y S O I L A N D W A T E R C O N S E R V A T I O N D I S T R I C T
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2451 E. Parkway, Suite B • Hernando, MS 38632Office: 662-449-3530 • Fax: 662-449-3531
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Bowdre Emerson, Realtor Associate
D E S O T O C O U N T Y S O I L A N D W A T E R C O N S E R V A T I O N D I S T R I C T
Norman Brown III
10636 Shelton RoadCollierville, TN, 38017
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COMMISSIONERS
W.E. (Roe) Ross, Chairman
David Sullivan, Sec. /Treas.
Bowdre Emerson
Todd Williams
Duane Steadham
DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS
Susie Burns
Carolyn Neergaard
Matthew Wallis
SWCD STAFF
Information & Education Specialist
Meleiah Tyus
District Clerk
Jenn Wilson
ASSISTING THE DISTRICT
Supervisory Soil Conservationist, NRCS
Scott Griffith
Conservation Technician, NRCS
Seth Steadham
2016
Upcoming Events
MCDEA Summer Meeting Hosted by
DeSoto Co. SWCD
Backyard Conservation Workshop
Conservation Field Day